- Getting to Know Pinterest
- Viewing and Repinning Pins
- Pinning on Pinterest
- Creating New Pinterest Boards
This chapter is from the book
This chapter is from the book
This chapter is from the book
Creating New Pinterest Boards
Pinterest lets you create any number of boards, each dedicated to specific topics. If you’re into quilting, you can create a Quilting board; if you’re into radio-controlled airplanes, you can create an RC Airplanes board with pictures of your favorite craft.
Create a Board
When you first join Pinterest, you need to create boards to match your personal tastes. You can create new boards at any time—and as many as you like.
Click your name in the Pinterest toolbar to display all your boards.
Click the Create a Board tile to display the Create a Board panel.
- Enter the name for this board into the Name box.
- Enter a short description of this board into the Description box.
- Pull down the Category list and select a general category for this board.
- Ignore the Map, Keep It Secret, Collaborators, and Members Can Invite Others options.
Click the Create Board button.
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View Your Boards and Pins
You can view all your boards and pins from your personal page on Pinterest.
Click your name in the Pinterest toolbar to display all your boards.
- To display your pins, click the Pins tab.
- To display those pins you’ve liked, click the Like tab.
- To display people following your pins, click the Followers tab.
- To display users and boards that you are following, click the Following tab.
To view the items pinned to a given board, click that board.
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