Connect's Modules Toolbox

Every section of a message in Connect’s composer is built from content modules, and you can find those in the Content Library on the right side of your screen. This article is here to help you quickly understand each module type and the settings you can use with it. If you’d like a step-by-step walkthrough of the composer itself, check out Creating and Sending a Message (it’ll guide you through the process from start to finish).

To use any module, drag it from the Content Library onto the canvas, into a row or an empty column. Once it's placed, click it to see its settings in the right-hand panel.

Row and Columns

Rows are the structural building blocks of a message. Each row can hold one column or several, and every new module you add will live inside the row you choose.

To get started, select a row and you’ll see four helpful collapsible sections appear in the right panel:

• Columns: layout options, like a single full-width column or a 50/50 split.
• Column Properties: quick controls for Background Color, Padding, and Border.
• Row Properties: extra settings you can apply at the row level.
• Responsive Design: a friendly “Hide on Desktop” toggle, so you can show certain content only on mobile.

When a column is empty, you’ll see a “No content here. Drag content from right.” placeholder. Just drag a module into the column and it will appear right away.

Heading

Use a Heading module for titles and section headers. Settings include:

• Heading Type (H1 through H4)
• Font Family
• Font Weight
• Font Size
• Color
• Text Align
• Line Height
• Letter Spacing

Paragraph

For your body copy, use a Paragraph module. It comes with the same styling settings as Heading (Font Family, Weight, Size, Color, Align, and Line Height), and it also includes a Links setting that can inherit the message’s default link styling.

You’ll also see an inline toolbar when you select text, with options for bold, italic, underline, strikethrough, subscript/superscript, emoji, text and background color, bulleted and numbered lists, insert/remove link, and merge tags.

Image

Just drag an Image module into a column, then upload a file or pick one from your library. To make it even easier, you can use the two handy related tabs in the sidebar:

• Images tab: search through millions of stock photos, powered by Unsplash, Pexels, and Pixabay. All licensed CC0.
• Uploads tab: use the “Upload Image” button and the drag-and-drop area for your own files, plus a search box so you can quickly find images you’ve already uploaded by name.

After you place an image, just select it to open the Edit Image tool, where you can try Filter, Crop, Resize, Draw, Text, Shapes, and Stickers.

Button

Use a Button module for calls to action. Settings include:

• Action Type (for example, Open Website)
• URL
• Target (for example, New Tab)
• Button Options: background color and text color

Divider

Use a Divider module to add a horizontal rule between sections. Settings include Width, Line Style, Thickness, Color, and Alignment.

Social

Use a Social module to add clickable social or contact icons. Settings include:

• Icon Type
• Social Links list: add or remove platforms, each with its own URL or contact field
• A "More Options" grid for additional platforms beyond the default set
• Align, Icon Size, and Icon Spacing

Logo

Use a Logo module for your header or branding images, like a “Welcome Home” banner. The good news is that its settings are much simpler than most modules. You’ll mainly use Container Padding (with an All Sides input and a “More Options” link) and Responsive Design, such as “Hide on Desktop.”

Also, keep in mind that a Logo module's toolbar is pretty straightforward: it only shows delete, duplicate, and close.

Video

Use a Video module to add a clickable video preview. Since email can’t play video inline, this module creates a preview image that links out instead so recipients can still watch easily.

• Link section: paste a YouTube or Vimeo URL, and Connect will automatically generate a preview image that links directly to that URL.
• Action section: choose the Action Type (for example, Open Website), set the URL, and pick the Target (for example, New Tab) to control what happens when someone clicks the preview.

Until you add a URL, the canvas will show a placeholder box with a play icon.

Timer

Use a Timer module to display a live countdown, useful for event sign ups or registration deadlines. Settings include:

• Countdown: End Time (a date and time picker), Timezone, and Language
• Labels: a toggle to show or hide the Days/Hours/Minutes/Seconds captions
• Style: Background, Digits Color, Labels Color

The canvas shows a live-updating Days : Hours : Minutes : Seconds display.

Adding Links to Text

Select any text, and use the Insert/Edit Link tool to add a link. It’ll open a small window where you can choose the Link type, enter the URL, set the Target, and then use the Save or Cancel buttons. Once the link is added, you can restyle the linked text’s color and underline just like you would with any other text.

The Body Tab (Message-Wide Defaults)

The Body tab sets defaults for the whole message: Text Color, Content Alignment, Font Family, and Font Weight, plus a separate color for links. New modules inherit these settings unless you override them individually.

The Audit Tab

The Audit tab helps catch common mistakes before you send your message. It will flag things like empty button links, and it lists each affected item with a handy jump-to arrow, so you can fix it right from the panel quickly and easily.

Canvas Controls for Rows

Here are a few helpful controls that work across rows; they’re not limited to any one specific module type:

• Hover over the canvas to show the blue “+” buttons above and below a row, so you can quickly insert a new row right there.
• When a row is selected, you’ll see a drag handle appear, which makes it easy to reposition the row wherever you need.
• For a selected row, the action icons let you delete, duplicate, or save it. The save option stores the row as a reusable custom section. See Using Prebuilt Sections and Templates for details.