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title: "How do I create spotlight collections?"
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Spotlight collections visually highlight assets in global collections that have been selected as [favorites](/acquia-dam/how-do-i-select-assets-favorites "How do I select assets as favorites?") and offer a convenient search option on the [dashboard](/acquia-dam/what-will-i-see-dashboard "What will I see on the dashboard?"). Spotlight collections can be created if you have the administrate global collections [permission](What-does-each-permission-mean).  
  
Spotlight collections display in the Spotlight Collections zone on the dashboard, which you can rearrange by dragging and dropping within the column.  
  
You must have permission to view at least one asset in the collection to see the spotlight collections on the dashboard.  
 

Create spotlight collections
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Spotlight collections can be created from the [global collections search](/acquia-dam/how-do-i-search-global-collections "How do I search for global collections?"). Select the heart icon for a collection(s) to make it a favorite, and an asset in the collection will display as a preview in the Spotlight Collections zone on the dashboard.  
  

![Select the heart for a global collection to make it a spotlight collection.](https://acquia.widen.net/content/3990f8cf-18a1-4f40-a6de-7dd1cb02ed78/web/ka0Pb0000006rcj00N6g00000WDN1a0EM6g000005Lvkv.png)

  
  
In the Spotlight Collections zone on the dashboard, click the preview or the collection name to see assets in the collection.  
  

![After the heart is selected, spotlight collections display in the Spotlight Collections zone on the dashboard.](https://acquia.widen.net/content/c5639761-0de3-4486-b42c-4d2ee617c359/web/ka0Pb0000006rcj00N6g00000WDN1a0EM6g000005Lvkt.png)

  
 

Set previews for spotlight collections
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Previews in collections can be selected as previews for spotlight collections to help better highlight the assets that are in the spotlight. Choose spotlight collection previews on the [Collection Details page](How-do-I-see-collection-details) by clicking Set as Spotlight for a preview.  
  

![Previews from collections can display on the dashboard in the Spotlight Collections zone. So that it displays on the dashboard, choose Set as Preview for an image on the Collection Details page.](https://acquia.widen.net/content/07f7785e-c2ca-416c-8747-a91f4a6686a5/web/ka0Pb0000006rcj00N6g00000WDN1a0EM6g000005Lvku.png)