How to Create a Board

Creating a New Board

Go to the Pinterest website. It's located at https://www.pinterest.com/. If you're already logged into Pinterest, this will open your home page.
- If you aren't logged into Pinterest, click Log in in the top-right corner of the page, enter your username and password, and click Log in.
Click the profile icon. This is the person-shaped icon in the top-right corner of the page.
Click Create board. You'll see this box on the left side of the page.
Type a name for your board into the "Name" field. It's the top field in the pop-up window on this page.
Click Create. It's in the bottom-right corner of the window. Doing so will create your board.

Once you have created your board (see above), select the + icon. You should see a couple of options appear:
- Photo (mobile)/Upload a Pin (desktop) - Allows you to select a photo from your device's default "Pictures" album.
- Website (mobile)/Save from a website (desktop) - Lets you search for a website (or enter a link to one), then search the resulting site for pin-compatible items.
Select your preferred option. From here, uploading a pin will vary based on your choice:
- If you chose to upload a photo, you'll have to allow Pinterest access to your device (mobile) or click Choose photos (desktop). You can then browse through your device's pictures to select the one you wish to upload.
- If you chose to use a website, you'll enter the website's URL into the provided text field. Once the site finishes loading, you should see a list of all media that you can pin-though, on iPhone, you must first tap Save in the top-right corner before you see this list.
Select an item to pin. Again, this process will vary slightly depending on your chosen upload path, but you'll tap or click the photo you wish to save.
Select a board when prompted. Doing so will add your pin to the board in question.
- You can also add a description to your item in the field to the right of the item's icon.

Open the Pinterest search bar. Remember, it's a magnifying glass on mobile, and a "Search" bar at the top of the page on desktop.
Search for a pin you wish to save. You can do this by typing a search query into the search bar, or you can simply return to the Home page to view Pinterest's suggestions.
Tap or click a pinned item. Doing so will open it.
Tap or click Save. This option is in the top-right corner of pinned items on iPhone and desktop, and in the bottom-right corner of items on Android.
Select a board when prompted. Doing so will add your pin to the board in question.
- As with uploaded pins, you can also add a description to your item in the field to the right of the item's icon.