The properties menu in the Email Builder controls how every element in your email is positioned and spaced. This article shows you which settings to adjust when content looks misaligned, cramped, or unevenly spaced — so you can fix layout issues without rebuilding from scratch.
Prerequisites
Open the Properties Menu for the Right Element
The properties menu changes depending on what you click. Choosing the correct target is the first step to fixing any layout issue.
- Click a content block (text, image, button, table) to open block-level properties
- Click the empty space around content blocks to open row-level properties
- Click inside a column (but not on a block) to open column-level properties
Tip: If a setting you expect to see is missing, you have the wrong element selected. Click outside the email and try again.
Adjust Spacing Inside a Content Block (Padding)
Padding is the space between a content block's edge and its content. Use padding to give buttons, images, and text room to breathe.
- Click the content block to open its properties menu on the right
- Scroll to the Padding section
- Toggle More options to set top, right, bottom, and left padding independently
- Enter a pixel value (most blocks look balanced at 10 – 20px).
Note: Use padding — not extra empty paragraphs — to add space. Empty paragraphs render inconsistently across Outlook and Gmail.
Adjust Spacing Between Rows and Columns
Row and column settings control the structure around your blocks.
Row padding: Click the empty space around a row, then adjust Padding to add space above, below, or beside the row.
Column spacing: Click the empty space around a row with multiple columns, then adjust Columns structure gap to widen or tighten the gap between side-by-side columns.
Vertical alignment: Set Content vertical align to Top, Middle, or Bottom to line up content in columns of unequal height.
