Organize your FigJam board with sections

Organize your board with labeled sections to group related objects or guide workshop participants through activities. Sections let you:

• Cluster objects together without having to group them
• Contain objects that can be moved together around the board
• Hide sections of the board that can be revealed when needed
• Link collaborators to a specific section of the board

Create a section

There are two ways to create a section on your board.

Toolbar

1. Click in the bottom toolbar or use the keyboard shortcut ⇧ Shift S.
2. Click the location of the board where you’d like the section to go to create a square section, or click and drag to create a custom sized section.

You can also click and drag a section over the objects you want to add to it.

From selection

1. Click and drag objects on the board you’d like to add to a section.
2. Right-click the selection.
3. Click Create section from the menu.

Learn more about selecting objects in FigJam →

Add template to section

Speed up your workflow and save time setting up a FigJam board with section templates for brainstorms, meetings, diagramming, and more.

To use section templates:

1. Create a section.
2. Click Templates next to the section title.
3. Select a template from the list.

Learn more about using templates in FigJam →

Add objects to section

There are a few ways to add objects to a section:

• Move a section over an object
• Resize a section over an object
• Select and move an object into a section using your mouse or keyboard arrows

Lock a section

Lock sections to prevent them and their contents from being moved or edited.

1. Create or select a section.
2. Click in the section's menu.
3. Select whether you want to:
   • Lock all to prevent the section and its contents from being moved or edited
   • Lock background only to prevent the section from being moved or deleted while its content is still editable

Edit section title

To edit a section title:

1. Create or select a section on the board.
2. Click from the section’s toolbar.
3. Enter a new name and press Return / Enter.

You can also double-click the section’s name to edit.

Remove title

1. Double-click title or press .
2. Delete text.
3. Press Return / Enter.

To add add a title back, press in the section's toolbar.

Hide section

Hiding sections comes in handy when you want to hide content without deleting it, or to expose content when needed during a presentation or group exercise.

Press to hide a section and to show it again.

Delete a section

To delete a section and its contents:

1. Select the section.
2. Press Delete/Backspace.

To delete a section without deleting its contents:

1. Select the section.
2. Press CommandDelete/ControlBackspace.

Set section as thumbnail

Use a section as the thumbnail image for the file or a custom template.

1. Select a section.
2. Click Set as thumbnail.