Who can do it: All users
Which plans: Free, Starter, Business, Enterprise, Education
Which platforms: Browser, Desktop, Mobile
Formats and Focus modes let your team seamlessly switch between free-form brainstorming and structured Docs, Tables, Timelines, Diagrams and Slides. Start with a blank canvas or a structured Format, and use Focus mode to minimize distractions and stay in the flow. Set a Format as the default view to make sure everyone opening the board lands where you want them to.
You can find more information on each of the formats here:
Accessing formats
To add a new format to the canvas:
- Click the Tools, Media and Integrations (
) icon in the toolbar.
- Select the format you need: Doc, Table, Timeline, Diagram, or Slides.
- Click anywhere on the canvas to add the selected format.
Focus mode
All formats can be opened in focus mode (full screen) when you want to focus solely on the format you're working on and not other content on the board. To access focus mode:
- Click anywhere on the format you want to enter focus mode with.
- Click on the Focus mode icon in the context menu.
- To exit focus mode, click on the Go to canvas button at the top of the screen.
Set a format as default view
Any of the formats can be set as default view for the board – meaning everyone opening the board will see the Doc, Table, Timeline, Diagram or Slides first.
To set the format as the default view:
- Click anywhere on the format you want to enter focus mode with.
- Click the More (
) icon.
- Select Set as default view.
Share a link to focus mode
If you'd like to keep the focus on the canvas, you can always share just a link to the focus mode of your format:
- Click anywhere on the format you want to enter focus mode with.
- Click the More (
- Select Copy focus mode link.
Create formats from Dashboard or Space
You can also create any format directly from your Dashboard, your Space overview, or the Spaces sidebar. This will automatically create the format as the default view—everyone joining you on the board will land in the focus mode of your format.
- Open your Dashboard or your Space overview.
- Click on the Create new menu.
- Select the format you want to create: Doc, Diagram, Timeline, Table, or Slides.
Create formats from Spaces sidebar
When you are working on a board you can create new formats from the Spaces sidebar. The new format will be created in the same Space.
- In the Board bar, select the Open sidebar hamburger menu.The Spaces sidebar will open.
- Click on the Create new icon.
- Select the format you want to create: Doc, Diagram, Timeline, Table, or Slides.