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Adding and Styling Text

Text boxes are one of the most common elements you'll add to a template. This page covers adding text, styling it, and reusing text snippets. See the Editor Overview if you haven't already toured the layout.

Adding a Text Box​

  1. Open the Insert menu and choose Create Text Box.

    The Insert menu open, with Create Text Box visible

  2. Click and drag on the canvas to draw the text box at the size you want.

  3. The text box appears with a blinking cursor, ready for typing.

  4. Type your text.

  5. Click outside the text box to finish editing and deselect it.

Styling Your Text​

  1. Double-click the text box to enter edit mode, then select the text you want to style (drag across it, or use Select → All Text from the menu to select every text element on the page at once).

  2. Use the text formatting toolbar above the canvas to change the font, style, size, and alignment.

    The text formatting toolbar with font, size, and alignment controls, shown with text selected

  3. Click outside the text box to see your changes applied.

Positioning and Resizing a Text Box​

  1. Click the text box once (without double-clicking) to select it as an element, rather than editing its content.

  2. In the right panel's position and size section, adjust the X/Y position to move it, or the width and height fields to resize it precisely.

    The right panel's position and size fields for a selected text box

  3. Alternatively, drag the box directly on the canvas to move it, or drag one of its corner handles to resize it.

Filling in Placeholder Text​

If you want to see how a layout looks with a full paragraph before writing real copy:

  1. Select an empty text box.

  2. Open the Insert menu and choose Fill with Placeholder Text.

    The Insert menu open, with Fill with Placeholder Text visible

  3. The box fills with dummy text so you can check spacing and sizing, then replace it with your real content when you're ready.

Reusing Text Snippets​

  1. Open the Text tab in the left panel — this holds reusable text snippets rather than the current page's content.

    The Text tab in the left panel, listing reusable text snippets

  2. Click a snippet to add it to the current page.

  3. It appears as a normal text box on the canvas, ready to reposition and edit like any other.

    A text snippet added to the canvas as a normal text box

Next Steps​

Continue with Adding Shapes and Images.