Text columns with images

This guide describes setting up the Text columns with images section.

Use the section on a store page to add areas of text with corresponding images, arranged in columns.

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​The previous image shows a Text columns with images section on a store's home page. In the upper left, part of Theme editor's section menu is displayed. To set a cropping shape for images inside the section, the menu's Crop images option is set to Portrait.

For general guidance with modifying sections, refer to Sections overview and Shopify help: Sections and blocks.

Set up a Text columns with images section

To set up a Text columns with images section:

1. In Theme editor, at the top of the page, use the theme templates dropdown menu to select a page that contains a Text columns with images section.

   Note

   The section can be added to any page, except Checkout and Gift card pages. To add the section to the current page, select Add section > Text columns with images. Refer to Shopify help: Add a section.

2. From the side menu, select Text columns with images.

3. Select a setting described in the following table.

Setting name	Description
Crop images	Use the Crop images options to set a cropping shape for images inside the section. The options are No crop, Landscape, Square, and Portrait.
Text alignment	Use the Text alignment options to align the section's text to the Left, Center, or Right.
Header > Subheading	In the Subheading field, enter text to display as a subheading for the section. Note that the Subheading field is hidden in Theme editor when the Heading field is empty.
Header > Heading	In the Heading field, enter text to display as a heading for the section.
Color > Color scheme	Use the Color scheme picker to select a color scheme for the section. Refer to Colors.
Theme settings	If available, select Theme settings to access additional settings for the section. Refer to Section theme settings menu.
Custom CSS	Select Custom CSS. In the CSS field, enter custom CSS styles to apply only to the current section. Refer to Shopify help: Add custom CSS. To apply custom styles to your entire online store, refer to Theme settings > Custom CSS.
Remove section	Select Remove section to delete the section from the current page.

Note

To connect a metafield to a setting that supports metafields, select the Connect dynamic source icon displayed beside the setting in Theme editor.

To learn how to connect a metafield to a supported setting, refer to Shopify help: Connecting metafields to your theme by using the Theme editor.

Configure a block within a Text columns with images section

A default Text columns with images section contains three Column blocks. To configure a block inside the section:

1. In Theme editor, at the top of the page, use the theme templates dropdown menu to select a page that contains a Text columns with images section.

2. From the side menu, expand the Text columns with images section menu.

3. To configure an existing block, select the block from the side menu.

   To add a new block, select Add column, and then select the block you added.

   Note

   Inside the section, you can add, remove, show, hide, and move blocks. Refer to Configure blocks inside a section and Shopify help: Sections and blocks.

4. Apply a block setting described in the following table.

Setting name	Description
Show image	Use the Show image option to show or hide the block's image.
Image	Use the Image picker to select an image to display inside the block. Refer to Add, replace or remove an image or video inside a section or block.
Heading	In the Heading field, enter text to display as a title inside the block.
Text	In the Text field, enter body text to display inside the block. Use the inline editor to format the text and add links, as needed.
Call to action > Link	In the Call to action > Link field, enter an external URL or select a link to a store page for the block's call-to-action.
Call to action > Text	In the Call to action > Text field, enter text to display as a label for the block's call-to-action.
Color > Color scheme	Use the Color scheme picker to select a color scheme for the block.
Remove block	Select Remove block to delete the block from the current section.