{"id":27158,"date":"2022-10-05T16:25:00","date_gmt":"2022-10-05T13:25:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/?p=27158"},"modified":"2024-02-11T12:56:07","modified_gmt":"2024-02-11T10:56:07","slug":"scroll-snap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/scroll-snap\/","title":{"rendered":"How do I get sections to snap in place on scrolling?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Scroll Snap feature allows you to stop the scroll of your page when the section reaches a defined point in the viewport. This is useful in full height sections where you wish to pause the user before they scroll to the next section similar to a slide.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"How to Use Scroll Snap in Elementor [PRO]\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Mc7Z_EwieWM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Enabling Scroll Snap<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The Scroll Snap feature may be enabled on any page in the <em>Page Settings<\/em>. Click the gear icon in the bottom corner of your editor panel and navigate to the <em>Advanced<\/em> tab.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Enable-Scroll-Snap.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-27160\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Controls<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Scroll Snap<\/strong>: Toggle to enable the feature on the page<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Snap Position<\/strong>: From the dropdown menu select the position you wish to stop the scroll from the following options: Top, Center, or Bottom<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Scroll Padding<\/strong>: Set the distance in PX you wish to offset the section from the position above (example: adjust to accommodate for a sticky header)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Scroll Snap Stop<\/strong>: From the dropdown menu choose the behavior of the scroll snap from <strong>Normal<\/strong>, which is the default value and allows an element to be scrolled past without snapping, or <strong>Always<\/strong><em> <\/em>which will force the browser to snap to this element, even if the scroll would normally go past this element.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"callout-yellow\">Note: Scroll Snap only works with Pages edited with Elementor. 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