How to use Stacks with Dropbox Dash

To create a Stack on dash.ai:

1. Log in to dash.ai.
2. Click the ① next to “Stacks” on the left side bar. 
   • If you don’t see it, expand the panel by clicking ② at the bottom of the left side bar or hover over ③(Stack) and click ①Create Stack.
3. Name your Stack.
4. Add a description, if you’d like.
5. Click ☑(Stack) above the name of your stack to add an emoji avatar or custom image if you’d like.
6. Click the large ☑(Stack) above the Stack name to add an emoji or upload an image.
7. Hover next to the Stack image until the ①Add Cover button appears.
8. Click  xAdd cover to select a background color for your Stack, and upload a cover image.
   • Note: You can also choose a custom background color by clicking x (add) while selecting your theme.   
9. Click x Add below the Stack title, then:
   • Click File or Folder to upload or search for files and folders, paste links, or drag and drop files.
   •  Click ②Link to paste links.
   • Click Section to add a new section to your Stack.

You can also add items from the “Items you can add” section which are suggestions based on your Stack name.

You can also quickly create a Stack from the top search results for any term you search on Dash. 

To create a Stack from your search results:

1. Log in to dash.ai.
2. Enter the term you’d like to use to create a Stack in the search bar.
3. Press enter on your keyboard.
4. Click ☑ Create Stack.
   • Note: You can use the search filters to refine what kinds of content are included in the Stack you’re creating.

Open your new Stack by clicking Open Stack in the search bar, or by clicking ☑ Stacks in the left sidebar. Customize your view by clicking View under the title of the Stack and selecting Grid or List from the dropdown.

To create a Stack on the Dash desktop app:

1. Open the Dash desktop app by pressing control-shift-e (Windows) or  command-shift-e (macOS). 
2. Click ☑ next to Stacks in the left sidebar.
3. Name your Stack and add a description, if you’d like.
4. Click the large ☑ (Stack) above the Stack name to add an emoji, or upload an image.
5. Hover next to the Stack image until the ① Add cover button appears.
6. Click Add cover to select a background color for your Stack, and upload a cover image.
   • Note: You canchoose a custom background color by clicking while selecting your theme.
7. Click   Add below the Stack title, then:
   • Click File or Folder to upload or search for files and folders, paste links, or drag and drop files.
   • Click ①Link to paste links.
   • Click Section to add a new section to your Stack.

You’ll see a pop up notifying you that a new Stack item has been added.

To create a Stack with the Dash browser extension:

1. Open a browser tab.
2. Click ① (Dropbox) to the right of your browser address bar.
   • If you don’t see ① (Dropbox), click 🗀 (extensions), then select ① Dropbox Dash.
3. Click (Add to Stack).
4. Click ☑ New Stack.
5. Name your Stack.
   • You can also add additional items to your new Stack by clicking 🗀 Click to add another item.
6. Click Create.
   

This will add the page you currently have open to the new Stack.

To quickly create a Stack from the contents of a folder:

1. Log in to dropbox.com.
2. Click on the folder from which you’d like to create a Stack.
3. Click the check box next to each file or the checkbox next to “Name” to select all.
4. Click ①Add to Stacks.
5. Select an existing Stack then click Add to Stack or Click Creaste new Stack.

Your new Stack will have the same name as the folder it was created from. You can add additional content by clicking ☑ Add below the title of your Stack.

To add a section to a Stack on dash.ai:

1. Log in to dash.ai.
2. Click ☑Stacks in the left sidebar.
3. Select the Stack you’d like to add a section to.
4. Click ☑ Add the below the title of the Stack.
5. Select Section from the dropdown.
6. Enter a name and a a summary for your section, if you’d like.
7. Add items into the section by dragging and dropping them from your Stack.

You can rename sections by clicking the section name or select ☑(Remove section) to delete. You can also rearrange items within the stack or section by dragging and dropping them into the order you’d like them.

Adding a folder to your stack will automatically create a new section with the same name as the added folder. 

To create a section with a folder:

1. Log in to dash.ai.
2. Click ①Stacks in the left sidebar.
3. Select the Stack you’d like to add your folder to.
4. Click ②Add the below the title of the Stack.
5. Select ③Link from the dropdown.
6. Paste the sharing link for the folder you’d like to add.

The new section will contain each item from the folder.

Sections can be viewed as a grid or as a list. To change this view:

1. Log in to dash.ai.
2. Click ①Stacks in the left sidebar.
3. Select the Stack with the section you’d like to change.
4. Hover over the section you’d like to change.
5. Click the grid or list icon, depending on your current view.
6. Select Grid or List from the dropdown.

To add a section to a Stack on the Dash desktop app:

1. Open the Dash desktop app by pressing control-shift-e (Windows) or command-shift-e (macOS).
2. Click Stacks in the left sidebar.
3. Select the Stack you’d like to add a section to.
4. Click Add the below the title of the Stack.
5. Select Section from the dropdown.
6. Enter a name and a summary for your section, if you’d like.
7. Add items into the section by dragging and dropping them from your Stack. You can also click ①(Add item to section) to search for items or paste a link.

You can rename sections by clicking the section name or select ☑(Remove section) to delete.

To add an item to a section using the Dash browser extension:

1. Visit the page you’d like to add to a Stack on your web browser.
2. Click (Dropbox) to the right of your browser address bar.
   • If you don’t see (Dropbox), click (extensions), then click Dropbox Dash.
3. Click ☑ Add to Stack in the top left corner.
4. Click ☑ Add to section next to the Stack you’d like to add the item to.
5. Select the section you’d like to add the item to.
    

The item will now be in the section you’ve selected.
 

To add a new item directly to a section on dash.ai:

1. Log in to dash.ai.
2. Click ☑ Stacks in the left sidebar.
3. Select the Stack you’d like to add an item to.
4. Scroll to the section you’d like to add an item to.
5. Click Add item to section.
6. Search for a file or paste a link in the search bar.

The item will now be added to that section of your chosen Stack.

To add a new item directly to a section on the Dash desktop app:

1. Open the Dash desktop app by pressing control-shift-e (Windows) or command-shift-e (macOS).
2. Click 🗀 Stacks in the left sidebar.
3. Select the Stack you’d like to add an item to.
4. Scroll to the section you’d like to add an item to.
5. Click Add item to section.
6. Search for a file or paste a link in the search bar.

The item will now be added to that section of your chosen Stack.