> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://docs.scaleflex.com/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://docs.scaleflex.com/portals/building-a-portal/sections/gallery/gallery-settings.md).

# Gallery settings

Configure a gallery from the Gallery settings dialog.

Every gallery is configured from one place. Select the gallery section in the builder, then **Adjust gallery**, and the **Gallery settings** dialog opens with six panels down its left side.

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## The panels

| Panel                                                                                                        | Decides                                                                  |
| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | ------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| [**Display mode**](/portals/building-a-portal/sections/gallery/gallery-settings/display-mode.md)             | How the assets are grouped, and what the rest of the dialog then offers. |
| [**Source**](/portals/building-a-portal/sections/gallery/gallery-settings/source.md)                         | Which assets the gallery draws from, and how that set is narrowed.       |
| [**View options**](/portals/building-a-portal/sections/gallery/gallery-settings/view-options.md)             | How they're arranged on screen, and which controls visitors get.         |
| [**Metadata**](/portals/building-a-portal/sections/gallery/gallery-settings/metadata.md)                     | Which asset fields visitors can read in the asset details view.          |
| [**Thumbnail metadata**](/portals/building-a-portal/sections/gallery/gallery-settings/thumbnail-metadata.md) | Which fields print on the thumbnails themselves.                         |
| [**Filters**](/portals/building-a-portal/sections/gallery/gallery-settings/filters.md)                       | What visitors can narrow the gallery by.                                 |

## Working in the dialog

1. Select the gallery section in the builder.
2. Select **Adjust gallery**.
3. Choose a panel on the left and change what you need.
4. Select **Save**. **Cancel** closes without keeping anything.
5. Select **Publish changes** to make it live.

{% hint style="warning" %}
**Save** only records the change in your draft. Nothing reaches visitors until you select **Publish changes**.
{% endhint %}

## Start with the display mode

[Display mode](/portals/building-a-portal/sections/gallery/gallery-settings/display-mode.md) is worth settling first. It decides how the assets are grouped, and in doing so changes what **Source** asks you for and which of the view options apply. Switching it later clears the source you'd chosen.