How To Display Promoted Links As Dashboard Tiles In SharePoint 2013 And 2016

In this blog, you will learn how to display the promoted links as dashboard tiles in SharePoint 2013 and 2016.

We are going to leverage a SharePoint 2013 and SharePoint 2016 out-of-the-box feature, "Promoted links," and will build a fancy landing page to display the multiple quick links on the site landing page.

1. From the home page of your SharePoint site, go to Site Contents section.
   
   
   
2. On Site Content page, search for the Promoted Links.
   
   
   
3. You will get one result for the promoted links, please click on result item and create promoted links apps.
   
   
4. Type name for your apps/list and click create.
   
   
   
   
5. You will find your promoted links apps under site content.
   
   
   
   
6. First, you will revive blank page without item. Click on "All Promoted Links".
   
   
   
   
7. Click on New Item.
   
   
   
   
8. Fill in the form.
   
   
   
   
9. Click on the link tiles.
   
    
   
   
10. Links will display in the tiles style.
    
    
    
    
11. Now, if you would like to use some fancy and colorful styles, see below.