How to use Stacks with Dropbox Dash

To create a Stack on dash.ai:

1. Log in to dash.ai.
2. Click Create Stack in the left sidebar.
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 x Add 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.   
7. Click x Add below the title of the Stack to add files, links, or a new section to your Stack.

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.

You can open your new Stack by clicking Open Stack in the search bar, or by clicking ☑ Stacks in the left sidebar. You can view your Stack as a list or a grid, and change 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 ☑ Create Stack in the left sidebar.
3. Name your Stack and add a description, if you’d like.
4. Click ☑ (Stack) above the name of your Stack to add an emoji avatar, or custom image if you’d like.
5. 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.
6. Click   Add below the title of the Stack to add files, links, or 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. Hover over the folder from which you’d like to create a Stack.
3. Click Share.
4. Select ☑ Share with Stacks.
5. 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 for your section and click ☑ (checkmark).
   • You can also enter 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 remove or rename sections by clicking ☑ (more options) next to the section, then selecting ☑ Remove section or ☑ Rename section. 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  Stacks in the left sidebar.
3. Select the Stack you’d like to add your folder to.
4. Click  Add the below the title of the Stack.
5. Select  Link 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 ☑ Stacks 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 for your section and click (checkmark).
   • You can also enter 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 remove or rename sections by clicking ☑ (more options) next to the section, then selecting ☑ Remove section or ☑ Rename section.

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.

To add people to a Stack on dash.ai:

1. Log in to dash.ai.
2. Click ① Stacks in the left sidebar.
3. Select the Stack you’d like to share.
4. Click ☑ Share.
5. Click ☑ (search) and enter the person’s name or email address in the search bar.
   • Note: You can copy and paste a list of email addresses into the search bar to share a Stack with multiple people at once.
6. Add a note, if desired.
7. Click Share.

You can also click Copy link before entering a name or email address, to copy and paste a link to the Stack wherever you wish.

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

1. Open the Dash desktop app by pressing control-e (Windows) or command-e (macOS).
2. Click ☑ Stacks in the left sidebar.
3. Select the Stack you’d like to share
4. Click ✗ Share.
5. Click ☑ (search) and enter the person’s name or email address.
   • Note: You can copy and paste a list of email addresses into the search bar to share a Stack with multiple people at once.
6. Add a note, if desired.
7. Click Share.

To add people to a Stack on dropbox.com:

1. Log in to dropbox.com.
2. Click ☑ Stacks in the left sidebar.
3. Select the Stack you’d like to add people to.
4. Click Share in the upper-right.
5. Enter the email addresses of the team members you’d like to share the Stack with.
6. Click ☑ Share.

You can also click Copy link before entering a name or email address to copy and paste a link to the Stack wherever you wish.

To share a Stack on an Android device:

1. Open the Dash mobile app.
2. Tap Stacks at the bottom of your screen.
3. Tap the Stack you’d like to share.
4. Tap (more options) in the top right corner of your screen .
5. Select Share.

From here you can copy a link to the Stack by tapping (copy) next to the link, or select the app you’d like to use to share the link directly.

To share a Stack on an iOS device:

1. Open the Dash mobile app.
2. Tap Stacks at the bottom of your screen.
3. Tap the Stack you’d like to share.
4. Tap Share below the title of the stack.

From here you can select the app you’d like to use to share a link directly, a contact you’d like to send the Stack to, or copy a link to the Stack by tapping Copy.