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title: "Email templates:  Editing a template"
url: "https://support.acendy.com/en/article/editing-email-template"
language: "en"
last_updated: "2026-05-29T11:42:05.135Z"
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# Email templates:  Editing a template

## Editing a template

Click the **Edit** (pencil) icon on any row to open the visual editor.

The editor has three main areas:

| Area | What it does |
| --- | --- |
| **Canvas (centre)** | A live preview of your email. Click any block to select it. |
| **Block panel (left)** | Add new content blocks by clicking the **+** button. |
| **Settings panel (right)** | Adjust the selected block's appearance, or switch to **Global** settings to change the whole email. |

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## Adding and editing content blocks

Each part of your email is a **block**. Available block types:

| Block | Use it for |
| --- | --- |
| **Text** | Body copy, paragraphs, headings |
| **Image** | Product images, banners |
| **Button** | Call-to-action links (e.g. "View your order") |
| **Logo** | Your store logo — pulled in automatically |
| **Columns** | Side-by-side content layout |
| **Spacer** | Vertical whitespace between blocks |
| **Divider** | Horizontal rule between sections |
| **HTML** | Custom raw HTML for advanced users |

### To add a block

Click the **+** button between existing blocks (or at the top/bottom of the canvas). Choose a block type from the menu.

### To edit a block

Click the block on the canvas. The settings panel on the right will update to show that block's options (text content, padding, background colour, font size, etc.).

### To move, copy, or delete a block

Hover over a block to reveal the action icons in its top-right corner:

-   **Drag handle** — reorder by dragging
-   **Duplicate** — copy the block in place
-   **Delete** — remove the block

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## Block actions in detail

Every block has a set of action buttons that appear when you hover over it. Here is what each one does.

### Move up / Move down

Moves the selected block one position up or down within its current container (the main email canvas, or a column inside a Columns block). The block swaps places with its neighbour.

-   A block at the very top cannot be moved up.
-   A block at the very bottom cannot be moved down.
-   Moving a block inside a column only reorders it within that column — it does not move it to a different column.

### Duplicate

Creates an exact copy of the block and inserts it **directly below** the original. All content and styling is copied. The new block is selected automatically so you can edit it straight away.

Use this when you want a second block with a similar layout — for example, two buttons with the same styling but different labels.

### Copy

Copies the block to a **clipboard** held in the editor. A notification confirms the block has been copied. The original block stays in place and is unaffected.

The clipboard holds one block at a time. Copying a new block replaces whatever was previously on the clipboard.

### Cut

Works like Copy, but marks the block for removal from its current location. The block **stays visible** in the canvas (so you can see what you are moving) until you paste — at which point it is removed from its original position and inserted at the new one.

A notification confirms the block has been cut. If you cut a block and then copy a different one, the cut is cancelled and only the copy is kept.

### Paste

Inserts the block currently on the clipboard. Where it lands depends on how you paste:

| How you paste | Where the block appears |
| --- | --- |
| Click **Paste** from a block's action menu | Inserted **immediately below** that block |
| Click the **Paste** button inside a **column** | Appended to the end of that column's block list |
| Click **Paste** in an empty area of the canvas | Appended to the bottom of the email |

After pasting, if the block was **cut** (not copied), it is removed from its original location at this point — completing the move. If it was **copied**, the original remains untouched and you can paste as many times as you like.

### Delete

Removes the block permanently from the canvas. There is no undo button, so use this with care. If you are unsure, use **Cut** instead — the block stays on the clipboard and can be pasted back.

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## Moving a block into (or out of) a column

The **Columns** block contains two or more side-by-side columns, each of which can hold its own stack of blocks.

### Copying a block into a column

1.  Hover over the block you want to move and click **Copy** (or **Cut** if you want to move it).
2.  Click on the **Columns** block to expand it and reveal its columns.
3.  Hover over the target column and click the **Paste** button that appears inside it.

The block is inserted into that column. If you used **Cut**, the original is removed automatically.

### Moving a block out of a column

1.  Hover over the block inside the column and click **Cut**.
2.  Scroll to where you want the block in the main canvas.
3.  Hover over the block you want to paste after and click **Paste**, or use the paste area at the bottom of the canvas.

### Limitations

-   **Move up / Move down** only works within the same container. You cannot use the arrow buttons to move a block from a column into the main canvas or into a different column — use Cut and Paste for that.
-   **Duplicate** always duplicates within the same container. A block inside a column will duplicate within that same column.
-   The clipboard holds one block at a time. You cannot copy multiple blocks at once.