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Rich Text

Rich Text

Rich Text components are used to add blocks of text to pages. They’re also often placed within other components, such as a Tab, to contain text. Text can be formatted using a What You See Is What You Get, or WYSIWYG, editing toolbar.

Component Information

Benefits

  • Add plain or formatted text to a page or in a component.
  • Text and paragraphs can be formatted with built-in, brand-aligned functionality.  
  • Add media and links to text. 
  • Use as a standalone component or within other components and containers.

Instructions for Use

In Page Builder:

  1. In Pages, click the dropdown arrow to the right of the SitecoreAI icon in upper left.
  2. Select Content Editor. It opens in a new browser tab.

In Content Editor:

  1. In the Content Tree, expand Content > MSU > site name > Home > page name > Data or wherever the component was added.
  2. Locate the Rich Text component. If the Rich Text component does not appear in the Content Tree, close the page’s Data node and expand it again to refresh the Content Tree.
  3. Click Lock and Edit on the yellow banner to enter edit mode.
  4. Click Show editor above the content space.
  5. Edit text and format as needed.
  6. Click Accept to close the editing window.
  7. Click Save and Check In on the Review tab.
  8. Return to Page Builder to preview changes, or click Approve to send to the publishing workflow.

In Page Builder:

  1. Refresh the canvas.
  2. Preview the page.
  3. Click Actions and Submit to send the page to the publishing workflow.

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Documentation updated: June 11, 2026

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