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[Help Center](/hc)/[Documentation](/hc/documentation) /[Learn DXPR Builder](/hc/documentation/learn-dxpr-builder) /[Start here](/hc/documentation/learn-dxpr-builder/start-here) /[Install and update](/hc/documentation/learn-dxpr-builder/start-here/install) # Use DXPR Builder on your content types.

Add the builder field to content types you already have

 Learn DXPR BuilderStart hereInstall and update

   ## In this guide

 Related guides

- [Your first page](/hc/documentation/learn-dxpr-builder/getting-started/first-page)
- [User profiles](/hc/documentation/learn-dxpr-builder/admin/user-profiles-admin)

Turn content types you already have into pages you build visually. You switch the display of a long text field, such as **Body**, to the **DXPR Builder** formatter. After that, every item of that type shows the builder to your editors. Use this page on an existing site; a new [DXPR CMS](/hc/documentation/learn-dxpr-builder/getting-started/installing-dxpr-cms) site has its content types set up already.

The video switches the Body field of a content type to DXPR Builder.

  ## Before you start

- DXPR Builder is installed with your product key ([Install DXPR Builder](/hc/documentation/learn-dxpr-builder/getting-started/installation)).
- You can manage content types, for example as an administrator.

## Use DXPR Builder on a content type

These steps use a long text field the content type already has, such as the default **Body** field. If it has none, [add a DXPR Builder field](#add-a-dxpr-builder-field) first.

1. Go to **Structure** > **Content types**.
2. Open the menu beside your content type and click **Manage display**.
3. If an overview of view modes opens, click **Manage** for **Default**.
4. Change the **Format** of your text field from Default to **DXPR Builder**.
5. Click **Save**.
6. Create content of that type and type a **Title**.
7. Click **Save**.
8. Hover over the content area. The DXPR Builder toolbar appears.

## Add a DXPR Builder field

Add a field when the content type has no long text field yet.

1. Go to **Structure** > **Content types** and click **Manage fields** for your content type.
2. Click **Create a new field**.
3. Choose **Formatted text**, then **Long text**. Older Drupal versions call it **Text (formatted, long)**.
4. Type a **Label**, such as "Event details", and click **Continue**.
5. Click **Save**.

Then set its **Format** to **DXPR Builder** with steps 2 to 5 above.

## Hide the field on the edit form

The content types that ship with DXPR Builder hide their builder field on the edit form, so editors change it only in the builder. To do the same on your type:

1. Open **Manage form display** for your content type.
2. Drag the builder field into the **Disabled** section.
3. Click **Save**.

## What you see

Content of the type opens with the builder where the field was. A new item shows an empty builder with **Add Elements**. Editors without the **Edit with DXPR Builder** permission and visitors see the rendered page, without controls.

A content type can have more than one builder field. Each field gets its own builder on the page, one per editable area.

The formatter works on **Short text**, **Long text** and **Long text with summary** fields of any entity type. That includes custom block types; `dxpr_builder_block` adds a ready-made **Drag and Drop Block** type.

## Settings

| Setting | What it does | Default |
|---|---|---|
| **Editing Profile** (gear icon beside the formatter) | Picks the user profile that sets the elements, blocks, views and editor buttons for this field | **Default (Role-based Profile)**: each editor gets the profile of their role |

## If you don't see the builder

- **The Format list has no DXPR Builder option.** The field is not a formatted text field. Add a **Long text** field as described above and use that one.
- **Manage display shows a Manage layout button but no Format column.** The display uses Layout Builder. Click **Manage layout**, configure the field's block and set its **Formatter** to **DXPR Builder**.
- **Content shows the field as plain text.** The format was set on another view mode. Set it on **Default**, or on the view mode your pages use.
- **The controls do not appear for an editor.** The editor's role lacks the **Edit with DXPR Builder** permission. Grant it at **People** > **Permissions** (`/admin/people/permissions`).

## What's next?

- [Build your first page](/hc/documentation/learn-dxpr-builder/getting-started/first-page): add sections, rows and elements to the new content.
- [User profiles](/hc/documentation/learn-dxpr-builder/admin/user-profiles-admin): decide what each role sees in the builder.
- [The editing tools](/hc/documentation/learn-dxpr-builder/editing): every control in the builder.