Adding Text to Emails

Emails are only as successful as the information they convey. One way or another, you will need to use text to get across the information in your emails. This article will detail how to add and edit text in emails. Article Contents Adding Layout Blocks Adding Text Elements to Layout Blocks Editing Text Elements	Available with:
	Marketing Automation	✓
	CRM Ultimate	✓
	CRM PRO	✓
	CRM Free	✓

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	Users:
	Administrators	✓
	Company Managers	✓
	Marketing Managers	✓
	Sales Managers
	Salespersons
	Jr. Salespersons

Layout blocks are the foundation of emails created in SharpSpring. Elements can be added into layout blocks. The Email Designer allows you to drag, drop, and reorder layout blocks into your email to further customize it. To add layout blocks, do the following: Click Marketing > Content > Emails in SharpSpring's top toolbar. Create or edit an email. Click Content and Layout in the Email Designer toolbar. Click either of the following tabs: • Themed • Simple Drag-and-drop desired layouts into your email. Click Move to reorder any content or layout blocks. Click Save.		Click to enlarge.

		Note: Themed blocks are available only in emails created from designer templates.

To add a social media element to an email from the Email Designer toolbar, do the following:

Click Marketing > Content > Emails in SharpSpring's top toolbar.
Create or edit an email with a layout block.
Click Content and Layout in the Email Designer toolbar.
Click the Elements tab.
Drag-and-drop a Text element onto a purple line in the desired part of the email.
Click Move to reorder the element, if necessary.
Click Save.

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To edit the information that a social media element displays, do the following:

Click Marketing > Content > Emails in SharpSpring's top toolbar.
Create or edit an email with a layout block containing text.
Click the added Text element.
Enter text as desired.
Utilize the Email Content Editor's word processing features to modify text as desired.
Click Done.
Click Save.

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