# Editing themes

The **theme editor** organizes all the elements of your online store in one place so you can easily design every page with theme templates, sections, and settings.

From your Shopify admin, go to **Online store** and **Customize** on the theme you want to edit.

 

## Theme editor toolbar

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<table data-header-hidden><thead><tr><th width="208"></th><th></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>Edit buttons</strong></td><td>Use the buttons in the top-right to <strong>undo</strong> or <strong>redo</strong> changes, <strong>save</strong>, and <strong>publish</strong> your theme.</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Inspector</strong></td><td>Enable the Inspector to select, add, and edit sections within the editor preview.</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Preview size</strong></td><td>Change the size of the preview within your theme editor. You can choose <strong>desktop</strong>, <strong>mobile</strong>, or <strong>fullscreen</strong> dimensions.</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Live preview</strong></td><td><p>Click more (<strong>…</strong>) to create a live site preview. </p><p></p><p>The preview will open in a new window, and you can click <strong>Share preview</strong> to copy the preview link, which you can send to our Support when <a href="../../support/shopify-vs-theme-issues#troubleshooting">troubleshooting issues</a>.</p></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Publish</strong></td><td>Make your changes live on your online store.</td></tr></tbody></table>

## Theme settings, templates, and sections

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<table data-view="cards"><thead><tr><th></th><th></th><th data-hidden></th><th data-hidden data-type="content-ref"></th><th data-hidden data-card-cover data-type="files"></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><mark style="color:blue;"><strong>Edit theme settings</strong></mark></td><td>Customize your online store’s site-wide styles and options.</td><td></td><td><a href="../theme-styles/theme-settings">theme-settings</a></td><td><a href="https://475958657-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2Fyt3Wwaqhge0XvrXmVj7D%2Fuploads%2Fj2YVMifBjVK2oXr97Y5o%2Ftheme-setting-product.jpg?alt=media&#x26;token=f67866e9-1590-4ed6-985c-5c0f9dafe45a">theme-setting-product.jpg</a></td></tr><tr><td><mark style="color:blue;"><strong>Use page templates</strong></mark></td><td>Edit default page templates or create new page templates.</td><td></td><td><a href="editing-themes/using-templates">using-templates</a></td><td><a href="https://475958657-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2Fyt3Wwaqhge0XvrXmVj7D%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-ebbc82a5864d80609e730a10ae60df41e605f7fc%2Ftemplate-unpublished-create.png?alt=media">template-unpublished-create.png</a></td></tr><tr><td><mark style="color:blue;"><strong>Add sections and blocks</strong></mark></td><td>Customize templates by adding sections and blocks in the side panel.</td><td></td><td><a href="editing-themes/adding-sections">adding-sections</a></td><td><a href="https://content.gitbook.com/content/yt3Wwaqhge0XvrXmVj7D/blobs/HPxUJZ8na1zOy9usD9FX/shopify-content-drag-handles.png">shopify-content-drag-handles.png</a></td></tr></tbody></table>

<table data-view="cards"><thead><tr><th></th><th></th><th data-hidden></th><th data-hidden data-type="content-ref"></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><mark style="color:blue;"><strong>Edit default theme content</strong></mark></td><td>Edit your general theme content.</td><td></td><td><a href="adapting-your-theme/edit-default-theme-content">edit-default-theme-content</a></td></tr><tr><td><mark style="color:blue;"><strong>Sell in multiple languages</strong></mark></td><td>Translate your store and theme.</td><td></td><td><a href="adapting-your-theme/multiple-languages">multiple-languages</a></td></tr><tr><td><mark style="color:blue;"><strong>Show unique content for different markets</strong></mark></td><td>Use Shopify's Contexts to display content based on your customer's location.</td><td></td><td><a href="adapting-your-theme/unique-content-for-markets">unique-content-for-markets</a></td></tr></tbody></table>