---
title: Creating and managing Collages
slug: creating-and-managing-collages
category: collages
tags: collages, curation, grid-view, list-view, managing, display-panel, bulk-actions, marquee
summary: Create Collages three ways, switch between Grid, List, and Mosaic views, and manage them safely.
updated: 2026-08-07
url: https://support.collage.inc/articles/creating-and-managing-collages
---

# Creating and managing Collages

A **Collage** is a curated group of assets brought together for a specific purpose — a product launch, a marketing campaign, or an internal training kit. This guide covers creating and managing Collages. For putting assets into one, see [Adding content to Collages](https://support.collage.inc/articles/adding-content-to-collages).

## Why use Collages

- **Flexible organization** — arrange assets into logical collections without changing where they live.
- **No duplication** — the same asset can belong to multiple Collages without being duplicated.
- **Efficient sharing** — share a whole group through a single link instead of sending files separately.

Because Collages reference assets rather than move them, they differ from folders — see [Folders vs Collages](https://support.collage.inc/articles/folders-vs-collages).

## Create a Collage

1. **From the navigation panel** — click the **+** icon, select **New Collage**, enter a **name** and optional **description**, then click **Create**.
2. **From the Dashboard** — click the **New Collage** button, complete the details, and click **Create**.
3. **From an asset** — select the assets you want, click **Add to Collage**, then choose an existing Collage or create a new one.

## View your Collages

Open the **Collages** page and toggle between two views:

- **Grid** — visual cards with a thumbnail, name, and asset count; a lock icon marks private Collages.
- **List** — a table with name, description, dates, and asset count.

Inside a single Collage, you get an extra **Mosaic** view — a freeform, magazine-style layout where assets overlap — alongside Grid and List.

## View and organize inside a Collage

Those same view options live behind a single **Display** button (the gear icon), alongside **Sort by** and, in Grid view, **Thumbnail size**.

Select multiple items and use the floating bulk action bar for **Add to another collage**, **Insert Custom Field**, **Share**, **Download**, **Tag**, **Move**, or **Delete**. See [Acting on many assets at once with bulk actions](https://support.collage.inc/articles/bulk-actions) for how selection and each action work.

## Use the Collage options menu

Clicking a Collage's option menu gives you **Share**, **Download**, **Edit** (name or description), **Portals**, and **Delete**. To take an asset out, hover over it and choose **Remove from Collage** — this removes only the reference, and does **not** delete the asset from your library or any other Collage.

> Warning: A **deleted Collage cannot be recovered**. Unlike assets and folders, Collages don't go to [Trash](https://support.collage.inc/articles/trash-and-recovery) — deleting one is permanent (the assets inside are unaffected).