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# Add a Distributed Marketing Plaintext Block to an Email Template

Add a plaintext block to your email templates so that users can enter custom plaintext.

1. In Content Builder, drag the block onto the canvas.
2. For Guidance Message, enter the message shown to business users while personalizing content.
3. For Selection Name, name the text area.
4. In Character Limit, enter the maximum number of characters the user can enter in the text block.

#### See Also

- [Distributed Marketing Image Block](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=mktg.mc_dm_dist_image_block.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5 "To help your Marketing Cloud Engagement business users personalize a message, they can choose their own image using the distributed image block and select the image to use in a message. Options include traditional images, offers, head shots, and more.")
- [Distributed Marketing Rich Text Block](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=mktg.mc_dm_formatted_text_general.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5 "Give Marketing Cloud Engagement business users more flexibility when personalizing messages with the ability to enter formatted text in a message. Use this to let users contextualize images and marketing content, create their own messages and personal notes, and more.")