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How do I switch to HTML edit mode?

Filed in Creating and customising content

When editing page content, you must switch to HTML edit mode to use HTML, shortcodes or our Extras pages.

Enter your page edit area by clicking the relevant page title in your Customize design > Pages (pages) admin area.

Switch to HTML mode by clicking html in the edit toolbar.

Enter HTML Mode

and delete ALL existing content. In the above example, we delete the <p><br></p>:

Clear HTML Content

You are now ready to create page content in HTML mode.

Important Tip

Clicking the full screen icon (openfullscreen) in your Big Cartel content customisation area will allow you to view and work with your content more easily.

Enter Big Cartel Full Screen Mode

To exit full screen mode after you have finished editing, click the close full screen icon (closefullscreen).

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