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# Add a Block

## What is a Block?

A **block** is a building unit of a section to create its content structure.

A block consisits of [elements](/editor/edit-elements.md).

## Add a Block

After [creating a section](/project/set-sections.md), add blocks using default or custom [templates](/editor/edit-blocks/manage-templates.md).

{% hint style="success" %}
Customize templates and save them in different folders to avoid creating identical blocks from scratch.
{% endhint %}

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{% stepper %}
{% step %}
[Open an editor ](/editor/work-in-the-editor.md)and add a new block:

> **a.** Click **+ Add block** at the bottom of the editor field.
>
> **b.** Click **+ Add block** at the bottom of the **Section block list** menu tab.
>
> **c.** Double-click an existing block and click the **plus** button up or down the block.\
> \
> A pop-up window will appear.<br>

> A **Parta Quick-Start Collection** folder will open by default. Go to the **All** tab to view a list of all standard templates, or select a tab with logically grouped templates.
> {% endstep %}

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{% endstep %}
{% endstepper %}

Go to the Collections selection window to access [templates collections](/editor/edit-blocks/manage-templates.md).

Select a tab:

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> **a.** Go to the **Collections** tab to select a template from company, project or private collections grouped into folders;
>
> **b.** Go to the **Recently used** tab to select a recently added template;
>
> **c.** Go to the **Favorites** tab to select a saved default or customized template.<br>

> Go to the **Quick add tab** to get access to the **Recently used** or **Favorites** templates tabs or click the **All templates** button to open templates collections window.

Select an available template.

List of available default templates depends on the section type.

Click the **Add** button.

The selected template will appear in the editor as a block to modify.