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Melania
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Good news! The new Column management feature is here! This new feature is available for all BEE Pro plans. 

What you can do with the column management

Here are a few of the actions you can take when using column management:

  1. Use resizable columns
  2. Adjust the width of each individual column
  3. Add or remove a column from an existing row
  4. Align 5 or 6 images in a row

How it works

Start designing your message, add a row with the number of columns you need. Then, from the side panel, you have the ability to adjust the size of the existing columns by dragging the divider. You can also add or delete columns from the existing row.

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The email layout has a maximum of 6 columns, while the minimum column width is 2. This means that you can build rows like these:

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Add a column

Click on + Add new action to add a new column inside the row.

Here’s how it works:

  • the New Column is always added on the far right, with default size 2 for email, 1 for pages. At the same time, the nearest column on the left is reduced accordingly.

    • If the nearest column on the left is already at the minimum width, the widget automatically finds the best solution, by resizing other columns in the row.

  • The minimum column width is 2 for Email. As a consequence, emails can have a maximum of 6 columns

    • When the max number of columns is reached, the + Add new disappears.

Remove a column

Click the Delete action in the top-right of that Column properties to remove it.

Here’s how it works:

  • When a column is deleted, the nearest columns on the left will inherit its width.

    • If the deleted column is the first on the left, the right column will inherit the width.

  • If there is just one column, the Delete action will not be visible.

Please note

  • The order of the columns cannot be changed.

  • If you accidentally delete a column use the undo feature to restore it.

  • It is not possible to specify the width in pixels, only in column numbers.

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    James Maguire

    Is this update going to be available for BEE PlugIn?

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    Willow Elliott

    Hi James, thanks for reaching out. Yes, this will be available in Plugin as well! You can subscribe to our BEE Plugin product updates newsletter if you'd like to receive a notification once column management is available: https://docs.beefree.io/updates/

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    Massimo Arrigoni

    Hi James, the update for BEE Plugin went live today, and an email with more details was sent out to all newsletter subscribers. Hope your customers enjoy the new feature!

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    James Maguire

    Thanks. I received the email. I am excited about the update and can't wait to check it out.

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