# Multicolumns

### Configure multi-columns

Go to **Customize theme**. Click on the dropdown menu at the top of the page to select the **Home page** template. 

From the left side menu, select **multicolumns.**

Customize this section by using the setting on the right side of the theme editor, as described in the following table:

<table data-header-hidden><thead><tr><th width="281"></th><th></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>General</td><td><p><strong>Section visibility</strong><br>Select from the options to select the visibility of this section:<br>-Always<br>-Small devices only(On selecting this, the section will be visible on mobile devices only.)<br>-Large devices only<br><br><strong>Container width</strong><br>Choose the container width from the following options:<br>- Global settings <em>(This can be changed in the theme settings>layout>Container width.)</em><br>- Small<br><br><strong>Heading</strong> </p><p>Add heading text. <br><em>(Note: Wrap your text between [ ] to add the markers. For example, This [marker] will underline marker text.)</em></p><p><br><strong>Marker text highlight style</strong><br>Select from <strong>Underline</strong> or <strong>Background</strong> to determine the highlight style.<br><br><strong>Highlight background</strong><br>Select from <strong>Gradient</strong> or <strong>Solid</strong> to determine the highlight background.<br><br><strong>Enable heading gradient animation</strong><br>Select this checkbox to show the heading animation in gradient color.<br><em>(Note: Use gradient color from Theme settings>Color scheme>Highlight background gradient for this.)</em><br><br><strong>Heading size</strong> <br>Select the heading size from the H1-H6 options.<br><br><strong>Heading tag</strong><br>Specify heading code types from H1-H6 for SEO and search engines for crawling purposes.<br><br><strong>Heading alignment</strong><br>Select from the left, center or right to determine the heading alignment.</p></td></tr><tr><td>Column</td><td><strong>Desktop column count</strong><br>Adjust the range bar to determine the number of columns to display on the desktop view.<br><br><strong>Mobile column count</strong><br>Adjust the range bar to determine the number of columns to display on the mobile view.<br><br><strong>Show card border</strong><br>Tick this checkbox to show border around the block.<br><br><strong>Enable card shadow</strong><br>Tick this checkbox to show the card shadow around the block.<br><br><strong>Show divider</strong><br>Tick this checkbox to show the divider between the columns. <br><em>(Note: Divider is not applicable to the card.)</em><br><br><strong>Show background</strong><br>Tick this checkbox to show the block background color.<br><br><strong>Content alignment</strong><br>Select from the left, center or right to determine the content alignment.</td></tr><tr><td>Icon</td><td><strong>Position</strong><br>Select the icon position from left or top.<br><br><strong>Size</strong><br>Select the icon size from the following options:<br>-Small<br>-Medium<br>-Large<br><br><strong>Show background</strong><br>Tick this checkbox to show the icon's background color.<br><br><strong>Enable border</strong><br>Tick this checkbox to show the border around icons.<br><em>(Note: This color can be changed from the Theme settings> color scheme>Line/divider.)</em></td></tr><tr><td>Colors</td><td><p><strong>Color scheme</strong>  </p><p>Select the color scheme.<br> <em>Note: These can be managed from <strong>Theme settings> Color>Schemes.</strong></em> <br><br><strong>Enable gradient</strong><br>Select this check box to enable the gradient color specified in the color scheme assigned above.</p></td></tr><tr><td>Section padding</td><td><p><strong>Top spacing (desktop)</strong> </p><p>Adjust the range bar to add spacing at the top of the section for desktop view.  <br> </p><p><strong>Bottom spacing (desktop)</strong> </p><p>Adjust the range bar to add spacing at the bottom of the section for desktop view. </p><p> </p><p><strong>Top spacing (mobile)</strong> </p><p>Adjust the range bar to add spacing at the top of the section for mobile view. </p><p> </p><p><strong>Bottom spacing (mobile)</strong> <br>Adjust the range bar to add spacing at the bottom of the section for mobile view. </p></td></tr></tbody></table>

### Block settings

<table data-header-hidden><thead><tr><th width="284"></th><th></th><th data-hidden></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Icon</td><td>Add a relevant icon from the available list of icons.</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Custom SVG</td><td>Add SVG icon code.<br><em>Note: This has a higher priority.</em></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Image</td><td>Select any image.</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Size</td><td>Select the icon size from small, medium or large.</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Heading</td><td>Add heading text the block.</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Heading size</td><td>Select the heading size from the H1-H6 options.</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Heading tag</td><td>Specify heading code types from H1-H6 for SEO and search engines for crawling purposes.</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Description</td><td>Enter the description text.</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Colors</td><td><strong>Column border</strong><br>Select any color for the borders around the columns.<br><br><strong>Column background</strong><br>Select any color for the background color of the columns.<br><br><strong>Icon/image background</strong><br>Select any color for the icons/image background.<br><br><strong>Text</strong><br>Select the text color.<br><br><strong>Custom icon color</strong><br>Select any color for the icon.<br>(Note: This setting is applicable only if 'fill' attribute in SVG icon code is none.)</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>


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