[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"$f4kJvtaLmTi7-Ed6FO23oPCd7UybV5md1W7NSvAb8ejw":3,"related-articles-9j9aadt8tn-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},"9j9aadt8tn","Get started with Padlet","how-do-i-get-started-with-padlet","Learn how to navigate Padlet's dashboard, create boards, customize settings, manage privacy, and share your content.","\u003Cp>Congratulations! You've signed up for Padlet -- one of the easiest ways to create and collaborate with others and share content.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>This article will serve as a brief guide to help you understand how to use Padlet.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Prefer a video? Watch this.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cdiv class=\"hd--html\">\u003Ciframe width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.youtube.com\u002Fembed\u002Fvideoseries?list=PL5hbXqucLc-DbBR9_1dG1BozvskAzSof8\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen=\"\">\u003C\u002Fiframe>\u003C\u002Fdiv>\u003Cdiv class=\"tip-callout\">Other quick ways to learn \u003Cem>\u003Cu>how to 'Padlet'\u003C\u002Fu>\u003C\u002Fem> can be found in the following places:\u003Cbr\u002F>\u003Cbr\u002F>*For educators and their colleagues - Take our \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fpadlet.link\u002FPD\" target=\"_blank\">Padlet 101 course here!\u003C\u002Fa>\u003Cbr\u002F>*Quick 'how-to' video snippets are available on the \u003Ca href=\"\u002Fl\u002Fen\u002Farticle\u002Fhtypr8xqdy-learn-dashboard\" target=\"_blank\">Learn dashboard\u003C\u002Fa>.\u003Cbr\u002F>*View our entire video library on our \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.youtube.com\u002Fpadlet\" target=\"_blank\">YouTube page\u003C\u002Fa>.\u003Cbr\u002F>*Visit our \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fpadlet.help\" target=\"_blank\">Knowledge Base\u003C\u002Fa> to search helpful articles.\u003C\u002Fdiv>\u003Ch3>Start from the dashboard\u003C\u002Fh3>\u003Cp>The dashboard is the first screen you will see after signing in. From here, you can access everything Padlet has to offer:\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Ch4>Folders\u003C\u002Fh4>\u003Cp>You can find padlets within various folders on your dashboard.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cul>\u003Cli>\u003Cstrong>Recents\u003C\u002Fstrong> - All padlets you've visited in the past 30 days.\u003C\u002Fli>\u003Cli>\u003Cstrong>Made by me\u003C\u002Fstrong> - All padlets you've created within your account.\u003C\u002Fli>\u003Cli>\u003Cstrong>External\u003C\u002Fstrong> - All padlets you've been invited\u002Fadded to as a collaborator.\u003C\u002Fli>\u003Cli>\u003Ca href=\"\u002Fl\u002Fen\u002Farticle\u002Fo81b0577h6-delete-a-padlet\" target=\"_blank\">\u003Cstrong>Trashed\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fa> - Where all deleted padlets will live for up to 30 days.\u003C\u002Fli>\u003Cli>\u003Ca href=\"\u002Fl\u002Fen\u002Farticle\u002Fbces4t4zdx-how-do-i-save-someone-s-padlet-on-my-dashboard\" target=\"_blank\">\u003Cstrong>Bookmarks\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fa> - Manage and organize the padlets you want to keep track of.\u003C\u002Fli>\u003C\u002Ful>\u003Cfigure>\u003Cimg src=\"https:\u002F\u002Ffiles.helpdocs.io\u002Fxxifo1al2f\u002Farticles\u002F9j9aadt8tn\u002F1749421499555\u002Fxnapper-2025-06-08-18-22-56.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>Header\u003C\u002Fh4>\u003Cp>At the top of your dashboard, locate the header to find different areas where you can learn, get inspiration and when you're ready -- get started!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cul>\u003Cli>\u003Ca href=\"\u002Fl\u002Fen\u002Farticle\u002F7izsx7s27o-gallery-templates\" target=\"_blank\">\u003Cstrong>Gallery\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fa> - Contains 200+ templates created for your use.\u003C\u002Fli>\u003Cli>\u003Ca href=\"\u002Fl\u002Fen\u002Farticle\u002Fhtypr8xqdy-learn-dashboard\" target=\"_blank\">\u003Cstrong>Learn\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fa> - Helpful videos that teach you how to use Padlet\u003C\u002Fli>\u003Cli>\u003Ca href=\"\u002Fl\u002Fen\u002Farticle\u002F9w6k10gmeb-join-a-padlet\" target=\"_blank\">\u003Cstrong>Join\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fa> - Click the \u003Cstrong>Join\u003C\u002Fstrong> button to search for a padlet with the URL.\u003C\u002Fli>\u003Cli>\u003Ca href=\"\u002Fl\u002Fen\u002Farticle\u002Ff5of9fy9lc-how-do-i-create-a-padlet\" target=\"_blank\">\u003Cstrong>+ Make\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fa> - Start your own Padlet creation!\u003C\u002Fli>\u003C\u002Ful>\u003Cfigure>\u003Cimg src=\"https:\u002F\u002Ffiles.helpdocs.io\u002Fxxifo1al2f\u002Farticles\u002F9j9aadt8tn\u002F1749421711317\u002Fxnapper-2025-06-08-18-28-33.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>Account menu\u003C\u002Fh4>\u003Cp>Your account menu is used to switch between multiple workspaces. Visit the account menu in the upper-left corner of your dashboard.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cfigure>\u003Cimg src=\"https:\u002F\u002Ffiles.helpdocs.io\u002Fxxifo1al2f\u002Farticles\u002F9j9aadt8tn\u002F1763941563509\u002Fxnapper-2025-11-23-18-49-18.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>Click on the \u003Cstrong>account menu\u003C\u002Fstrong> to display the different workspaces within the account. The workspace with the check mark is the one you are currently viewing. Navigate between the different workspaces by clicking on them within this menu.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cul>\u003Cli>\u003Cstrong>Switch accounts\u003C\u002Fstrong> - If you have a personal account and are part of a Team Gold account linked to the same email \u003Cem>(for example)\u003C\u002Fem>, switch between accounts in the user menu.\u003C\u002Fli>\u003C\u002Ful>\u003Ch4>User menu\u003C\u002Fh4>\u003Cp>For all admin duties and upkeep of your account, visit the user menu in the upper-right corner of your dashboard. Some of the options to choose from are listed below:\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cul>\u003Cli>\u003Ca href=\"\u002Fl\u002Fen\u002Farticle\u002F7l474pzflg-dashboard-settings\" target=\"_blank\">Settings\u003C\u002Fa> - Update your username, email, password and subscription.\u003C\u002Fli>\u003Cli>\u003Cstrong>My profile\u003C\u002Fstrong> - See your profile page that includes all of your public padlets.\u003C\u002Fli>\u003C\u002Ful>\u003Cdiv class=\"tip-callout\">To see your profile page the way others see it, open it within an incognito window.\u003C\u002Fdiv>\u003Cul>\u003Cli>\u003Cstrong>What's new\u003C\u002Fstrong> - View announcements about new releases.\u003C\u002Fli>\u003C\u002Ful>\u003Cfigure>\u003Cimg src=\"https:\u002F\u002Ffiles.helpdocs.io\u002Fxxifo1al2f\u002Farticles\u002F9j9aadt8tn\u002F1763941309680\u002Fxnapper-2025-11-23-18-44-27.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>Padlets\u003C\u002Fh4>\u003Cp>The thumbnails in the center of the screen are padlets. The \u003Cstrong>bold\u003C\u002Fstrong> font displays the padlet's title and the \u003Cspan style=\"background-color:#b3b3b3\" data-hd-highlight=\"#b3b3b3\">grey\u003C\u002Fspan> font shows the owner. As you create, like and contribute to padlets, they will appear here, organized by the folders on the left.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cfigure>\u003Cimg src=\"https:\u002F\u002Ffiles.helpdocs.io\u002Fxxifo1al2f\u002Farticles\u002F9j9aadt8tn\u002F1749422025351\u002Fxnapper-2025-06-08-18-33-47.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\">Return to the dashboard at any time by clicking the Padlet logo on the top left of your screen.\u003C\u002Fdiv>\u003Ch3>Create a padlet\u003C\u002Fh3>\u003Cp>If you're comfortable with the dashboard \u003Cem>(or just ready to get going)\u003C\u002Fem>, you can begin creating padlets by clicking the pink, \u003Cstrong>+ Make\u003C\u002Fstrong> button at the top or click \u003Cstrong>Make a padlet\u003C\u002Fstrong>.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Select one of the board or Sandbox options, choose one of our \u003Ca href=\"\u002Fl\u002Fen\u002Farticle\u002Fw9yl61m88g-magic-padlet\" target=\"_blank\">AI recipes\u003C\u002Fa> to compose a board with a bit of ✨ Magic ✨ or choose to work from a \u003Ca href=\"\u002Fl\u002Fen\u002Farticle\u002Fr42tvsf3dc-templates\" target=\"_blank\">Template\u003C\u002Fa>.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cfigure>\u003Cimg src=\"https:\u002F\u002Ffiles.helpdocs.io\u002Fxxifo1al2f\u002Farticles\u002F9j9aadt8tn\u002F1772557167932\u002Fxnapper-2026-03-03-11-59-17.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>Create a board from scratch\u003C\u002Fh4>\u003Cp>Selecting one of the board options takes you to a blank padlet with all of your formatting options.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>The format you choose will determine the structure of your board. The easiest way to learn about the formats is to play around with them! And don't stress, you can always \u003Ca href=\"\u002Fl\u002Fen\u002Ffun-things-you-can-do\u002Fchange-the-format-of-a-padlet\" target=\"_blank\">change the format\u003C\u002Fa> of your board at any time.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cfigure>\u003Cimg src=\"https:\u002F\u002Ffiles.helpdocs.io\u002Fxxifo1al2f\u002Farticles\u002F9j9aadt8tn\u002F1771972748843\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>\u003Cdiv class=\"tip-callout\">Learn more about \u003Ca href=\"\u002Fl\u002Fen\u002Farticle\u002Ff5of9fy9lc-how-do-i-create-a-padlet\" target=\"_blank\">how to create a board from scratch!\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fdiv>\u003Ch4>Design the padlet\u003C\u002Fh4>\u003Cp>Use the \u003Cstrong>Settings\u003C\u002Fstrong> \u003Cstrong>cog\u003C\u002Fstrong> \u003Cstrong>icon\u003C\u002Fstrong> (⚙️) at the top of the padlet to edit the title, wallpaper and other appearance settings. Adjust the post size, choose your preferred font and decide how the posts will be ordered within the same menu.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Use the (\u003Cstrong>+ Post\u003C\u002Fstrong>) button to add posts. Posts can accommodate almost any kind of file or link. This includes text, images, video, Spotify links, YouTube links, PDFs, other padlets and so much more!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>The possibilities are endless for the stories you tell and the beauty you create!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Ch4>Privacy and permissions \u003C\u002Fh4>\u003Cp>Control the privacy of a padlet in the Share menu.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Access the privacy options by selecting the \u003Cstrong>Share\u003C\u002Fstrong> button at the top of your padlet > go to the \u003Cstrong>Privacy options\u003C\u002Fstrong> section.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cdiv class=\"note-callout\">There are 4 standard options: \u003Cstrong>Require password\u003C\u002Fstrong>, \u003Cstrong>Require visitors to log in\u003C\u002Fstrong>, \u003Cstrong>Publish to profile\u003C\u002Fstrong> \u003Cstrong>and web\u003C\u002Fstrong> and \u003Cem>(if part of a group plan)\u003C\u002Fem>, \u003Cstrong>Show in Team\u002FClassroom\u002FSchool dashboard\u003C\u002Fstrong>. \u003Ca href=\"\u002Fl\u002Fen\u002Farticle\u002Fzwbvogdu7a-privacy-and-permission-settings\" target=\"_blank\">Learn more about those here.\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fdiv>\u003Cp>Click on the drop-down menu next to \u003Cem>'Visitors with a link\u003C\u002Fem>\u003Cem>'\u003C\u002Fem> to choose what others are allowed to do on the padlet. Choose between \u003Cstrong>Reader\u003C\u002Fstrong>, \u003Cstrong>Commenter\u003C\u002Fstrong>, \u003Cstrong>Writer\u003C\u002Fstrong> \u003Cem>[\u003C\u002Fem>\u003Cem>the default setting\u003C\u002Fem>\u003Cem>]\u003C\u002Fem>, \u003Cstrong>Moderator\u003C\u002Fstrong> or have \u003Cstrong>No access\u003C\u002Fstrong> to the padlet at all!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cfigure>\u003Cimg src=\"https:\u002F\u002Ffiles.helpdocs.io\u002Fxxifo1al2f\u002Farticles\u002F9j9aadt8tn\u002F1763942252302\u002Fxnapper-2025-11-23-19-00-42.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>Share your padlet\u003C\u002Fh4>\u003Cp>When you're ready to share your padlet outside of your inner circle, click the \u003Cstrong>Share\u003C\u002Fstrong> button on the top-right of your screen. This will open up the Share menu, shown below, which gives you a wide variety of sharing options.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cfigure>\u003Cimg src=\"https:\u002F\u002Ffiles.helpdocs.io\u002Fxxifo1al2f\u002Farticles\u002F9j9aadt8tn\u002F1749424447504\u002Fxnapper-2025-06-08-19-14-28.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>\u003Cp>The simplest way to share your padlet is to select \u003Cstrong>Copy link to board\u003C\u002Fstrong> and send that link directly. If \u003Cem>'Visitors with a link'\u003C\u002Fem> is set to \u003Cstrong>Writer\u003C\u002Fstrong> and everything else is toggled \u003Cstrong>OFF\u003C\u002Fstrong>, \u003Cem>[\u003C\u002Fem>\u003Cem>the default settings\u003C\u002Fem>\u003Cem>]\u003C\u002Fem>, anyone with the link will be able to view and post to your padlet.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Other options for sharing include distributing a QR code, exporting the padlet as a PDF file or sending the padlet out on social media. \u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cdiv class=\"tip-callout\">\u003Ca href=\"\u002Fl\u002Fen\u002Fget-started\u002Fhow-to-share-or-publish-a-padlet\" target=\"_blank\">Learn more here\u003C\u002Fa> about how to share your padlet.\u003C\u002Fdiv>\u003Cp>That's it! Now go make something magnificent!\u003C\u002Fp>","4kjzrqf7rf",true,"2026-03-03T17:13:22.431867Z","2026-03-04T02:02:59.541996Z","en","\u002Fl\u002Fen\u002Farticle\u002F9j9aadt8tn-how-do-i-get-started-with-padlet",{"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},"2becxvn3dw","Privacy policy","Understand what data Padlet collects, who it's shared with, and your data rights via the privacy policy.","what-is-padlet-s-privacy-policy","\u002Fl\u002Fen\u002Farticle\u002F2becxvn3dw-what-is-padlet-s-privacy-policy",{"id":29,"title":30,"description":31,"slug":32,"href":33},"5ukr72fqdp","Blocking spam links","Understand how Padlet checks outbound links for safety and warns you before visiting potentially dangerous sites.","spam-blocker","\u002Fl\u002Fen\u002Farticle\u002F5ukr72fqdp-spam-blocker",{"id":35,"title":36,"description":37,"slug":38,"href":39},"8js9ntkruy","GDPR compliance","Understand Padlet's GDPR compliance, EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework certification, and Standard Contractual Clauses for data transfer.","is-padlet-gdpr-compliant","\u002Fl\u002Fen\u002Farticle\u002F8js9ntkruy-is-padlet-gdpr-compliant",{"id":41,"title":42,"description":43,"slug":44,"href":45},"buiy4j0fs2","Terms of Service","Access Padlet's Terms of Service to review the platform's usage terms and conditions.","where-can-i-download-padlet-terms-of-service","\u002Fl\u002Fen\u002Farticle\u002Fbuiy4j0fs2-where-can-i-download-padlet-terms-of-service"]