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How to Create a Border for Tiles Design Element

The ShortPoint Tiles Design Element does not have a border by default.


default tiles design element


If you want to frame your Tiles with a neat border, follow the steps in this tutorial. Here is the result you will achieve at the end (these are the ShortPoint Tiles with a 5px grey border):


tiles with borders


TABLE OF CONTENTS


Prerequisites

  • You have the latest ShortPoint SPFx version installed on your SharePoint environment.
  • You are a ShortPoint Designer with an active license.
  • You already inserted a Tiles Design Element that you want to customize on your SharePoint page.

Interactive Tutorial

Go through this interactive tutorial to learn how to add a border to the Tiles Design Element:




We used the following custom CSS in the tutorial.

.shortpoint-tile {
   border: 5px solid black !important;
}

You can increase the border width value in pixels and replace black with the color that you want to use.


Step-by-step Tutorial

Here are the detailed instructions to add borders to the Tiles Design Element:


Step 1: Edit the ShortPoint web part

  • Edit your SharePoint page.


edit the page

  • Click the ShortPoint web part and enter edit mode by pressing the pencil icon.


enter ShortPoint edit mode


Step 2: Open the settings of the Tiles Design Element

  • Navigate to the Tiles Design Element on your page.
  • Press the EasyPass tag to show the action buttons.
  • Click the cogwheel icon to open the settings window.


open settings window


Step 3: Copy and paste the custom CSS code

This is the custom CSS code that we will be applying to the Tiles Design Element to add the borders.

.shortpoint-tile {
   border: 5px solid black !important;
}

You can increase the border width value in pixels and replace black with the color that you want to use.


  • Copy the custom CSS.
  • In the settings window, switch to the Custom CSS tab.
  • Paste the code into the space provided.


Copy and paste custom CSS


Step 4: Apply changes and hit Save

  • Once complete, press the green checkmark button.
  • You have the option to preview the page by hitting the eye icon on the Action toolbar.
  • Finally, remember to Save your changes.


Now all your tiles will have neat borders. This trick works with all the Tiles Design Element styles.


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