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title: "Add a text section to a Choose‑Your‑Own‑Adventure playlist"
slug: "/help/playlists/cyoa-text-sections"
topic: "playlists"
last_updated: "2026-09-02T11:13:24.353Z"
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## **About This Feature**

In a **Choose‑Your‑Own‑Adventure (CYOA)** playlist, viewers land on a welcome screen and pick what to explore. **Text sections** let you add plain, on‑page copy to that welcome screen — an intro paragraph, a message from the account team, or a bit of context between galleries — without adding a demo, video, or other content item.

### **Snapshot 📸**

**Feature Status:** CYOA playlist layout
**Role Access:** Admin, Editor
**Location:** Playlist editor (CYOA layout) → **Add section** → **Text**

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## **When to use a text section**

- Introduce the playlist above the first content gallery.
- Break a long welcome page into visually separated groups.
- Address different audiences ("For technical evaluators…", "For business buyers…").
- Provide instructions or context before the viewer picks their path.

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## **Add a text section**

1. Open a CYOA playlist in the editor.
2. Click **+ Add section** where you want the text to appear.
3. Choose **Text** from the section menu.
4. Enter your copy in the description field. Titles are intentionally hidden on the welcome page — the section renders **description only** — so put everything you want the viewer to read into the description.
5. Save.

Drag the section handle to reorder text sections alongside the gallery sections above and below them.

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## **Where text sections render**

Text sections appear on the CYOA **welcome screen only**. They are **not** shown in the player's sidebar once the viewer picks an item — the sidebar lists selectable content items only. This keeps the sidebar as a navigation index while the welcome page carries the narrative.

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## **Editing and removing**

- Hover the section to reveal edit and delete controls.
- Editing works the same way in the CYOA editor as in any other section.
- Deleting a text section is instant — there is no confirmation, but it stays on the page until you save the playlist.

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## **FAQs**

**Do text sections appear inside a demo?**
No. They live on the CYOA welcome page. Once a viewer picks a demo, they see only the demo player and the CYOA sidebar.

**Can I style the text?**
Text sections support the same rich‑text formatting as other description fields — headings, bold, italics, links, and lists.

**Do text sections work in a standard (non‑CYOA) playlist?**
No — text sections are a CYOA‑only building block. Standard playlists use pages and content sections instead.