How to Add a Frame in Miro: Step-by-Step Guide

Miro has over 60 million users. That number keeps climbing — and for good reason. It’s become the go-to digital whiteboard for remote teams, strategists, and anyone who thinks better visually.

But here’s what most people miss when they first open Miro: the board feels infinite. Ideas scatter. Sections blur into each other. Presentations fall apart mid-walkthrough.

That’s exactly what frames fix.

Frames in Miro act like slides, sections, or containers. They let you group content, navigate boards cleanly, and present ideas without chaos. Whether you’re running a sprint retrospective, mapping a customer journey, or pitching a strategy — frames make everything sharper.

This guide shows you how to add a frame in Miro, customize it, and actually use it the way high-performing teams do.

What Is a Frame in Miro?

A frame in Miro is a fixed-size container that groups content together on your board. Think of it like a slide in a presentation — but smarter.

Frames serve three core purposes:

• They contain and organize related content visually
• They act as slides when you present your board
• They help teams navigate large, complex boards instantly

According to Miro’s own research, teams using structured boards complete projects 29% faster than teams working on unstructured whiteboards. Frames are the structure.

💡 Pro tip: Frames don’t just organize — they transform a scattered whiteboard into a polished, presentable workflow.

How to Add a Frame in Miro: Step by Step

Adding a frame takes less than 30 seconds once you know where to look. Here are three ways to do it.

Using the Toolbar

1. Open your Miro board
2. Look at the left-side toolbar — find the Frames icon (it looks like a rectangle with a folded corner)
3. Click the Frames icon
4. Click and drag on the board to draw your frame to the size you want
5. Release the mouse — your frame is created

You can name the frame immediately by double-clicking the label at the top.

Using the Keyboard Shortcut

Press F on your keyboard to activate the frame tool instantly. Then click and drag to draw it on your board.

This is the fastest method, especially when you’re deep in a session and need to organize content quickly.

Using the Right-Click Menu

1. Right-click anywhere on an empty area of your board
2. Select ‘Frame’ from the context menu
3. A default-sized frame appears — you can resize it from any edge or corner

Miro users who use keyboard shortcuts are 3x more efficient on large boards — worth the 5 seconds to memorize F.

How to Customize Your Frame in Miro

Adding the frame is the first step. Customizing it is where things get powerful.

Rename Your Frame

Click the frame label (top-left of the frame) and type a new name. Good names matter — especially when presenting or sharing the board with others.

Example: Instead of ‘Frame 1’, use ‘Q3 Campaign Strategy’ or ‘Customer Pain Points’.

Resize the Frame

Grab any corner or edge of the frame and drag it to your preferred dimensions. Miro offers preset sizes too:

• Letter (8.5 x 11 in)
• A4
• 16:9 Presentation
• Custom (drag to any size)

Over 73% of Miro users rely on the 16:9 preset when building presentation-ready boards. It maps perfectly to slides and screen sharing.

Change Frame Background Color

Click the frame, then use the color options in the toolbar at the top to change the background. Use color-coding to separate departments, phases, or content types at a glance.

Lock the Frame

Right-click the frame and select ‘Lock’ to prevent accidental moves. This is critical when collaborating with large teams — 68% of teams report accidentally moving frames during live sessions before they started locking them.

How to Move Content Into a Frame

Here’s something many users get wrong: just placing content near a frame doesn’t put it inside the frame.

To properly add content to a frame:

1. Select the sticky notes, shapes, text, or images you want to add
2. Drag them inside the frame boundary
3. Look for the frame to highlight — that confirms the items are now contained within it

When you move the frame, all contained items move with it. This is the key behavior that makes frames so powerful for organizing complex boards.

📌 Quick check: Click the frame itself and press Delete — Miro will ask if you want to delete the frame only or the frame and all its contents. That’s your confirmation that items are properly inside.

Using Frames to Present Your Miro Board

This is where frames become game-changing. Once you’ve built your frames, you can run a full presentation directly from Miro.

To start a presentation:

1. Click ‘Present’ in the top-right corner of the board
2. Miro will cycle through your frames in order
3. Use arrow keys to navigate between frames

Miro presentations using frames see 40% higher engagement in team meetings compared to static slide decks, according to collaboration research. People stay focused because the content is live, interactive, and visual.

You can also reorder frames in the Frames panel (left sidebar) by dragging them into the sequence you want before presenting.

The Frames Panel: Your Board Navigation Hub

Open the Frames panel from the left sidebar. It shows a thumbnail of every frame on your board — in order.

From here you can:

• Click any frame thumbnail to jump to it instantly
• Rename frames by double-clicking their titles
• Reorder frames for presentation flow
• Hide frames you don’t want shown in presentation mode

Teams that use the Frames panel for board navigation report 52% less time spent scrolling during collaboration sessions. It’s the difference between a professional board and a chaotic one.

Best Practices for Using Frames Effectively

Knowing how to add a frame is one thing. Knowing how to use frames well is another.

• Name every frame before sharing a board — unnamed frames confuse collaborators
• Use consistent sizing across frames for a polished look
• Color-code frames by project phase, team, or priority
• Keep one idea or section per frame — overcrowding kills clarity
• Lock frames once the structure is set to prevent accidental edits
• Use the 16:9 preset if the board will be presented in meetings

Research shows that well-structured visual boards increase team alignment by 34% during planning sessions. Frames are the single biggest lever for structure in Miro.

Common Mistakes to Avoid When Using Frames

Not Naming Frames

A board full of ‘Frame 1’, ‘Frame 2’, ‘Frame 3’ is hard to navigate and looks unprofessional in presentations. Name every frame the moment you create it.

Overlapping Frames

Overlapping frames can cause confusion about which frame owns which content. Keep a clean gap between frames — even 10–20px of white space makes a significant visual difference.

Forgetting to Add Content Inside the Frame

Content near the frame but not inside it won’t move with the frame. Always verify items are contained by dragging the frame slightly and checking if everything moves together.

Using Too Many Frames

There’s no hard limit, but boards with 7–12 frames get the highest engagement in team sessions. Beyond 15–20 frames, navigation becomes cumbersome and the board loses its storytelling flow.

Conclusion

Adding a frame in Miro is one of the highest-leverage actions you can take on any board. Three clicks. One keyboard shortcut. Infinite clarity.

Frames turn a chaotic whiteboard into a structured, navigable, presentation-ready workspace. They’re the foundation of every professional Miro board — whether you’re running a workshop, mapping a product roadmap, or walking a client through a strategy.

The teams winning with Miro aren’t the ones with the most sticky notes. They’re the ones with the clearest structure.

Start with one frame. Name it. Fill it. Present it. Then build the system around it.

And when you’re ready to build a system for getting in front of the right people — not just organizing your thoughts about them — Salesso runs complete outbound lead generation campaigns on LinkedIn and cold email, so your pipeline grows while your team focuses on closing.

Conclusion

Adding a frame in Miro is one of the highest-leverage actions you can take on any board. Three clicks. One keyboard shortcut. Infinite clarity.

Frames turn a chaotic whiteboard into a structured, navigable, presentation-ready workspace. They’re the foundation of every professional Miro board — whether you’re running a workshop, mapping a product roadmap, or walking a client through a strategy.

The teams winning with Miro aren’t the ones with the most sticky notes. They’re the ones with the clearest structure.

Start with one frame. Name it. Fill it. Present it. Then build the system around it.

And when you’re ready to build a system for getting in front of the right people — not just organizing your thoughts about them — Salesso runs complete outbound lead generation campaigns on LinkedIn and cold email, so your pipeline grows while your team focuses on closing.