# RapidWeaver Elements

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## [BUG: Link field in SVG changes to "missing page"](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/bug-link-field-in-svg-changes-to-missing-page/50230)

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**Author:** [@scobai1](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/scobai1)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 26, 2025, 4:54pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/bug-link-field-in-svg-changes-to-missing-page/50230 "2025-08-26T16:54:28Z")

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To reproduce error: Version 1.1.2 Add SVG component to page. Add link to SVG component that points to a PDF in Resources Preview page, link works. Go back, click SVG Link and in the link pop setting screen the source …

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## [How is Elements different to Classic?](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/how-is-elements-different-to-classic/47463)

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**Author:** [@Nigell1](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/Nigell1)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [August 26, 2025, 3:48pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/how-is-elements-different-to-classic/47463 "2025-08-26T15:48:31Z")

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Hi, I’ve read everything and watched the videos but I still don’t understand why Elements is better than Classic. What does it give me that Classic doesn’t? Do the sites look better, are they easier to make and so on. C…

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## [Church Template](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/church-template/50185)

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**Author:** [@JudsonDigital](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/JudsonDigital)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [August 26, 2025, 2:59pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/church-template/50185 "2025-08-26T14:59:37Z")

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It would be great to see a church website template similar to this one below on the marketplace for Elements. Example Website

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## [Help recreating Classic site - Content Switching](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/help-recreating-classic-site-content-switching/49917)

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**Author:** [@robbo67](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/robbo67)\
**Replies:** 43\
**Last updated:** [August 26, 2025, 12:00pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/help-recreating-classic-site-content-switching/49917 "2025-08-26T12:00:17Z")

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Hi - I have been maintaining our company website on Rapidweaver Classic with Stacks for a few years now and am exploring moving over to Elements. I have had a look through a lot of helpful content but cannot see anything…

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## [Form and email](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/form-and-email/50118)

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**Author:** [@herb](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/herb)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [August 26, 2025, 11:38am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/form-and-email/50118 "2025-08-26T11:38:50Z")

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after I load form I see on the right side is shows email but i add the info the email leaves so now I can’t setup email

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## [Elements and IONOS (formally 1and1)](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/elements-and-ionos-formally-1and1/50192)

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**Author:** [@bobsimoneau](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/bobsimoneau)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [August 26, 2025, 11:15am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/elements-and-ionos-formally-1and1/50192 "2025-08-26T11:15:58Z")

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Over the past dozens years or so I have been using Classic and Foundry 2. When I first opened my account with IONOS I purchased a domain and also was assigned a system domain which was just a radom name. Over the years I…

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## [Can the CMS be setup with Remote Folders?](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/can-the-cms-be-setup-with-remote-folders/50160)

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**Author:** [@handshaper](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/handshaper)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [August 26, 2025, 9:27am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/can-the-cms-be-setup-with-remote-folders/50160 "2025-08-26T09:27:28Z")

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@ben I’m curious if the CMS can be set up to point to a remote folder when using a Collection? I have a situation where I have two sites sharing the same MD files, and it would be handy if I could place them in one loca…

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## [Resource folder Triangle with!](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/resource-folder-triangle-with/50206)

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**Author:** [@bobsimoneau](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/bobsimoneau)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [August 26, 2025, 8:30am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/resource-folder-triangle-with/50206 "2025-08-26T08:30:42Z")

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Why do most of my mp4 files in the resource folder have triangles and an exclamation mark inside. The video component can play videos not on youtube, Right?

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## [Displaying tabular data in Elements](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/displaying-tabular-data-in-elements/50211)

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**Author:** [@MottNZ](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/MottNZ)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [August 26, 2025, 7:10am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/displaying-tabular-data-in-elements/50211 "2025-08-26T07:10:46Z")

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I need to display tabular data on a page in Elements. Previously I used Foundry tables stack in Rapidweaver and it was very easy. How do I do this in Elements. I have messed about with a combination of grid, container…

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## [Gallery section image sort](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/gallery-section-image-sort/49702)

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**Author:** [@Robk1](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/Robk1)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [August 25, 2025, 7:46pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/gallery-section-image-sort/49702 "2025-08-25T19:46:17Z")

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I have been a Rapidweaver user for many years and am working on switching my site to Elements. I have a family website where I keep photo albums updated with photos spreading over many years, basically a photo journal of…

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## [hCapture didnt generate one of the keys](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/hcapture-didnt-generate-one-of-the-keys/50072)

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**Author:** [@Godber](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/Godber)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 22, 2025, 12:31pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/hcapture-didnt-generate-one-of-the-keys/50072 "2025-08-22T12:31:40Z")

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been trying out this hCapture thing set the site up and it generated the site key but not the secret key…ive searched his an low…my form goes through the capture bit then fails to send Think ive got the secret key not w…

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## [Bug? On Mobile enters Title Over SVG](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/bug-on-mobile-enters-title-over-svg/50157)

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**Author:** [@MichaelDroste](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/MichaelDroste)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [August 25, 2025, 12:34pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/bug-on-mobile-enters-title-over-svg/50157 "2025-08-25T12:34:45Z")

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Bug? On Mobile enters Title Over SVG

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## [Triggering a Modal from a Link?](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/triggering-a-modal-from-a-link/48453)

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**Author:** [@handshaper](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/handshaper)\
**Replies:** 16\
**Last updated:** [August 25, 2025, 11:55am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/triggering-a-modal-from-a-link/48453 "2025-08-25T11:55:52Z")

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Is it possible in Elements to trigger a modal from a LINK? If so how is this accomplished?

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## [New Elements User Questions](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/new-elements-user-questions/50146)

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**Author:** [@Mok3r88](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/Mok3r88)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [August 25, 2025, 9:14am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/new-elements-user-questions/50146 "2025-08-25T09:14:59Z")

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Thanks for your patience and guidance! The Manual is great but a “how to” section somewhere would be really great… in other words, a bit simpler approach for not-as-experienced users. For example regarding www.farragutco…

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## [Editing component](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/editing-component/50141)

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**Author:** [@plasticpom1](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/plasticpom1)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [August 25, 2025, 9:14am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/editing-component/50141 "2025-08-25T09:14:48Z")

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Hello, I am trying to copy Ben’s video (Use Tailwind UI in Elements. No Hacks, Just Custom Components!). When I insert the @text code it doesn’t duplicate the hard coded text but inserts lorem ipsum text. Anyone any ide…

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## [Elements layout flexibility!](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/elements-layout-flexibility/50126)

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**Author:** [@upssjw](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/upssjw)\
**Replies:** 13\
**Last updated:** [August 25, 2025, 5:41am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/elements-layout-flexibility/50126 "2025-08-25T05:41:57Z")

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Only Elements, layout of elements components, Main container set to Relative, rest set to Absolute, fairly easy

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## [Wasn't there a post about MEGA MENU?](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/wasnt-there-a-post-about-mega-menu/50158)

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**Author:** [@MichaelDroste](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/MichaelDroste)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [August 25, 2025, 2:14am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/wasnt-there-a-post-about-mega-menu/50158 "2025-08-25T02:14:12Z")

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Couldn’t find it… So Many Pages - scrolls off screen and visitor can’t get to the pages in desktop or mobile

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## [The CMS is giving me a headache!](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/the-cms-is-giving-me-a-headache/50120)

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**Author:** [@handshaper](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/handshaper)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [August 24, 2025, 11:27pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/the-cms-is-giving-me-a-headache/50120 "2025-08-24T23:27:12Z")

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@ben I have a blog that I set up on one of my sites (mairfoils.com) that works perfectly. I needed to duplicate this blog on a sister site, so I dutifully copied everything, including all the MD files and images, to the…

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## [Background colours by hex code](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/background-colours-by-hex-code/50149)

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**Author:** [@jwDave](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/jwDave)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [August 24, 2025, 8:32pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/background-colours-by-hex-code/50149 "2025-08-24T20:32:43Z")

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Is it possible yet to specify a background colour in Elements such as #f0f8f8 My client is very fussy about colours..

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## [Login security for Elements](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/login-security-for-elements/50153)

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**Author:** [@DWB](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/DWB)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [August 24, 2025, 8:25pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/login-security-for-elements/50153 "2025-08-24T20:25:21Z")

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I need to have a website password protected in order to view the site. I have been using PageSafe stack in classic which works perfectly. Is there an Elements equivalent?

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## [Select element value](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/select-element-value/50112)

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**Author:** [@wa3tek](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/wa3tek)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [August 24, 2025, 8:25pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/select-element-value/50112 "2025-08-24T20:25:17Z")

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I am using the new SELECT element. How do I enable the “Value” field to link to another page in the website when a “Label” is selected?

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## [Custom color hex value changes](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/custom-color-hex-value-changes/50134)

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**Author:** [@scobai1](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/scobai1)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [August 24, 2025, 5:16pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/custom-color-hex-value-changes/50134 "2025-08-24T17:16:24Z")

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@Dan - In the theme colors panel when you select a color and enter a hex color value a different number is sometimes displayed. For example, select a color in the theme color palette screen enter hex value #2d1f21 in the…

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## [HTML File changes automaticaly](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/html-file-changes-automaticaly/50143)

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**Author:** [@Gelbseidenraupe](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/Gelbseidenraupe)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 24, 2025, 3:03pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/html-file-changes-automaticaly/50143 "2025-08-24T15:03:54Z")

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One thing is really strange and I don’t understand where the error lies! I have a folder called ‘Shop’ in the menu with two pages, namely ‘Nutritional Supplements’ and ‘Applications’. Both are linked to my Ecwid shop vi…

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## [Accordion Component: Order of Title and Content](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/accordion-component-order-of-title-and-content/49822)

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**Author:** [@Pegasus](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/Pegasus)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [August 24, 2025, 2:15pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/accordion-component-order-of-title-and-content/49822 "2025-08-24T14:15:40Z")

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@dan Is this new, or is there a little bug here … Wouldn’t it make more sense for the Accordion component to have the “title” section first, followed by the “content” section?

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## [Ticker Code - I'm Using under Audio Demo](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/ticker-code-im-using-under-audio-demo/50133)

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**Author:** [@MichaelDroste](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/MichaelDroste)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [August 24, 2025, 2:14pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/ticker-code-im-using-under-audio-demo/50133 "2025-08-24T14:14:01Z")

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\<center\> \<div class="ticker-wrap"\> \<div class="ticker"\> \<span\>🎺 New Hit Single out now: Change is te Only Constant — Listen on Apple, Spotify, YouTube, Amazon 🎶\</span\> \</div\> \</div\> \<style\> .ticker-wrap { widt…

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## [Image Lightbox Solar - nothing](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/image-lightbox-solar-nothing/50130)

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**Author:** [@PLM](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/PLM)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [August 24, 2025, 2:08pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/image-lightbox-solar-nothing/50130 "2025-08-24T14:08:15Z")

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Nothing happens when I apply Lightbox to a photo in the Solar theme. What’s wrong?

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## [Preview Does not](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/preview-does-not/47814)

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**Author:** [@gudnuz](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/gudnuz)\
**Replies:** 15\
**Last updated:** [August 24, 2025, 1:58pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/preview-does-not/47814 "2025-08-24T13:58:44Z")

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I think I broke preview. I am not sure what I did differently. Will not open in Safari or Chrome anymore. elementsapp://downloadDocument/VnZazBdOupd3

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## [Issue with exporting & YouTube thumbnail](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/issue-with-exporting-youtube-thumbnail/50136)

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**Author:** [@izzy](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/izzy)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 24, 2025, 12:36pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/issue-with-exporting-youtube-thumbnail/50136 "2025-08-24T12:36:24Z")

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I’m having trouble exporting my project. The main issue is that the YouTube video thumbnail won’t show up. I’ve also tried setting a custom thumbnail image, but the same problem occurs. When exporting, I get an error me…

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## [Google.com/calendar](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/google-com-calendar/50034)

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**Author:** [@herb](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/herb)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [August 23, 2025, 6:08pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/google-com-calendar/50034 "2025-08-23T18:08:20Z")

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how to in add google calendar in elements

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## [Typographie in HTML](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/typographie-in-html/50107)

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**Author:** [@Gelbseidenraupe](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/Gelbseidenraupe)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [August 23, 2025, 5:57pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/typographie-in-html/50107 "2025-08-23T17:57:47Z")

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Is it possible that the font and font colour are not being transferred to an HTML block? I have my own colour scheme, but it doesn’t seem to be working here. See also Innovation PRAXIS - Shop . Unfortunately, this bea…

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