Components components
Adobe Experience Manager (AEM) comes with a variety of out-of-the-box components that provide comprehensive functionality for website authors. They are available when editing a page and are grouped by main functional area (that is, component group) to aid filtering.
Components - Major Areas components-major-areas
The following pages provide fast links to some of the major areas of content management (links to further areas are given on the overview page above):
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Components used for creating standard page content are primarily contained in the groups General, Columns and Forms.
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The eCommerce functionality within AEM also includes a range of components, contained in the Commerce group. Actual use can depend on the commerce engine being used.
Using Design Mode to Configure Components using-design-mode-to-configure-components
In addition to the components that authors can access through the sidekick in a standard installation, various other components are also available. You can use Design mode to enable/disable these and edit parameters for specific components.