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title: "Content authoring tools"
date: "2024-02-14T06:18:38+00:00"
summary: "Discover content authoring tools for Drupal: layout canvas, visual page builder, and Starter Kit components. Create engaging pages easily."
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Rebranding notice!

Acquia announces rebranding of its “Acquia CMS” offering, which includes a collection of Drupal modules. “Acquia CMS” is now referred to as “Drupal Starter Kits”.

The following are the methods to do content authoring:

*   [Using the layout canvas within the admin interface](#administrative-interface)
*   [Using the visual page builder](#visual-page-builder)
*   [Using the components included with Drupal Starter Kits](#components-included-with-cms)

Using the layout canvas within the admin interface
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The [layout canvas](/drupal-starter-kits/add-ons/site-studio/using-layout-canvas-editing-content "Using the layout canvas for editing content") of Site Studio provides a drag-and-drop content authoring tool to arrange components when creating the page content.

When using the layout canvas within the admin interface, you see an abstract view of the components on your page. You can use this view to manage complex page layouts when you want to understand how the page is structured.

For detailed information, see [Creating content with components](/drupal-starter-kits/add-ons/site-studio/creating-content-components "Creating content with components").

![Layout canvas](https://acquia.widen.net/content/y6w8ieruhd/jpeg/cms_layout-canvas.jpeg?position=c&color=ffffffff&quality=80&u=r1vkzh)

Using the visual page builder
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The visual page builder is accessed directly on the website for a visual _what you see is what you get_ experience.

When using the visual page builder directly on your website, you see exactly what you are editing. This view is useful to see how your changes affect the layout as you make them.

For detailed information, see [Using the visual page builder for building pages and editing content](/drupal-starter-kits/add-ons/site-studio/using-visual-page-builder-building-pages-and-editing-content "Using the visual page builder for building pages and editing content").

![Visual page builder](https://acquia.widen.net/content/zip9cfply7/jpeg/cms_visual-page-builder.jpeg?position=c&color=ffffffff&quality=80&u=r1vkzh)

Using the components included with Drupal Starter Kits
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The specific components available for content authoring are determined by the Site Studio implementation. A UIKit is included with Drupal Starter Kits. This UIKit provides a range of components for creating the layout and adding text and media.