Switch between grid and list view

Grid and list are two views of the same canvas results

All canvases can show results as grid cards or list rows. Switching views does not change which canvases match your current search, filters, or sort. It only changes how the same result set is displayed.

Use grid view when visual recognition matters. Use list view when comparison and details matter. You can switch back and forth while you search or browse.

For the overall browser, see All canvases overview.

Use grid view for visual recognition

Grid view shows canvas cards with more emphasis on thumbnails. Use it when you remember the shape of a workshop canvas, design review, planning map, presentation, or diagram more than the exact title.

Grid is also useful for casual browsing. If you are scanning recent creative work or looking for a canvas you would recognize visually, grid is usually faster than a dense list.

Grid cards also show the canvas menu. Use it when you want to act on a canvas without opening it. See Use the canvas card menu.

Use list view for details

List view is better when you need to compare names, dates, assignees, projects, subtask counts, or other metadata. It is the right view when several canvases have similar thumbnails or similar names.

Use list view to sort by date-related columns, audit older canvases, identify unsorted work, compare project locations, or scan many results quickly. If you are cleaning up or organizing a workspace, list view is usually more efficient, especially before using canvas card and row actions.

List rows use the same canvas action menu as grid cards. The difference is placement: in list view, the action button sits at the end of the row so the name, project, assignee, and dates stay visible while you decide what to do.

Switch views

Open All canvases and use the grid/list toggle. Choose grid for cards or list for rows. Your current search, filters, sort, and loaded results stay intact when you switch.

If switching view appears to reset your search or filters, check whether you navigated away from the page, changed workspace, or cleared the query. If it still happens repeatedly, capture the workspace, query, filters, and view mode before contacting support.

Your view preference may be remembered so the page opens in the mode you used last. If another person’s All canvases opens differently, they may simply have a different preference.

Choose the best view for common tasks

Use grid view to find a workshop canvas from its layout. Sort by recently accessed or last modified if the workshop was recent, then scan thumbnails.

Use list view to find the newest canvas in a project, compare dates, or see which canvases were created by you. List is better when the question is factual rather than visual.

Use grid view when presenting or browsing with a teammate because thumbnails help people recognize work together. Use list view when cleaning up because dates and locations reduce mistakes.

Use either view with search. Search narrows the result; view mode changes how you inspect it.

View mode and search mode

Grid/list view is separate from search mode. When a search query is active, you can still choose how to display matching results, but browse filters and sort controls may behave differently. Clear the query to return to normal browsing.

If the page looks like it lost controls after switching view, check whether a search query is active. See Search, filter, and sort canvases.

Troubleshooting view issues

If a canvas is missing entirely, view mode is rarely the cause. Clear search and filters, check workspace and account, then use Find canvases.

If thumbnails are blank or slow, switch to list view and use names and dates while thumbnails load. If only one canvas thumbnail is wrong, open the canvas to confirm whether the content changed.

If list view looks too dense, switch to grid view for visual browsing or use filters to reduce the result set.

If a view preference does not stick, refresh and choose the view again. If multiple tabs are open, older tabs may still show the previous preference until refreshed.

If text or metadata looks truncated, open the canvas or use list view for more room. Long canvas names are easier to compare in list view.