Text, Two Column & Image + Text Sections
The three ways to say something in words
Text: the default
A Text section is a heading plus a block of formatted content -- paragraphs, bold, italics, links, lists. It has a Width setting (Normal or Narrow); Narrow keeps long paragraphs from stretching into uncomfortably long lines on a wide screen, and is usually the better default for anything that is mostly reading.
Two Column: side-by-side ideas
Two Column is two independent Text blocks sitting next to each other, each with its own heading. Reach for it when you genuinely have two related but separate ideas -- "Our Story" next to "Our Values," or two service offerings compared at a glance. If the two columns would really just be one idea split awkwardly in half, use a single Text section instead.
Image + Text: a photo with a purpose
Image + Text pairs one photo with a heading and short copy. The real options worth knowing:
- Image position -- left, right, top, or bottom. Left/right sit side-by-side on desktop; top/bottom stack the image above or below the text on every screen size.
- Image width -- how much of the section the photo takes up, from 20% to 80%. A wide photo with a short caption of text calls for a bigger width; a longer paragraph needs the image to shrink to make room.
- Aspect ratio -- square, portrait, landscape, wide, or the photo's own original shape. Original is usually right for a single deliberate photo; a fixed ratio like Square keeps things tidy if you will be swapping this image out later.
- Image source -- a single uploaded photo, or a rotating Photo Gallery if you have one set up.