Content/Formatting/Display Options for Marketing Content

In the WYSIWYG Editor for marketing content, there are three areas you can use to configure your content and layout.

  • Content - elements that represent different types of content in the page, e.g. paragraph or title
  • Rows - elements that define the structure of the page and the horizontal arrangement of sections in the page
  • Settings - global design and layout settings that rows and content blocks inherit (each content block can have its own properties, which override the default)

The portal WYSIWYG Editor is powered by Beefree - see here for some useful information resources:

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Descriptions of the options available in each section are given below.

Content Rows Settings

The Content area of the WYSIWYG Page Editor includes a series of tiles that represent the different kinds of content block you can use in your page.

To use a block, drag and drop it into a column. The content item will auto-adjust to the column width.

Every content block has its own settings, such as fonts, alignment, colors, padding, links, etc. Click on a content block in the WYSIWYG Editor to expose the Content Properties panel, where you can configure the settings. The panel appears when the content block is active, this is indicated by a blue outline. Here, the image block is the active one, and displays its own set of configuration options in Content Properties.

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While in the Content Properties configuration menus, click the Content header to return to the object selection view.

Content Blocks

Content Properties

Action

Button Options

Field Options

Label Options

Manage Fields

Layout

Header

Block Options

Content Blocks

The content blocks that you see depends on the type of content you're editing.

Label Icon Use
Title Content_Title.PNG

Header or title.

An option to use AI to generate content is provided for a Title block. 

BeeFree article - https://support.beefree.io/hc/en-us/articles/360018812559-Working-with-titles

Paragraph Content_Paragraph.PNG

Text content.

An option to use AI to generate content is provided for a Paragraph block. 

BeeFree article - https://support.beefree.io/hc/en-us/articles/4529155229458-Working-with-paragraph-and-list-content-blocks#01FZ91M22QNS997GZBNY5NDH99

List Content_List.PNG

A list of options.

BeeFree article - https://support.beefree.io/hc/en-us/articles/4529155229458-Working-with-paragraph-and-list-content-blocks#01FZ91M22Q43635JE34QDZYG71

Image Content Image.PNG

An image.

Reuse a previously uploaded image, upload a new one, or search for free images that you can add to your page.

Bee Free articles -

Button Content_Button.PNG

A Call to Action button, such as the option to navigate to a new page.

BeeFree article - https://support.beefree.io/hc/en-us/articles/360013514340-Custom-Workspace-Styles#h_01EFFM9RTTX3PB7BKDSMSQBBQ0

Table Content_Table.PNG

A table.

BeeFree article - https://support.beefree.io/hc/en-us/articles/17780903953298-Table-Content-Block

Divider Content_Divider.PNG

A dividing line between sections of your page. This can improve readability.

BeeFree article - https://support.beefree.io/hc/en-us/articles/4410353741458-Using-dividers-and-spacers

Spacer Content Spacer.png

A transparent divider between sections of your page.

BeeFree article - https://support.beefree.io/hc/en-us/articles/4410353741458-Using-dividers-and-spacers

Social Content Social.PNG

Links to social media sites - Facebook, X (Twitter), or LinkedIn are supported.

A single Social element displays links to multiple social media profiles.

BeeFree article - https://support.beefree.io/hc/en-us/articles/23441287849618-Working-with-the-Social-Content-Block

HTML Content_HTML.PNG

HTML-formatted content.

BeeFree article - https://support.beefree.io/hc/en-us/articles/360004496092-Working-with-custom-HTML

Video Content_Video.PNG

Externally hosted video content from YouTube or Vimeo.

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Note:

  • The editor cannot access password protected videos to get the cover image.
  • If you are using Vimeo with the Hide this video from Vimeo.com setting enabled, the editor will also be unable to generate the cover image.
Icons  

A set of images without the restrictions of column row/column structures.

Several layouts can be created by combining icons or small images, often with some copy. Other designs may require having a set of images, e.g. logos, without the constrictions of row structures. Icons are best for this.

BeeFree article - https://support.beefree.io/hc/en-us/articles/360014637580-Working-with-icons

Content Properties

These options are available in the Content Properties panel - the table below indicates which content blocks they are available for.

See this BeeFree article for default styling settings for content - https://docs.beefree.io/beefree-sdk/other-customizations/appearance/content-defaults

Property Content Blocks Description
Title Title The HTML header level for a title.
Font family

Title 

Paragraph

List

Table

Form

The font to use for text in the block.

Note: Select Global font to inherit the value set for the whole page/email in SettingsDefault font.

Font weight

Title 

Paragraph

List

Table

Form

Whether to output the text in regular or bold weight.
Font size

Title 

Paragraph

List

Table

Form

The size of text in the block, in pts.

Use the - and + icons to decrease or increase from the default (18pt)

Text color

Title 

Paragraph

List

Table

The color of text in the block.
Link color

Title 

Paragraph

List

Table

The color of the display text for links in the block.

Note: An explicit setting here will override the default value set for the whole page/email in Settings > Link color.

Align

Title 

Paragraph

List

Image

Table

Divider

Social

The alignment of the block’s content in its container.

Left

Center

Right

Justify

Line height

Title 

Paragraph

List

Table

The space between the lines in text content, expressed as a percentage of the font size:

  • 120%
  • 150%
  • 180%
  • 200%
Letter spacing

Title 

Paragraph

List

Table

The amount of space between letters in text content, in px.

Use the - and + icons to decrease or increase from the default (0px), or type in a value. You can set a negative value with the icons. Manually entered values must be positive.

BeeFree article - https://support.beefree.io/hc/en-us/articles/360019738279-Letter-and-Paragraph-spacing

Paragraph spacing Paragraph

The amount of space between paragraphs in text content, in px.

Use the - and + icons to decrease or increase from the default (16px), or type in a value. Only positive values are accepted.

BeeFree article - https://support.beefree.io/hc/en-us/articles/360019738279-Letter-and-Paragraph-spacing

List type List Whether to generate an ordered (numbered) or unordered (bulleted) list.
List style type List The style of numbers or icons for the list.
Start list from List

For a list of type Ordered

The number at which to start the numbering of the list.

List items spacing List

The amount of space between the items in the list.

Use the - and + icons to decrease or increase from the default (0), or type in a value. Only positive values are accepted.

Nested items indent List  
Text direction

Title 

Paragraph

List

Table

Whether to output text content in left-to- right or right-to-left reading direction.
Auto width Image

Whether to size the image to fill its Image container. The option is automatically enabled if the image is wider than the container.

Toggle the option off to expose the Width slider, and set the width of the image yourself.

BeeFree article - https://support.beefree.io/hc/en-us/articles/360004495312-Editing-Image-Properties

Full width on mobile Image

Whether to display the image at its original width in the Image container, when viewing the email/page on a mobile device.

This option is enabled if you’ve manually set the width of an image (Auto Width off).

Dynamic image Image

Whether your image is dynamic, changing based on context.

If you toggle this option on, use these fields to specify how the image appears:

  • Url - the placeholder/fallback image displayed
  • Dynamic Url - the dynamic image
  • Alt text - description of the image

For more information, see Using Dynamic Images in a Custom Page.

BeeFree article - https://support.beefree.io/hc/en-us/articles/360004546091-Using-dynamic-images-for-countdown-timers-and-personalized-content

Choose image Image

Access the File Manager, where you can choose the image file to be used:

  • Choose from one of the images you already have uploaded
  • Upload a new image
  • Import a set of images to choose from
  • Search from a list of stock photos
Url Image

The path to the image you want to use in the Image container.

You can either enter the URL manually, or have it populated by selecting the file using one of the options in Choose file.

Once the URL is populated and has been successfully resolved, you have these options:

Apply effects - access the image editor, where you can modify this usage of the image.

BeeFree article - https://support.beefree.io/hc/en-us/articles/360019990672-Using-the-image-editor

Change image -

Alt text Image The text to be shown in the image’s location in the email/page when images are turned off.
Image rounded corners Image

Whether the corners of an image should be rounded or square.

A value of 0 gives right angled corners, with no curve.

A value or 1 or higher gives rounded corners - the higher the value, the more rounded the corner.

Apply the same value to all corners, or click More Options to access settings for each individual corner.

Transparent Divider Whether to remove the line included with a Divider.
Line Divider

Formatting properties for the line in the Divider:

  • Style - solid, dotted or dashed
  • Thickness - Use the - and + icons to decrease or increase from the default (1), or type in a value.
  • Color - Use the custom color selector to pick a color or input the color manually with an HTML hex code.
Width

Divider

Form

The width of the line in the Divider, as a percentage of its container’s width (in % ).

Use the - and + icons to decrease or increase from the default (100%), or type in a value.

Height

Divider

Spacer

The height of the space applied by the Spacer or by the Divider with the Transparent setting.
Select icon collection Social

The style of the social media icons presented in the Social Media container. Select one from the drop down list.

By default, a set of icons comprising Facebook, X, and LinkedIn is shown when you select a style. You can remove icons from the set, or add new ones, in Configure Icon Collection.

Default URLs are added for each icon - you can also change these in Configure Icon Collection.

Configure icon collection Social

The icons you want to display in the Social Media container, and how they should work.

Each icon includes a URL field, with a default value. You can change the value as required.

Click More Options to access more configuration options for each icon:

  • Title
  • Alt text - the text that should be displayed when images are turned off.
  • Url - the URL to the social platform
  • Target - whether the link will open in the current or a new page

Click Delete for an icon to remove it from display.

Click Add New Icon to add a new icon to the display, and set its URL, alt text and target action. You can select these types of social platform icon:

  • Social Follow - connect your visitors/recipients to your social media accounts.
  • Social Share - allow your visitors/recipients to share information.
  • Other icons - link to a website, or include an email option.

You can add one of the pre-loaded icons or choose Add custom icon to use your own image.

Beefree article - https://support.beefree.io/hc/en-us/articles/23441287849618-Working-with-the-Social-Content-Block

Icon spacing Social

The amount of horizontal space between the icons in a Social container.

Use the - and + icons to decrease or increase from the default (5), or type in a value.

HTML content block HTML

Custom HTML code.

Paste your own HTML code or write it directly in the code entry area.

Click Expand to make the code entry window bigger.

BeeFree article (includes the list of allowed tags and attributes) - https://support.beefree.io/hc/en-us/articles/360004496092-Working-with-custom-HTML

Video url Video

The type of video presented in the Video container.

Note: This setting is not available when creating emails - you have the option to add a URL to a YouTube or Vimeo video in an email.

  • Thumbnail - YouTube or Vimeo videos, shown as a thumbnail with a Play button in the page

    You have options to configure the type, colour and size of the Play icon.

  • Embedded (default) - YouTube or Video videos, embedded directly into the page

    Enable Controls to control the video progress bar.

    You can choose to have the video play on a continuous loop, by enabling the Loop option. If Loop is disabled, the video will play once then the viewer has to click the Play button again.

  • Hosted - self-hosted MP4 videos

    Controls and Loop options are available for hosted videos.

BeeFree articles -

https://support.beefree.io/hc/en-us/articles/4420167900562-Adding-video-to-your-page

https://support.beefree.io/hc/en-us/articles/360004495732-Adding-video-to-your-email

URL Video

The URL to the video file.

The supports these types of video (depending on the type of content you're editing):

  • Self-hosted URLs (i.e. URL for any self-hosted MP4 formatted video file)
  • YouTube or Vimeo URLs - the only options for emails
  • File Manager uploads
    • User files
    • Selection from free stock video libraries

These aspect ratios are supported:

  • 4:3 and 16:9 (standard video formats)
  • YouTube or Vimeo URLs
  • 9:16 (YouTube shorts format)
  • 21:9 and 9:21 (CinemaScope formats);
Title Video  

Action

This section of properties allows you to configure an action to take when clicking on an image or a button. This is optional for both elements.

Property Content Blocks Description
Image link Image

The action to take:

  • Open a web page

    Add the URL to the target page.

    These additional options are available:

    - Link file (when editing emails and pages)

    - Link to an asset (when editing emails and pages)

    - Special links (when editing emails) - you can choose to add these types of link for users clicking on an image:

    Unsubscribe - Unsubscribe or Global Unsubscribe

    Misc - Opt-in, View Email in Browser, or Landing Page (where you can direct the recipient to the landing page associated with the email)

    - Target (when editing pages)

  • Send an email

    Enter the address to which to send the email (Mail to), the subject line (Subject) and the content (Body) of the email.

  • Make a call

    Enter the telephone number to call.

  • Send an SMS

    Enter the cell/mobile number to message (Tel) and the content of the message (Message).

Link type Button

The action to take:

  • Open a web page

    Add the URL to the target page.

    These additional options are available:

    - Special links (when editing emails) - you can choose to add these types of link for users clicking on an image:

    Unsubscribe - Unsubscribe or Global Unsubscribe

    Misc - Opt-in, View Email in Browser, or Landing Page (where you can direct the recipient to the landing page associated with the email)

    - Link file (when editing emails and pages)

    - Link to an asset (when editing emails and pages)

    - Target (when editing pages)

  • Send an email

    Enter the address to which to send the email (Mail to), the subject line (Subject) and the content (Body) of the email.

  • Make a call

    Enter the telephone number to call.

  • Send an SMS

    Enter the cell/mobile number to message (Tel) and the content of the message (Message).

Url Image The path to the image you want to use.

Button Options

This section of properties controls the appearance of Button blocks and buttons in a Form block.

Property Content Blocks Description
Auto width

Button

Form

Whether to automatically resize the button, for example if you’re adding a long label.

Toggle the option off to expose the Width slider, and set the width of the button yourself.

Font family Button

The font to use for the button text.

Note: Select Global font to inherit the value set for the whole page/email in Settings > Default font.

Font weight Button Whether to output the button text in regular or bold weight.
Font size Button

The size of text in the button’s label.

Use the - and + icons to decrease or increase from the default (14)

Font style Form Whether to output button text in the form in bold or italic style.
Text color

Button

Form

The color of text in the button’s label.

Use the custom color selector to pick a color or input the color manually with an HTML hex code.

Background color

Button

Form

The color of text in the button.

Use the custom color selector to pick a color or input the color manually with an HTML hex code.

Align

Button

Form

The alignment of the button in its container, or in the form.

  • Left
  • Center
  • Right
Line height Button

The space between the lines in a multi-line button label, expressed as a percentage of the font size:

  • 120%
  • 150%
  • 180%
  • 200%
Letter spacing

Button

Form

The amount of space between letters in the button’s label.

Use the - and + icons to decrease or increase from the default (0), or type in a value. You can set a negative value with the icons. Manually entered values must be positive.

BeeFree article - https://support.beefree.io/hc/en-us/articles/360019738279-Letter-and-Paragraph-spacing

Text direction Button Whether to output the button’s label in left-to-right or right-to-left reading direction.
Content padding

Button

Form

The space applied between the label and the button outline.

Use the - and + icons to adjust the padding size, or type in a value. As a default, the value you set applies to all sides.

Toggle More Options to on, to access padding settings for the individual sides.

A maximum of 60 per side is permitted.

Use the layout preview option to get an idea of how the padding settings will render in output (padding in blue).

admin_beefree_button_options_content_padding_preview.png

BeeFree article - https://support.beefree.io/hc/en-us/articles/360004494732-Working-with-padding#01G6RTRS6KP5YMM6V5M0RA1B9N

Padding

Button

Form

The space applied around the button. A default value of 0 is applied to all sides of the content.

Use the - and + icons to adjust the padding size, or type in a value. As a default, the value you set applies to all sides.

Note: A Padding setting will affect the visual size of the button.

Toggle More Options to on, to access padding settings for the individual sides.

A maximum of 60 per side is permitted.

Use the layout preview option to get an idea of how the padding settings will render in output (padding in blue).

admin_beefree_button_options_padding_preview.png

BeeFree article - https://support.beefree.io/hc/en-us/articles/360004494732-Working-with-padding#01G6RTRS6KP5YMM6V5M0RA1B9N

Border

Button

Form

The border for the button. A default transparent border is applied to all sides of the button.

Use the fields to select the style, width (px), and color of the border.

Note: if the width value is 0px, the border will not show, regardless of the other settings.

Toggle More Options to on, to access border settings for the individual sides.

BeeFree article - https://support.beefree.io/hc/en-us/articles/360004494952-Working-with-borders

Border radius

Button

Form

The corner style of the button, based on the radius of a curved corner.

A value of 0 gives right angled corners, with no curve.

A value or 1 or higher (up to 60) gives rounded corners - the higher the value, the more rounded the corner.

Use the - and + icons to adjust the radius size, or type in a value.

Field Options

This section of properties controls the appearance of the fields in a Form block. Use the Manage Fields section to specify what fields should appear in the form.

Property Content Blocks Description
Text color Form

The color of text in the form’s input fields.

Use the custom color selector to pick a color or input the color manually with an HTML hex code.

Background color Form

The background color of the form’s input fields.

Use the custom color selector to pick a color or input the color manually with an HTML hex code.

Content padding Form

The space applied between the content in a field (either placeholder text or when entered by a user) and the field outline. A default value of 5 is applied to all sides of the content.

Use the - and + icons to adjust the padding size, or type in a value. As a default, the value you set applies to all sides.

Toggle More Options to on, to access padding settings for the individual sides.

A maximum of 60 per side is permitted.

Note: A Content Padding setting will affect the visual size of the form’s fields.

Use the layout preview option to get an idea of how the padding settings will render in output (padding in blue).

admin_beefree_button_options_content_padding_preview.png

BeeFree article - https://support.beefree.io/hc/en-us/articles/360004494732-Working-with-padding#01G6RTRS6KP5YMM6V5M0RA1B9N

Border Form

The border for the fields in the form. A default gray border is applied to all sides of the button.

Use the fields to select the style, width, and color of the border.

Note: if the width value is 0, the border will not show, regardless of the other settings.

Toggle More Options to on, to access border settings for the individual sides.

BeeFree article - https://support.beefree.io/hc/en-us/articles/360004494952-Working-with-borders#01G6KMHEV4KX6K8QS6EKTQYDDA

Border radius Form

The corner style of the fields in the form, based on the radius of a curved corner.

A value of 0 gives right angled corners, with no curve.

A value or 1 or higher (up to 60) gives rounded corners - the higher the value, the more rounded the corner.

Use the - and + icons to adjust the radius size, or type in a value.

Active field outline color Form

The color in which the field the user is currently editing is outlined.

Use the custom color selector to pick a color or input the color manually with an HTML hex code.

Label Options

This section of properties controls the appearance of the fields in a Form block. Use the Manage Fields section to specify what fields should appear in the form.

Property Content Blocks Description
Text color Form

The color of text in the form's field labels.

Use the custom color selector to pick a color or input the color manually with an HTML hex code.

Align Form

The alignment of the form’s field labels.

Left

Center

Right

Use the Label position option to specify where the label should appear in relation to the field (top or side).

Line height Form

The space between the lines in a multi-line field label, expressed as a percentage of the font size:

120%

150%

180%

200%

Letter spacing Form

The amount of space between letters in the form’s labels.

Use the - and + icons to decrease or increase from the default (0), or type in a value. You can set a negative value with the icons. Manually entered values must be positive.

BeeFree article - https://support.beefree.io/hc/en-us/articles/360019738279-Letter-and-Paragraph-spacing

Font style Form Whether to output field labels in the form in bold or italic style.
Label position Form

Where to position the field labels, in relation to the fields:

Top - above the field

Side - on the left side of the field

Using the Side option can result in unevenly sized fields, depending on the length of the label. Use the Width property to standardize the size, if required.

Width  

The width of the field labels and the button in the form.

This property is exposed if the Label position is set to Side. Having field labels of various lengths can result in unevenly sized fields - a field will be sized to accommodate the area taken up by its label.

For example: this form has a field label width of 0 - the fields are uneven in size as all the fields, and the button, fill up their available space:

admin_beefree_form_field_width.png

Increasing the field label width to 100 standardizes the field size:

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Manage Fields

This section specifies the fields that will appear in a Form block. Use the Field Options and Label Options sections to control the appearance of the fields and their labels.

Property Content Blocks Description
Manage Fields  

The fields to present in the form.

Use Add New Field to include a new field - you can select from any core contact fields, or your custom contact fields (of type Lead Contact). This ensures that contact records get populated correctly when a user completes the form. When you’ve added a field, you can leave the default name (from the contact field) or type in your own label.

admin_beefree_form_field_custom_label.png

Click Edit to make changes to the field as used in this form (this will not change the base configuration of the field.

In Edit field, you can make these types of change:

  • Update the label
  • Change the type
  • Add placeholder text
  • Manage the list of values a user can select

    Note: to present an option with a readable label, rather than just its code, enter a value in the form label|code, for example Australia|Au.

  • Enable Required or Read-only properties

Drag and drop fields to the required location in the form using the icon_drag.png button.

Click Delete to remove a field from the form.

Layout

This section specifies the layout properties for a Table block.

Property Content Blocks Description
Columns Table

The number of columns in the table.

Use the - and + icons to decrease or increase from the default (3), or type in a number.

Rows Table

The number of rows in the table (not including the header row). The header row is enabled/disabled and configured with the Header set of properties.

Use the - and + icons to decrease or increase from the default (3), or type in a number.

Border Table

The border for the table and its cells. A default gray border is applied.

Use the fields to select the style, width, and color of the border.

Note: if the width value is 0, the border will not show, regardless of the other settings.

BeeFree article - https://support.beefree.io/hc/en-us/articles/360004494952-Working-with-borders

Background color Table

The background colour of the cells in body of the table (excluding the header).

Use the custom color selector to pick a color or input the color manually with an HTML hex code.

Striped rows Table

Whether to have alternately shaded rows in the body of the table (excluding the header)

Toggle the option to on, then use Background colour to define the color for the shaded rows.

The rows will be colored according to these properties:

- Striped rows > Background color (odd rows)

- Background color (even rows)

admin_beefree_table_striped_rows.png

Header

This section specifies the header properties that will appear in a Table block.

Property Content Blocks Description
Header row Table Whether the table should have a header row.
Background color Table

The background colour of the cells in header of the table.

Use the custom color selector to pick a color or input the color manually with an HTML hex code.

Font weight Table Whether to output the header text in regular or bold weight.
Font size Table

The size of the text in the table header.

Use the - and + icons to decrease or increase from the default (14)

Text color Table

The color of text in the table header.

Use the custom color selector to pick a color or input the color manually with an HTML hex code.

Align Table

The alignment of content in the table header cells:

Left

Center

Right

Justify

Block Options

Property Content Blocks Description
Padding

Title

Paragraph

List

Image

Button

Table

Divider

Social

Video

Form

The space applied between the content in the block and the block outline. A default value of 10 is applied to all sides of the content.

Use the - and + icons to adjust the padding size. As a default, the value you set applies to all sides.

Toggle More Options to on, to access padding settings for the individual sides.

A maximum of 60 per side is permitted.

Use the layout preview option to get an idea of how the padding settings will render in output.

Hide on

Title

Paragraph

List

Image

Button

Table

Divider

Spacer

Social

HTML

Video

Form

Hide an element from desktop or mobile users. By default, all elements are visible to both.
Layout preview

Title

Paragraph

List

Image

Button

Table

Divider

Social

Video

Icons

Form

Previews the effect of updates you make to layout settings, e.g. padding.

BeeFree article - https://support.beefree.io/hc/en-us/articles/360031602991-Locking-content-to-prevent-editing#01FYQE782WH27DBXMG8V4KTSKJ

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