---
title: Create a slide for the Portal Banner Carousel widget
description: Create a slide to include images in the Portal Banner Carousel widget that a user can scroll through.
locale: en-US
canonical_url: https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/australia/customer-service-management/customer-self-service-and-omnichannel-engagement/create-carousel-slides.html
release: australia
product: Customer Self-service and Omnichannel Engagement
classification: customer-self-service-and-omnichannel-engagement
topic_type: task
last_updated: "2026-03-12"
reading_time_minutes: 1
breadcrumb: [Portal Banner Carousel widget, Configurable Portal widgets, Set up self-service, Configure, Customer Service Management]
---

# Create a slide for the Portal Banner Carousel widget

Create a slide to include images in the Portal Banner Carousel widget that a user can scroll through.

## Before you begin

The UI Components for Customer Portals plugin must have been activated. For more information, see [Activate the UI Components for Customer Portals plugin](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/customer-service-management/customer-self-service-and-omnichannel-engagement/activate-config-portal-widget.md).

Role required: sp\_admin

## Procedure

1.  Select **All**.

2.  In the filter navigator, enter `sp_carousel_slide.list`.

3.  On the Carousel Slides page, select **New**.

4.  On the Carousel slides form, fill in the fields.

<table id="table_wlf_5mp_ryb"><thead><tr><th>

Field

</th><th>

Description

</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>

Name

</td><td>

Name of the carousel slide.

</td></tr><tr><td>

HREF/URL

</td><td>

The URL that opens an internal web page or a portal page in the same tab and an external page or a portal in a new tab.**Note:** For more information about linking to a page within a portal, see [Page navigation in Service Portal by URL](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/platform-user-interface/navigate-by-portal-url.md).

</td></tr><tr><td>

Application

</td><td>

The application that contains this configuration record. This field is automatically set to Global.

</td></tr><tr><td>

Background

</td><td>

Image to appear as the background of the slides in the carousel. The recommended dimension is 1022x300 pixels

</td></tr></tbody>
</table>5.  Select **Submit**.


## Result

The slide is created and appears on the Carousel Slides \(sp\_carousel\_slide\) page.