Customizing Layout Blocks in Emails

When editing emails, you can customize and duplicate layout blocks and elements. This allows for flexibility and efficiency in your design.

In this article, you'll learn how to edit layout blocks within an email.

To learn how to add layout blocks to an email, and what type of layout and element blocks are available, read Using Layout and Element Blocks in Emails.

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Article Contents

• Edit Layout Block Format
• Resizing Layout Blocks
• Resizing Elements
• Duplicating Layout and Element Blocks
• Making Layout and Element Blocks Dynamic
• Deleting Layout and Element Blocks

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Users:

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Marketing Managers	✓
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Edit Layout Block Format

Layouts do not need to be, in a thematic or design sense, the same throughout your email. You can edit individual layout blocks to meet your needs.

To edit layout block formatting, select the email from the Email section of Lead Gen & CRM's left toolbar.

1. Hover over a layout block.
2. In the green highlighted section, click    Edit Block.
   
   

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3. Edit settings as needed in the Layout Editor panel that appears.
4. Click Done.
   
   

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Available Layout Editor settings are as follows:

Note:   Edit Block is not available for elements. To edit element content, you will need to click directly into the content.

Resizing Layout Blocks

You can only resize existing layout blocks by editing the email's source code. 

The easiest way to use a differently-sized layout block, is to select a new layout block from the Themed or Simple tab, with either 1, 2, or 3 columns. Move your content into the new layout block and delete the old one.

The height of your layout block is determined by the amount of content that has been added into your layout block. Without editing the email's source code, the height of your layout block is not restricted. Read Using Layout and Element Blocks in Emails to learn more about adding a layout block to your email. 

1. To edit your email's source code, click   Options.  
2. Click on View Code. 
   
   

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3. In the window that appears, edit your source code as needed. 
4. Click Done Editing. 
   
   

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Resizing Elements

You may resize elements from the Email Designer Panel, which appears after clicking on the element. Read one of the element-specific articles below to learn how to resize and customize elements. 

Duplicating Layout and Element Blocks

If you like the overall look and feel of a customized layout block and would like to use it elsewhere in the email, you can copy the block. Doing so will create an identical duplicate of the original layout block.

To duplicate a layout block or element, create or edit an email with a layout block, from the Email page in Lead Gen & CRM's left toolbar.

1. Hover over the layout block or element.
2. Click    Duplicate Block.
   
   

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3. Click Copy in the modal window that appears and click   Move, to move the new layout block around as needed.
   
   

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Making Layout and Element Blocks Dynamic

If you have dynamic content enabled in the email, you can set individual layout blocks to dynamically change their displayed content based on the rules or personas set for the block.

To make a layout block dynamic, create or edit an email from the Email page in Lead Gen & CRM's left toolbar.

1. In the Email Designer toolbar, click    Dynamic Content Rules.
2. Add a rule group to the email.
   
   

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3. Select an existing rule or create a new dynamic rule group.
4. Click Save if you've selected an existing rule. Click Create and Add Dynamic Content Rule to this Email if you've created a new rule.
    
   
   Note: Only a single dynamic rule or persona set can be active at a time for a layout block or element.
   
   

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5. In   Dynamic Content Rules, select your rule group and Build A New Segment.
   
   

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6. Define your segment. 
   
   

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7. Hover over your layout block or element to click    Add a Rule Group to Make This Element Dynamic.
8. Select your new Rule Group.
   
   

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9. Select the desired persona or rule entry from the list of available personas or rules.
   
   

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10. Edit the content for each of your segments. 
11. Click the checkmark to close the segment. Repeat the process as needed. 
12. Click Done.
13. Click Save.
    
    

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Note: Click    Add a Rule Group to Make This Element Dynamic > Revert to Default to remove dynamic status for a layout block or element.

Deleting Layout and Element Blocks

There may come a time when you no longer need to use a particular layout block in your email.

1. Hover over the layout block or element in your email.
2. Click    Delete Block.
   
   

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3. Click Delete in the modal window that appears.
   
   

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