--- id: create-ui title: Creating UI --- ToolJet offers a variety of pre-built components that streamline the development process and allow for rapid prototyping and deployment of internal tools. This guide is focused on building a basic UI for a Support Desk Dashboard application. ## Creating the Header - Drag and drop a **Text** component on the top left of the canvas. - Click on the component to open its Properties Panel on the right and add **Support Desk Dashboard** under its `Data` property.
Add header text
You can see all the available properties of a component in the Properties Panel. You can manage the functionality and styling properties of the component in the Properties Panel. - Change its font size to 24, font weight to bold and color to blue(hex code - `#408FCC`). - Add another Text component below it and enter `Track and manage all your tickets in one place` under its `Data` property. - Change its font size to 14 and color to grey (hex code - `#9B9B9B`).
Add sub header text
## Support Tickets Counter - Drag and drop **Statistics** component next to it. - Under its `Primary value label`, enter `Created` and enter a number under `Primary value`. - Change its Primary label color and Primary text color to blue(`#4A90E2`). - Disable `Hide secondary value` - Add 2 more Statistics components for Pending and Closed tickets.
Add statistics
## Tickets Table - Add a **Table** component on the canvas. - Navigate to its Properties Panel on the right and change its `Border Radius` to 10. - Under its `Data` property, add the below dummy data: ```js {{ [{ ticketId: "TCK1001", customerName: "Jane Doe", issueType: "Login Issue", priority: "High", status: "Open", lastUpdated: "2024-04-12" }, { ticketId: "TCK1002", customerName: "John Smith", issueType: "Payment Failure", priority: "Medium", status: "Pending", lastUpdated: "2024-04-11" }, { ticketId: "TCK1003", customerName: "Alice Johnson", issueType: "Feature Request", priority: "Low", status: "Closed", lastUpdated: "2024-04-10" }, { ticketId: "TCK1004", customerName: "Sarah Dunsworth", issueType: "Feature Request", priority: "High", status: "Closed", lastUpdated: "2024-04-10" }, ] }} ``` - Add a **Text** component above it and enter **Tickets** under its `Data` property. - Change its font size to 14 and color to grey (hex code - `#9B9B9B`). - Under the `Columns` section, click on the columns and change their `Column name` properties to update the column name. For instance, change "ticketId" to "ticket ID", "customerName" to "customer name", etc.
Add table component
## Adding a New Page - Click on **Pages** on the left sidebar - there will be a *Home* page by default. Rename the - Click on the `+` icon to create a new page and rename the new page to Customers.
Add new page
- Click and drag to select all components on the *Dashboard* page, copy them (CMD+C for Mac and Cntrl+C for Windows) and paste (CMD+V for Mac and Cntrl+V on Windows) them in the Customers page. - For the **Text** component for **Tickets**, change the `Data` property to **Customers**. - Add the below data under the Table's `Data` property. ```js {{[ { id: 1, name: "John Doe", email: "john.doe@example.com", phone: "+1234567890", status: "Active", issuesResolved: 0 }, { id: 2, name: "John Smith", email: "jane.smith@example.com", phone: "+1234567891", status: "Inactive", issuesResolved: 0 }, { id: 3, name: "Alice Johnson", email: "emily.johnson@example.com", phone: "+1234567892", status: "Active", issuesResolved: 1 }, { id: 4, name: "Michael Brown", email: "michael.brown@example.com", phone: "+1234567893", status: "Inactive", issuesResolved: 4 }, { id: 5, name: "Sarah Dunsworth", email: "michael.brown@example.com", phone: "+1234567893", status: "Active", issuesResolved: 1 } ]}} ```
Update new page
## Changing the Theme Click on the **Settings** button on the left sidebar. The `App mode` property will be set as `Auto` by default. Switch the `App mode` property to dark. Now when you preview the app, you can see that the app has a dark color scheme.
Dark mode
When you keep the `App mode` as auto, it will follow the color scheme of the browser. This guide has outlined the steps to create a Support Desk Dashboard UI using ToolJet's components. You now have a visually appealing interface that will help manage and track support tickets efficiently. Continue to explore ToolJet to learn about adding functionality to the UI.