Text Blocks
Text Blocks are the main building blocks of a Qwilr Page!
Think of the Text Block as the home for most of your content. It not only contains headings and text, but it can have images, tables, maps, buttons, videos, and even embedded content as well!
This makes the Text Block the ideal place to house the majority of the information you want your sellers to know.
In this article:
- Creating a Text Block
- Formatting text
- Adding inline images, videos, and Google Maps
- Adding a table
- Adding Columns
- Adding an Embed Widget
- Styling a Text Block
Creating a Text Block
Think of Blocks like Lego pieces that stack to create more content. To add a new Block, first start by clicking the + icon at the top or bottom of any existing Block.
Then, select the Text icon from the New Block Menu.
Formatting text
You'll see a placeholder initially. Click it to start typing, and a main heading will appear.
Highlight any text to bring up the Editing Toolbar. It lets you add bold, italics, lists, links, and more. You can learn more about text formatting here.
Style Like a Pro
Tired of manually matching fonts, sizes, and colors? Now you can copy and paste styles between widgets in Text Blocks like a formatting wizard. From one widget to another, carry over styles with total precision.
Adding additional Widgets
On any blank line. you'll see the + symbol. Click that, and you'll open the Widget menu.
Here's where you can add inline images, videos, maps, accordion sections, ROI calculators, and more. (See the links below for more details.)
If you don't currently have a blank line in your text, place your cursor at the end of any text line and hit Return. Then click the + to bring up the menu, and click your selection.
More details:
- Adding Images
- Adding an Accordion section
- Adding a Video
- Adding an Embed Widget
- Adding a Columns Widget
- Adding a clickable Button
- Adding Google Maps
- Adding an ROI Calculator
Adding a Table
You can add a table from any blank line where you see the + symbol. Click it to bring up the menu, and choose Table.
You can learn more about formatting tables here.
Adding Columns
If you want to arrange your content side by side, you can add a Columns widget. Click the + symbol on any blank line to bring up the menu, and choose Columns.
You can place text and image side by side, or two images side by side, or just format two columns of text. See this page for all the details.
Adding an Embed Widget
Step 1. Anywhere you're able to click on the + symbol in your Qwilr Pages and Templates, you'll now see the option to add embedded content from services like Calendly, Google Slides, Typeform, and more (just as you can with our Embed Block). While in a Text or Splash block, click the + symbol (if you don't see that symbol, try hitting the Return key to add a new line). You'll see the Embed option.
Step 2. From here, you'll see Categories - simply pick the type of content you'd like to embed or choose any iFrame embeddable content by selecting Other.
Once you've selected your Category, you'll see a screen to insert the embed code from the site/service you selected. Paste it in, and voila! You're ready to rock.
You can resize your Embed Widget to your liking, and add text and other content within the same Block for ultra customization.
Styling a Text Block
Qwilr's styling tools let you change colors and layout of the whole block, style individual text elements, or add styling to visual page elements. Anywhere you see the paint brush icon, you can make styling changes.
Look for it in the top left corner of any Block!
At any time, you can also change the background of your Text Block.
To set an image as a background, click the Background menu and select Image as the background type. Then, click Background Image. This will automatically open the library. You can click on a picture you want to apply as background or drag an image from the library into the Background Box. Alternatively, select the Upload button in the Background Box to choose a file from your device.
FAQ:
Q: Can I save my Block and reuse it across different Pages?
A: Yep! If you like your new block, save it so you can reuse it again.
Let us know if you have any questions or feedback by emailing [email protected].