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title: "Managing text formats"
date: "2025-07-29T06:33:19+00:00"
summary: "Learn how to manage text formats on your site: create, configure, enable, disable, or clone formats for content authoring flexibility."
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Use the following steps to manage text formats:

1.  [Access your site](/node/69836#access-a-site).
    
2.  In the left sidebar, click **Configuration** \> **Content authoring** > **Text formats and editors**.
    
    ![acquia-source_manage-text-formats](https://acquia.widen.net/content/61a17530-249d-4679-8c83-aaebb8553c5e/web/5f3ba_acquia-source_manage-text-formats.jpg?w=720&itok=xHg1sah5)
    
3.  To create a text format:
    1.  Click **Add text format**.
    2.  In the **Name** field, enter a name for the text format.
    3.  In the **Role** filed, select the checkbox for the role who can use this text format.
    4.  Complete the configuration for the text format.
    5.  Click **Save configuration**.
4.  To edit a text format:
    1.  Click **Configure** in the dropdown corresponding to the text format.
    2.  Make the required changes.
    3.  Click **Save configuration**.
5.  To disable a text format:
    1.  Click **Disable** in the dropdown corresponding to the text format.
    2.  In the confirmation dialog box, click **Disable**. 
        
6.  To enable a disabled text format:
    
    1.  Click **Enable** in the dropdown corresponding to the text format.
    2.  In the confirmation dialog box, click **Enable**. 
        
7.  To clone a text format:
    
    1.  Click **Clone** in the dropdown corresponding to the text format.
        
    2.  In the **New Label** field, enter a name for the text format.
        
    3.  Click the **Configure** tab, make the required changes, and click **Save configuration**.
        
    4.  Switch back to the **Clone** tab and click **Clone**.