Editing and saving content blocks

Saving Email Framework content blocks can be a great way to save time if you re-use a content block with specific content frequently. Learn how to make slight adjustments and save content blocks. 

NOTE: If you save content blocks, they will not be automatically updated when the CRM Marketing Team updates the code for the shared Email Framework content blocks. 

Removing content block sections

This technique should be used in limited situations such as needing fewer events listed in an event block. 

NOTE: It’s not recommended to dramatically change content blocks by removing many sections because it can cause emails to break. Make sure to only remove sections when necessary. Also, render test your email after making edits like this to ensure it still renders correctly on mobile and desktop devices. 

1. Click on the content block to open the editor. In the editor, you’ll notice light-gray boxes indicating the outline of the HTML table that houses different sections of text.  
2. Place your mouse within the box of text you wish to remove. Right-click to show the menu. 
3. In that menu, navigate to Rows and click Delete Rows. 
4. Repeat as needed to remove unwanted content

Saving content blocks for use later

Sometimes, you’ll want to re-use a specific content block across multiple emails. For example, maybe you have a sign up call to action button that you’d like to use in a few different emails. 

1. Click on the content block you’d like to save
2. At the bottom of the edit window on the left side of the screen, click on the “Save Block” button
3. Click “Create New”
4. Name your content block so you can easily identify and find it
5. In “Location”, select the folder you’d like to store the content block
6. In “Sharing”, select any other business units you’d like to have access to the content block
   1. If you set the edit permissions just to “View and Send”, the other business unit won’t be able to edit the content block
   2. If you set the edit permissions just to “Edit Globally”, that other business unit can edit the content block in their business unit and those changes will be reflected in the original business unit the content block was created in.
   3. If you set the edit permissions just to "Edit Locally", that other business unit can edit the content block but if they do so, it'll create a separate version of the block in their business unit and won't edit the block in the original business unit.
   4. Click “Share”
7. Add a description if desired to help you know what the block is for
8. Click “Save”
9. To use your saved content block in other emails, drag it in like you would any other content block, just make sure you look for it in the folder you saved it in instead of the shared folders with the rest of the framework blocks

Editing saved content blocks

1. You can edit the content block after you’ve dragged it into your email. The changes you make to it within your email won’t be reflected in the original content block unless you:
   1. Click on the content block
   2. Click on the “Save Block” button
   3. Click “Update Existing”
2. You can also edit a content block directly outside of the email by navigating to it within whatever folder it’s within. These changes will be reflected when you drag the content block into future emails but won’t automatically update the block in emails it’s already in before the edits.