# Hero carousel

### Configure hero carousel

Select the customize theme option. Click on the dropdown menu at the top of the page to select the **Home page** template.

From the side menu, select **Hero carousel.**

Click on the dropdown arrow beside the slideshow.

Click on **Add slide.**

Customize the slideshow section by utilizing the settings on the right side of the theme editor, as described below:

<table data-header-hidden><thead><tr><th width="281"></th><th></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Slideshow</td><td><strong>Section visibility</strong><br>Select from the options to select the visibility of this section:<br>-Always<br>-Small devices only(On selecting this, the section will be visible on mobile devices only.)<br>-Large devices only<br><br><strong>Color scheme</strong><br>Select any color scheme defined in the theme settings>Colors>Schemes.<br><br><strong>Section background</strong><br>Choose the background color from solid or gradient. These colors can be managed in the assigned color scheme.</td></tr><tr><td>Common settings</td><td><strong>Auto-rotate slides</strong><br>Select this checkbox to auto-rotate the slides.<br><br><strong>Auto rotate speed</strong><br>Adjust the range bar to determine the autoplay speed of slides.<br><br><strong>Direction</strong><br>Choose the direction from following options:<br>- Horizontal<br>- Vertical</td></tr><tr><td>Media</td><td><strong>Desktop height</strong><br>Choose the desktop image height from the following options:<br>- 400px <br>- 450px <br>- 500px <br>- 550px <br>- 600px <br>- 650px <br>- 700px <br>- 750px <br>- Fullscreen <br><br><strong>Mobile height</strong><br>Choose the mobile image height from the following options:<br><strong>-</strong> 200px <br>- 250px <br>- 300px <br>- 400px <br>- 500px <br>- 600px <br>- Fullscreen </td></tr><tr><td>Section spacing</td><td><p><strong>Desktop top space</strong> <br>Adjust the range bar to add spacing at the top of the section for desktop view.<br></p><p><strong>Desktop bottom space</strong> <br>Adjust the range bar to add spacing at the bottom of the section for desktop view.<br></p><p><strong>Mobile top space</strong><br>Adjust the range bar to add spacing at the top of the section for mobile view.<br></p><p><strong>Mobile bottom space</strong><br>Adjust the range bar to add spacing at the bottom of the section for mobile view.</p></td></tr></tbody></table>

### Block settings

<table data-header-hidden><thead><tr><th width="285"></th><th></th><th data-hidden></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Slide</td><td><strong>Color scheme</strong><br>Select any color scheme defined in the theme settings>Colors>Schemes.</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Image</td><td><strong>Desktop image</strong><br>Select an image to show in the desktop view.<br><br><strong>Mobile image</strong><br>Select an image to show in the mobile view.<br><br><strong>Overlay opacity</strong><br>Adjust the range bar to determine the overlay opacity above the image.<br><em>(Note: To change overlay color, edit the scheme "Image overlay" color in the color scheme under theme settings.)</em></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Video</td><td><strong>Shopify hosted video</strong><br>Select any video to show as a background video in slides.<br><em>(Note: It supports only .mp4 videos.)</em></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Content</td><td><p><strong>Subheading</strong><br>Add subheading text. <br><em>(<strong>Note</strong>: Wrap text in [ ] to highlight the text.)</em><br><br><strong>Subheading size</strong><br>Select the subheading size from the following options:<br>- X- large<br>- Large<br>- Medium<br>- Small<br>- X-small<br><em>(<strong>Note</strong>: The subheading highlight colors are managed from the subheading highlight under color scheme.)</em><br><br><strong>Heading</strong> </p><p>Add heading text. <br><em>(<strong>Note</strong>: Wrap text in [] for stroke, () for gradient, ++ for line break and use bold to change the font family and use italic for gradient bg.)</em><br><br><strong>Heading size</strong><br>Select the heading size from the following options:<br>- XXX- large<br>- XX- large<br>- X- large<br>- Large<br>- Medium<br>- Small<br>- X-small<br><em>(<strong>Note</strong>: The heading highlight colors are managed from the heading highlight under color scheme.)</em><br><br><strong>Heading tag</strong><br>Specify heading code types from H1-H6, div, span or p tag for SEO and search engines for crawling purposes.<br><br><strong>Heading font family</strong></p><p>Choose the font family from the following options:</p><p>- Heading <br>- Body <br>- Accent <br>(<em><strong>Note</strong>: These fonts can be changed in theme settings>typography.)</em></p><p><br><strong>Bold text font family</strong><br>Choose the bold text's font family from the following options:</p><p>- Heading <br>- Body <br>- Accent <br>(<em><strong>Note</strong>: These fonts can be changed in theme settings>typography.)</em><br><br><strong>Markers font family</strong><br>Choose the markers text font family from the following options:</p><p>- Heading <br>- Body <br>- Accent <br>(<em><strong>Note</strong>: These fonts can be changed in theme settings>typography.)</em><br><br><strong>Description</strong> </p><p>Add description text.  <br><br><strong>Description text size</strong><br>Select the description text size from the following options:<br>- X- large<br>- Large<br>- Medium<br>- Normal<br>- Small<br>- X-small<br>- XX-small<br><br><strong>Content width</strong><br>Choose the content width from the following options:<br>- Small<br>- Medium<br>- Large<br>- Full width<br><br><strong>Content position</strong><br>Choose the content position from the following options:<br>- Top left/Top center/Top right<br>- Center left/ Center/ Center right<br>- Bottom left/ Bottom center/ Bottom right<br><br><strong>Content alignment</strong><br>Choose the alignment from following options:<br>- Left<br>- Center<br>- Right</p></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Primary &#x26; Secondary button</td><td><strong>Label</strong><br>Enter the button label.<br><em>(<strong>Note</strong>: Leave the label blank to hide the button.)</em><br><br><strong>Link</strong><br>Add the button link to redirect it.<br><br><strong>Size</strong><br>Select from the following options to determine the button size.<br>- Global<br>- Small<br>- Medium<br>- Large<br><br><strong>Style</strong><br>Choose the button style from the following options:<br>Choose the button style from the following options:<br>- Animated <br>- Outlined<br>- Link <br>- Solid<br>- Solid animated</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>