Your dashboard

Change a card

About 1 minute per card

Swap any card on the dashboard for another one in under a minute, with a preview of exactly how it will look in that spot.

What this is

Every rectangle on your dashboard is a card, and every card can be swapped for a different one. The spot it sits in is called a panel. You choose the card, Theatrium asks any questions it needs (which lights, which calendar, which city), shows you a preview at the panel's real size, and puts it in place.

There are 45 cards to choose from. Each has its own guide on this site.

Step by step

  1. On the dashboard, move to the card you want to replace. Press and hold the center of the pad for about a second. The card dims a little and a Modify button appears on top of it.
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  2. Press the center once to choose Modify. The Choose a card screen opens. The top-left corner names the panel you are changing, for example "FORECAST", and the small map at the bottom left shows which panel that is.
    The Choose a card screen. Groups down the left, cards on the right. The tiny map at the bottom left shows which panel you are filling.
    The Choose a card screen. Groups down the left, cards on the right. The tiny map at the bottom left shows which panel you are filling.
  3. Down the left side are groups: All, Home, Energy, Media, Information, Activity. Move to one to narrow the list. Under Works with you can tick Home Assistant, Apple Home or Web to see only the cards that work with what you have.
  4. Move right into the cards and highlight one. Small symbols in the corner of a tile tell you two things: a globe means the card needs no smart home, and a PRO mark means it needs Theatrium Pro. Press the center to choose it.
  5. The card's setup screen opens. Simple cards need nothing and go straight to a preview. Others ask a question, such as which lights to include or which town to show. Answer, and watch the preview on the right update.
  6. Choose Add to Dashboard. You are back on the dashboard with the new card in place.

Changing a card's settings later

Hold the center on the card again and choose Modify. The setup screen reopens with your earlier choices filled in. Change what you like and choose the button at the bottom, which now reads Save.

The other way in

Settings › Dashboard › Main Screen lists every panel by number, with a small numbered map beside it. Choose a number to change that panel. This view is handy when you want to see the whole layout at once, or when a card is hard to highlight.

Settings › Dashboard › Main Screen. Each numbered row is a panel on the dashboard; the map on the right shows where it sits.
Settings › Dashboard › Main Screen. Each numbered row is a panel on the dashboard; the map on the right shows where it sits.

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