Configure Redwood Themes

Use the Themes page of the Appearance work area to configure themes based on the Default or Redwood theme. You can change the logo, cover image, or both, and save it as your own theme.

The cover image displays in the background of the Things to Finish section of your home page.

1. Activate a sandbox that has the Appearance tool in it.

2. Click Navigator > Configuration > Appearance.

3. From the Themes list, select Default or Redwood. If available, you can choose to select a saved theme that's based on Default or Redwood.

4. In the Logo and Cover Image fields, select the type of location where the images are stored, and do any of these tasks based on what you select:

   • File: Browse and select a file from your computer.

   • Predefined: Select a file from the list of predefined images.

   • URL: Enter a full URL for the logo.

   • None: You don't need to do anything.

   Here are a few best practices for configuring the logo and cover image:

   • Make sure that the file names for your images don't have any spaces in them.

   • Use a logo of width lesser than 200 px and height lesser than 50 px.

   • Upload a monochrome version of your logo that's optimized for a dark background. The logo also needs to be on a transparent background. The Redwood theme is optimized for a monochrome version of your organization logo to maximize readability and accessibility, and to minimize unintentional color blending.

   • Use a cover image of size 2600x290 px.

   • After you upload a cover image, its colors are processed, and a Redwood color overlay is applied on the processed image. So your cover image will look slightly different from the original image you uploaded. The coloring process maximizes readability and accessibility, and minimizes unintentional color blending.

5. On the Actions menu, click Save As.

6. Enter a theme name.

   Note: You must enter a unique name that doesn't match with the name of any existing theme in your application.

7. If you don't want to apply the theme to the application immediately, deselect the Apply this theme check box.

8. Click OK. If you have selected the Apply this theme check box, then your theme is saved and set as the current theme. If you haven't selected the check box, your theme isn't applied to the application. But the theme is saved, and you can apply it to your application later.