# Collection list menus

**Collection list menus** is a concise and organized way to showcase various product collections. It appears as a menu option, presenting a list of categories that customers can navigate.

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Steps

1. In the theme editor (**Customize**), click **Add section**
2. Locate and custom **Collection list menu**
3. **Save**
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## Section settings <a href="#collection-list-menu-settings" id="collection-list-menu-settings"></a>

### Header and General <a href="#id-1.-header" id="id-1.-header"></a>

Use the provided text fields to add a suitable heading/subheading/description. Leave any of them blank if you do not want to display them.

You have the option to adjust the **Text alignment** to either left or center, allowing you to tailor the appearance of text to match your design preferences.

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**Layout:** You can choose among Container, Wrapped container, Full width for the banner layout.

**Color schema:** Set text color and background color with preset scheme

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### Collection settings <a href="#id-2.-collection-settings" id="id-2.-collection-settings"></a>

You can decide whether **Collection list menu** displays as grid or carousel.

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When carousel layout is enabled, there will be some additional settings:

* **Autoplay:** Run the carousel automatically.
* **Infinity:** Extend the carousel period indefinitely.
* **Show arrows**: enable buttons to swipe across the carousel.
* **Dot:** enable or disable buttons that navigate you to one specific slide directly.

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### Section padding

Section padding allows you to specify the space between this section and the preceding or following sections, or both.

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