--- title: Understanding Simple Text Blocks description: The Locable Marketing Platform:  Use Simple Text blocks to feature key messages, calls-to-action, quotes, or bold ideas in a clean, flexible format. --- [Skip to content](https://help.locable.com/understanding-simple-text-blocks#main-content) English Show submenu for translations [Send Us a Message](https://help.locable.com/kb-tickets/new?hsLang=en) ![Locable Logo 3a3a3a Gray.png\]](https://help.locable.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Locable%20Logo%203a3a3a%20Gray.png?height=50&name=Locable%20Logo%203a3a3a%20Gray.png) Open main navigation Close main navigation - English Show submenu for translations - [Send Us a Message](https://help.locable.com/kb-tickets/new) - [www.locable.com](https://www.locable.com/) [www.locable.com](https://www.locable.com/) Hello. How can we help you? - There are no suggestions because the search field is empty. 1. [Help Center](https://help.locable.com/?hsLang=en) 2. 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Simple Text blocks are most often used to highlight a call-to-action with a button, spotlight a quote, or create a standalone statement, value proposition, or idea. With Simple Text blocks, the options include: [![](https://help.locable.com/hubfs/Knowledge%20Base%20Import/downloads.intercomcdn.comio36842811593b99c682e6b8ac0be8d9f4fimage-Oct-06-2023-07-39-46-9515-PM.png)](https://downloads.intercomcdn.com/i/o/368428115/93b99c682e6b8ac0be8d9f4f/image.png) 1. **Description**: Include a brief message/quote, etc. for your block. 1. NOTE: When you click to add the description to a column, you will see a white control panel giving you some additional options for formatting your text. You can adjust the style of the text (Header 1, Header 2, etc.), add a bulleted or number listed, and more. 2. **Move Simple Text block up or down on the page:** hover your mouse over the 3 lines to the left of your block until an anchor appears. Then you can click and drag your block up or down on the page. 3. **Background Image** - Include an image that will appear behind the description of your block. You can either upload a new image or browse images already uploaded. 4. **What's what in the Orange Control Panel**: When you hover your mouse over the icons in the orange control panel, a little popup will appear that details what that icon does. 5. **[Set up a button](https://1343770.hs-sites.com/docs/setting-up-buttons-locable-support-center?hsLang=en):** Add a button to your block to direct visitors to another page on your site or an external site. 6. **Settings for Simple Text:** on this block, you can also change the background shade and text color as well as some other advanced settings that require CSS (see image below). 7. **Delete your block**: If you no longer wish to use a block, you can simply click the trash icon to remove it. 8. **Save Changes**: Changes on a page don't save automatically, so be sure to save changes as you go. [![](https://help.locable.com/hubfs/Knowledge%20Base%20Import/downloads.intercomcdn.comio3684286474e8cb8bbb46c4f722565b995image-Oct-06-2023-07-39-47-3823-PM.png)](https://downloads.intercomcdn.com/i/o/368428647/4e8cb8bbb46c4f722565b995/image.png) **NOTE:** To add additional blocks to a page, click on any one of the desired blocks at the bottom of the page. [![](https://help.locable.com/hubfs/Knowledge%20Base%20Import/downloads.intercomcdn.comio368413128215398174240bd30362ac289image-Oct-06-2023-07-39-47-6807-PM.png)](https://downloads.intercomcdn.com/i/o/368413128/215398174240bd30362ac289/image.png) **Advanced Notes** We set colors of buttons in Simple Text Blocks (as well as Columns and the Hero) in the CSS and it is applied sitewide. 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