[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"$fArcDU3FsxoNEQAsb89586ljZv3VIvnkF4s5PA0EKBls":3,"related-articles-4hhcm0aujp-en":20},{"data":4},{"id":5,"title":6,"slug":7,"description":8,"body":9,"category_id":10,"published":11,"created_at":12,"updated_at":13,"language":14,"relative_url":15,"author":16},"4hhcm0aujp","Sections","sections","Organize posts into sections on your Padlet board. Enable, create, rename, move, and manage sections by format.","\u003Cp>Want to organize a messy Padlet board? Give your board some structure with Sections.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Ch3>How sections work\u003C\u002Fh3>\u003Cp>When you use Sections, you can group your posts to organize your board. For example, you can make a board with the Timeline format and add a section for each day of the week to create a weekly schedule.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cfigure>\u003Cimg src=\"https:\u002F\u002Ffiles.helpdocs.io\u002Fxxifo1al2f\u002Farticles\u002F4hhcm0aujp\u002F1674595633683\u002Fxnapper-2023-01-24-13-26-49.jpg\" style=\"max-height:75%;max-width:75%;display:block;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto\" data-hd-height=\"75%\" data-hd-width=\"75%\" data-hd-align=\"center\"\u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\u003Cp>If you want to take structured notes, you can make a Stream board with sections.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cfigure>\u003Cimg src=\"https:\u002F\u002Ffiles.helpdocs.io\u002Fxxifo1al2f\u002Farticles\u002F4hhcm0aujp\u002F1674595627185\u002Fxnapper-2023-01-24-13-26-31.jpg\" style=\"max-height:75%;max-width:75%;display:block;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto\" data-hd-height=\"75%\" data-hd-width=\"75%\" data-hd-align=\"center\"\u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\u003Cp>If you want to be \u003Cem>really\u003C\u002Fem> organized, you can make a board using the Columns format. This format will always have sections enabled! In the Columns format you can create unlimited columns with your posts underneath like a shelf.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cfigure>\u003Cimg src=\"https:\u002F\u002Ffiles.helpdocs.io\u002Fxxifo1al2f\u002Farticles\u002F4hhcm0aujp\u002F1674595568526\u002Fxnapper-2023-01-24-13-25-40.jpg\" style=\"max-height:75%;max-width:75%;display:block;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto\" data-hd-height=\"75%\" data-hd-width=\"75%\" data-hd-align=\"center\"\u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\u003Ch3>Enable sections\u003C\u002Fh3>\u003Ch4>New boards\u003C\u002Fh4>\u003Cp>When creating a new board, choose a format from the menu to start.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cfigure>\u003Cimg src=\"https:\u002F\u002Ffiles.helpdocs.io\u002Fxxifo1al2f\u002Farticles\u002F4hhcm0aujp\u002F1771974801350\u002Fxnapper-2026-02-24-17-45-40.png\" style=\"max-height:75%;max-width:75%;display:block;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto\" data-hd-height=\"75%\" data-hd-width=\"75%\" data-hd-align=\"center\"\u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\u003Cp>Choosing the Columns format will automatically enable sections and no further steps are needed to turn these on. Sections are not available for Wall and Freeform. All other formats have the option to toggle sections on and off, as needed!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Ch4>Existing boards\u003C\u002Fh4>\u003Cp>To add or remove sections from an existing board, click the \u003Cstrong>Settings\u003C\u002Fstrong> \u003Cstrong>cog\u003C\u002Fstrong> \u003Cstrong>icon\u003C\u002Fstrong> (⚙️) in the action bar and go to the \u003Cstrong>Layout\u003C\u002Fstrong> section. Toggle \u003Cem>'Group\u003C\u002Fem> \u003Cem>posts\u003C\u002Fem> \u003Cem>by\u003C\u002Fem> \u003Cem>section'\u003C\u002Fem> \u003Cstrong>ON\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u002F\u003Cstrong>OFF\u003C\u002Fstrong> to add or remove sections on your board. If you add sections to an existing board, we will put all of the posts into one section by default.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cfigure>\u003Cimg src=\"https:\u002F\u002Ffiles.helpdocs.io\u002Fxxifo1al2f\u002Farticles\u002F4hhcm0aujp\u002F1742501496653\u002Fxnapper-2025-03-20-16-11-28.png\" style=\"max-height:75%;max-width:75%;display:block;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto\" data-hd-height=\"75%\" data-hd-width=\"75%\" data-hd-align=\"center\"\u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\u003Cdiv class=\"tip-callout\">Test sections by toggling them on and off without worry! Your posts will reappear in their original sections when turned back on.\u003C\u002Fdiv>\u003Ch3>Using sections\u003C\u002Fh3>\u003Cp>When you enable sections on a board that has never had them, we will only add one section, but you can add as many as you want. On desktop, each section has three components:\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cul>\u003Cli>A section title\u003C\u002Fli>\u003Cli>A (\u003Cstrong>+\u003C\u002Fstrong>) button\u003C\u002Fli>\u003Cli>An action menu -- indicated by the three-dot ellipsis button (\u003Cstrong>...\u003C\u002Fstrong>)\u003C\u002Fli>\u003C\u002Ful>\u003Cfigure>\u003Cimg src=\"https:\u002F\u002Ffiles.helpdocs.io\u002Fxxifo1al2f\u002Farticles\u002F4hhcm0aujp\u002F1699235068895\u002Fxnapper-2023-11-05-20-45-06.png\" style=\"max-height:75%;max-width:75%;display:block;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto\" data-hd-height=\"75%\" data-hd-width=\"75%\" data-hd-align=\"center\"\u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\u003Cdiv class=\"note-callout\">Depending on your screen or window size, you may only see the section title. If this is all you see, you can click on or touch it to open the action menu.\u003C\u002Fdiv>\u003Cp>Click the three-dot ellipsis button (\u003Cstrong>...\u003C\u002Fstrong>) on the right side of the section header to open the action menu and reveal all of the ways to interact with your section.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cfigure>\u003Cimg src=\"https:\u002F\u002Ffiles.helpdocs.io\u002Fxxifo1al2f\u002Farticles\u002F4hhcm0aujp\u002F1742573929742\u002Fxnapper-2025-03-21-12-18-30.png\" style=\"max-height:75%;max-width:75%;display:block;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto\" data-hd-height=\"75%\" data-hd-width=\"75%\" data-hd-align=\"center\"\u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\u003Cdiv class=\"warning-callout\">When you delete a section, you will delete all of the posts in the entire section. Deleted sections and all posts are unretrievable. Use caution when deleting sections!\u003C\u002Fdiv>\u003Ch4>Posting in sections\u003C\u002Fh4>\u003Ch5>Add a post\u003C\u002Fh5>\u003Cp>Outside of the section action menu, you can add a new post by clicking on the (\u003Cstrong>+\u003C\u002Fstrong>) button next to the section header. You can always use the (\u003Cstrong>+\u003C\u002Fstrong>) button in the bottom right corner of your board to add a new post, too.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cfigure>\u003Cimg src=\"https:\u002F\u002Ffiles.helpdocs.io\u002Fxxifo1al2f\u002Farticles\u002F4hhcm0aujp\u002F1674597371836\u002Fxnapper-2023-01-24-13-55-33.jpg\" style=\"max-height:75%;max-width:75%;display:block;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto\" data-hd-height=\"75%\" data-hd-width=\"75%\" data-hd-align=\"center\"\u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\u003Ch5>Add a section\u003C\u002Fh5>\u003Cp>Add a new section to your board in one of three ways:\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cul>\u003Cli>Click the \u003Cstrong>Add section\u003C\u002Fstrong> button at the bottom of the last section created\u003C\u002Fli>\u003Cli>Click the (\u003Cstrong>+\u003C\u002Fstrong>) button to add a new post and then click the name of one of the existing sections shown at the bottom of the post composer. A menu will pop up where you can click \u003Cstrong>New\u003C\u002Fstrong> and create a new section to publish your post to.\u003C\u002Fli>\u003Cli>Create a new section using the action menu (\u003Cstrong>...\u003C\u002Fstrong>) next to an existing section on your board\u003C\u002Fli>\u003C\u002Ful>\u003Cfigure>\u003Cimg src=\"https:\u002F\u002Ffiles.helpdocs.io\u002Fxxifo1al2f\u002Farticles\u002F4hhcm0aujp\u002F1742573171979\u002Fxnapper-2025-03-21-12-04-59.png\" style=\"max-height:75%;max-width:75%;display:block;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto\" data-hd-height=\"75%\" data-hd-width=\"75%\" data-hd-align=\"center\"\u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\u003Ch4>Rename a section\u003C\u002Fh4>\u003Cp>To quickly rename a section, you can double-click the existing name. Otherwise, you can use the action menu (\u003Cstrong>...\u003C\u002Fstrong>). Once you have renamed your section, click \u003Cstrong>Done\u003C\u002Fstrong> or click outside of the text box and it will save automatically.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cfigure>\u003Cimg src=\"https:\u002F\u002Ffiles.helpdocs.io\u002Fxxifo1al2f\u002Farticles\u002F4hhcm0aujp\u002F1674598198143\u002Fclean-shot-2023-01-24-at-14-08-25.gif\" style=\"max-height:75%;max-width:75%;display:block;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto\" data-hd-height=\"75%\" data-hd-width=\"75%\" data-hd-align=\"center\"\u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\u003Ch4>Move a section\u003C\u002Fh4>\u003Cp>If you want to rearrange your sections, just drag and drop them into the right order! Similarly, if you want to move a post into a different section, just drag and drop it into the correct section.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cfigure>\u003Cimg src=\"https:\u002F\u002Ffiles.helpdocs.io\u002Fxxifo1al2f\u002Farticles\u002F4hhcm0aujp\u002F1674599500738\u002Fclean-shot-2023-01-24-at-14-30-44.gif\" style=\"max-height:75%;max-width:75%;display:block;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto\" data-hd-height=\"75%\" data-hd-width=\"75%\" data-hd-align=\"center\"\u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\u003Cp>\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cdiv class=\"tip-callout\">If you prefer a \u003Cem>wider\u003C\u002Fem> post rather than a longer, more vertical post - you can set the post size to \u003Cstrong>Wide\u003C\u002Fstrong> by clicking the \u003Cstrong>Settings\u003C\u002Fstrong> \u003Cstrong>cog\u003C\u002Fstrong> \u003Cstrong>icon\u003C\u002Fstrong> (⚙️) on the right-hand side of the board > \u003Cstrong>Appearance\u003C\u002Fstrong> > \u003Cem>'Post\u003C\u002Fem> \u003Cem>size'\u003C\u002Fem> > select \u003Cstrong>Wide\u003C\u002Fstrong>.\u003C\u002Fdiv>\u003Ch3>Default sections and assigning sections\u003C\u002Fh3>\u003Cp>Boards with sections always have a default section. If you add a new post through the (\u003Cstrong>+\u003C\u002Fstrong>) button at the bottom of your board, it will be added to the last section you posted in. But if you haven’t posted yet, the post will be added to your default section.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>When you add a new post by clicking the (\u003Cstrong>+\u003C\u002Fstrong>) button in the bottom corner, you can see which section it will be posted in. Click the name to reassign the post to a different section. You can also use the (\u003Cstrong>+\u003C\u002Fstrong>) button in a section to add a post directly to it.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cfigure>\u003Cimg src=\"https:\u002F\u002Ffiles.helpdocs.io\u002Fxxifo1al2f\u002Farticles\u002F4hhcm0aujp\u002F1674599287656\u002Fclean-shot-2023-01-24-at-14-26-54.gif\" style=\"max-height:75%;max-width:75%;display:block;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto\" data-hd-height=\"75%\" data-hd-width=\"75%\" data-hd-align=\"center\"\u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\u003Cp>\u003C\u002Fp>","tb8lfa31h8",true,"2026-03-02T00:33:45.255572Z","2026-03-03T02:05:12.97345Z","en","\u002Fl\u002Fen\u002Farticle\u002F4hhcm0aujp-sections",{"name":17,"email":18,"profile_image":19},"Rana Wilds","musicmama@wallwisher.com","https:\u002F\u002Ffiles.helpdocs.io\u002Fxxifo1al2f\u002Fother\u002F1696432467941\u002Fimg-2298.jpeg",{"data":21},[22,28,34,40],{"id":23,"title":24,"description":25,"slug":26,"href":27},"00paz9nhzm","Remove a shared padlet","Remove unwanted shared padlets from your External folder by leaving them through your dashboard or the padlet itself.","how-do-i-remove-a-shared-padlet","\u002Fl\u002Fen\u002Farticle\u002F00paz9nhzm-how-do-i-remove-a-shared-padlet",{"id":29,"title":30,"description":31,"slug":32,"href":33},"0segolmqqp","How do I layer posts using the Freeform format?","Control post stacking order by bringing posts to front or sending them to back using the three-dot menu.","how-do-i-layer-posts-on-freeform","\u002Fl\u002Fen\u002Farticle\u002F0segolmqqp-how-do-i-layer-posts-on-freeform",{"id":35,"title":36,"description":37,"slug":38,"href":39},"0ue2hz5mfx","Freeze a padlet","Freeze padlets to stop all activity while keeping content accessible. Admins can toggle freeze on\u002Foff anytime.","freeze-padlet-boards","\u002Fl\u002Fen\u002Farticle\u002F0ue2hz5mfx-freeze-padlet-boards",{"id":41,"title":42,"description":43,"slug":44,"href":45},"21mfjn75un","Turn on Location Services for Padlet app on my computer","Enable location services for Padlet app on macOS (System Preferences > Security & Privacy) or Windows (Settings > Privacy > Location).","how-do-i-turn-on-location-services-on-my-computer","\u002Fl\u002Fen\u002Farticle\u002F21mfjn75un-how-do-i-turn-on-location-services-on-my-computer"]