# Collapse or expand a board

> Click the chevron to the left of a board's name (Collapse board) to shrink it to a single bar with its name and item count; click it again (Expand board) to restore it.

Category: Boards and presenting
Web page: https://www.pactto.com/help/collapse-board
All guides: https://www.pactto.com/help.md

## What it does

Collapsing a board shrinks it to a compact bar showing an arrow, the board's name and the number of items inside. The content is hidden until you expand it again. It is useful when a room has many boards and you want to clear space on the canvas.

Collapsing is shared: when you collapse a board, it is collapsed for everyone in the room.

Who can do it: the room owner and people with **Can edit** access. Everyone else sees the board collapsed or expanded, but cannot change it.

## Collapse a board

1. Find the board's name above its top left corner.
2. Click the chevron to the left of the name (tooltip **Collapse board**). You do not need to select the board first.

## Expand a board

1. Click the chevron on the collapsed bar (tooltip **Expand board**).
2. The board returns to its previous size with all its items.

## Good to know

- A collapsed bar stays the same size on screen at any zoom level, so it is always easy to find.
- You can move a collapsed board by dragging its bar, and rename it by double-clicking the name on the bar.
- A collapsed board cannot be resized. Expand it first.
- The bar does not show a preview of the board's content.
- To present a board, expand it first: the play button only appears on an expanded board.

## Related guides

- [Create a board and add items to it](https://www.pactto.com/help/boards.md): A board is a named container on the room canvas that groups items; draw one with the Board tool (B) or select items and choose Convert to Board, then drag or drop items into it.
- [Arrange items inside a board](https://www.pactto.com/help/board-layout.md): Select a board and open its layout menu to choose Freeform, Vertical, Horizontal or Grid; managed layouts line items up, resize the board to fit, and let you drag to reorder and adjust spacing.
- [Present in a room](https://www.pactto.com/help/present.md): Add your assets, put them in a board, select the board and click the play button (Enter presentation mode); turn on Spotlight so everyone in the room follows your slides.