You can create an engaging layout by adding a Carousel section to your board to showcase information and ideas in a rotating carousel slider.
Here are a few ways to use the Carousel section:
- Present your company’s value proposition or key benefits to your target audiences (industry, account, solution)
- Showcase testimonials that are most relevant for your audience and link to the complete case study
Before you begin:
- Choose images to use in your Carousel section.
- The maximum file size for images is 25 MB.
- The following image file types are supported: png, jpg, jpeg, gif, svg, svg+xml, ico, x-icon, webp
- The recommended sizes for your Carousel images are:
Rectangle S = 96*40 pixels M =190*110 pixels L = 300*200 pixels
Circle/Square S = 40*40 pixels M =110*110 pixels L = 300*300 pixels
- See the Image Size Guidelines for more details on image sizing.
Designing a Carousel section
You can design the different elements of the Columns section to customize the section’s visual appearance and layout.
- Select the board on which you wish to add a Carousel section and open the Designer tab.
- Hover over the border between sections where you want to add the section and click Add Section. The Section Gallery opens and displays the section types.
- Select Feature from the section menu. Then, select the Carousel template.
- Click Add Section. The new Carousel section appears on your board for you to design.
- To design the Carousel section, choose one of the section editors.
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- Carousel section editor - design the overall look of the section.
- Background editor - edit background settings, including images and padding
- Text editor - edit the title and subtitle
- Carousel editor - design each column in the section
- Button editor - design the button style and settings
Using the carousel section editor
Using the carousel section editor, you can design the overall look of the section, such as the number of columns displayed in the carousel, as well as the icon shape and size. You can also hide some elements using the visibility icons.
- To open the carousel section editor, click the edit button on the carousel section toolbar.
- To hide the Title, Subtitle, and Button, disable the eye icon next to it.
- Set the Content alignment of the title, subtitle and button.
- Under Content, add or delete a column.
- Under Settings, configure the following settings of the columns area:
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- Set the alignment of text in the column.
- Select the number of columns per row.
- Set the size and shape of the icons.
- Choose a button style from the dropdown list.
6. Under Text, configure the following text settings for the columns:
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- Show or hide the title, subtitle, paragraph and background color.
- If you selected to show the text, choose a color for the piece of text.
- Choose a Background Color for the columns.
7. To add Animation, select the checkbox.
Designing the section background
You can design the background with a unique background color, image or video and update padding settings.
- To open the background editor, click the background edit button on the carousel section toolbar.
- To edit the background elements, see the article Using the Background Editor.
Editing the Carousel section title and subtitle
You can use the text editor to edit the text of the Carousel section title and subtitle.
- To open the text editor, hover over the text of the title or subtitle in the Carousel section and click the text edit button.
- To format the text elements, see the article Using the Text Editor.
Designing a column in the Carousel section
You can design each individual column in the carousel section by adding an image or icon, and adjusting image settings. You can also enter text for the title, subtitle, paragraph, and button on each column.
- To edit a column, hover over the column you wish to design and click the edit button.
- To choose an image or icon, open the Image Library. For more details, see the help article Designing Images.
- Enter text for the Title, Subtitle, Paragraph and Button. You can only enter text for these if you made them visible in the widget editor.
- To choose an action to be taken when clicking the button, click Actions. To configure the CTA button settings, read the article Designing buttons and forms.
Designing a call-to-action (CTA) button
You can design the CTA button displayed on the Carousel section, including the button style and the type of action taken when it is used.
- Hover over the CTA button and click the edit button.
- To style the button elements, see the article Designing buttons and forms.
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