Use Frames in Lucidspark to draw attention to specific pieces of content on a board, and create Paths to guide collaborators through each Frame. Read this article to learn how to create, customize, share, and add Paths to Frames in Lucidspark.

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Add a Frame

To add a Frame to the canvas, follow these steps:

Select the Frames icon from the Primary Toolbar.
Click Create Frame.
Click and drag your cursor on the canvas to add the Frame.

Note: You can draw a Frame around existing shapes, images, and other content on a board.

To add a Frame or Container around an existing Frame:

Select a Frame.
Clickthe Wrap content icon from the Context Toolbar.
From the menu, select Frame or Container.
- If the content in a Frame does not appear after adding a container around it, right-click the container, select Arrange, and Send to back.

Style and format a Frame

Change the title of a Frame

After adding a new Frame to a board, you can customize and adjust the size of its title.

To change the title:

Double-click the Frame’s header.
Type a new title.
Press “Enter” on your keyboard.

To adjust the size of the title relative to the Frame:

Double-click the Frame title.
Click the Title size icon in the Context Toolbar.
Select a size.

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Add color to and resize Frames

To change the line and fill color of a Frame:

Click a Frame you want to add a new color to.
Select the fill color or line color icon from the Frame’s Context Toolbar.
In the window that appears, select a color from the options.
- You can set a custom color by selecting the plus icon.

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To adjust the size of a Frame:

Select the Frame you want to resize.
Click and drag a corner of the Frame.
- Set an aspect ratio using the dropdown in the context menu that appears when the Frame is selected.
- Double-click any corner of a Frame to automatically resize it to fit the contents inside.

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Tip: Need space for more shapes? Press "X" on your keyboard and drag your cursor to expand a Frame.

Add objects to a Frame

Frames can hold sticky notes, shapes, text boxes, drawings, and more Frames.

To add objects to a Frame:

Add an object to the board.
Drag and drop the object into the Frame.
You can also drag and drop an object from the Primary Toolbar directly into a Frame.

Once objects are added to a Frame, they become magnetized. This means when the Frame is moved, its objects move along with it.

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Tip: Enable assisted layout to organize content into an adjustable grid pattern and automatically expand Frame space as content is added. Check out our article to learn more about how to Use assisted layout to organize content in Lucid.

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