Dashboard / Portal Background Colors

CRL Planning · 07/22/22

There have been a number of requests in the past for the option to have additional colors available for dashboards, especially to allow dark backgrounds to be used which are currently very popular.

Can you advise if these requests have moved forward with the development team at all, some of them are over 5 years old and it's not like Smartsheet to ignore their users good ideas.

This would be a great feature to have and would make dashboards look spectacular.

Murray Soutar

LJTexas · 12/09/22

I agree Paulo, we would be over the moon if there were more than white and gray for the background. I'm not talking about 16 million colors but give us a light blue or a seafoam green, anything to get us out of the old mono-chrome days of the 1970's and 80's.

Genevieve P. · 04/06/23

Hi @CRL Planning

This is now available! Here's the announcement post about the recent Dashboard enhancements:

NEW! Dashboards Design Enhancements

Jason DelValle

Apr 5, 2023

Hi Community,
We are very excited to announce a set of dashboard design enhancements that will allow you to customize your dashboard more than ever before.
Custom background colors for dashboards: Choose from a full hex palette of colors when setting up your dashboard background. This feature increases the design flexibility of dashboards and enables you to match your brand colors perfectly.
Custom background colors for widgets: Choose from a full hex palette of colors when setting up your widget background. Your widget colors can be the same or different from the canvas background. Note this feature will not change the background color of a widget's title or the title widget. Instead, you're able to change those title colors independently.
Image widget display settings: Choose how the image widget displays an image on your dashboard with 'Fill,' 'Fit,' and 'Actual Size' settings, as well as the option to keep or remove an image's margin.
Expanded font library: Find the right font for your dashboard or tailor your design to a specific audience with an expanded set of web-safe fonts to choose from, including Helvetica, Monaco, Courier, and more.
These features are available for Trial, Pro, Business and Enterprise plans.
Learn more about creating a dashboard
You can also stay informed by subscribing to receive product release updates for curated news of recently released product capabilities and enhancements for the platform of your choosing. As new releases occur, you will receive a daily email (Monday-Friday) with news of what's released.
Cheers!
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Cheers,

Genevieve

CRL Planning · 04/07/23

Genevieve

This is great news, I have had a quick check and this is exaclly what I wanted and more.

I look forward to using this improvement to make our dashboards look more modern and I am sure our users will appreciate this.

Well done the SS team

Murray (CRL Planning)

malbers · 06/23/23

Lots of good color combos here! https://brandguides.brandfolder.com/beautiful-dashboards

MelodyV · 12/03/24

Is there a way to customize the background color of just one widget? The only thing I see is the ability to customize the background color of ALL widgets to be the same color, which is not what I need for this particular dashboard.

Andrée Starå · 12/03/24

MelodyV

Dec 3, 2024

Is there a way to customize the background color of just one widget? The only thing I see is the ability to customize the background color of ALL widgets to be the same color, which is not what I need for this particular dashboard.

Hi,

I hope you're well and safe!

Unfortunately, as far as I know, it's not possible now, but it's an excellent idea!

Please submit this as a Product Feedback or Idea (If it hasn't been added already) when you have a moment.

I hope that helps!

Be safe, and have a fantastic day!

Best,

Andrée Starå | Workflow Consultant / CEO @ WORK BOLD

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