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title: Adding product descriptions in your store
description: Product descriptions are usually used to add information about a product, emphasize its advantages, list its characteristics, or highlight products features.
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# Adding product descriptions in your store

## Product descriptions are usually used to add information about a product, emphasize its advantages, list its characteristics, or highlight products features.

 You may also use videos, images, and animated elements that help promote your product.

To simplify formatting, we provide a text editor for the **Description** field. You can make paragraphs, add images, and change the text (color, size, and font). 

1. [Main features of Text Editor](https://learn.fcrmedia.ie/knowledge/adding-product-descriptions-in-your-store#MainfeaturesofTextEditor)
2. [Editing the description in HTML mode](https://learn.fcrmedia.ie/knowledge/adding-product-descriptions-in-your-store#HowtoeditdescriptioninHTMLmode)

### Main features of Text Editor

#### Full Screen mode

For more space when working with a description, use full screen mode by clicking the Full Screen icon in the right upper corner of the editor.

![](https://learn.fcrmedia.ie/hubfs/Knowledge%20Base%20Import/help.shopsettings.comhcarticle_attachments360009420794descr_editor__1_.png)

#### Add images

Upload images from your computer and they will display in your storefront.

#### Add videos

Similar to Facebook, our text editor can identify a link and display a thumbnail.

### Editing the description in the HTML mode

For advanced users who want to edit description source code, our text editor has HTML mode. Click **\<\>** in the top right corner of the **Description** text area to edit using HTML:

![](https://learn.fcrmedia.ie/hubfs/Knowledge%20Base%20Import/help.shopsettings.comhcarticle_attachments360009469533html_mode__1_.png)

Remember to click **Save** after making changes.

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