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# Add a Distributed Marketing Rich Text Block to an Email Template

Add a rich text block to your email template so that business users can enter formatted text, including apply bold, italic, or underline formatting, set the justification, and embed hyperlinks.

1. In Content Builder, drag the rich text 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 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 Plain Text Block](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=mktg.mc_dm_dist_text_block.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5 "Give Marketing Cloud Engagement business users more flexibility when personalizing messages with the ability to enter plain text in a message. Use this text block to let users contextualize images and marketing content, create their own messages and personal notes, and more.")