Standard Lightning page components
Key Takeaway
Pick a standard Lightning page component by the job it does, where it gets its content (such as the page layout, the compact layout or a report) and its limits.
Standard Lightning page components are Lightning components that Salesforce builds. You drop them into the regions of a Lightning page in the Lightning App Builder. Each one does one job, such as showing related lists, a report chart, a record's activity timeline or tabs that group other components. Exam questions ask you to pick the right component for a need, so you need to know where each component gets its content and what limits it has.
Lightning pages and the palette
A Lightning page is a custom layout made of Lightning components. You place the components into the regions that the page's template defines. A page can use standard components built by Salesforce, custom components built by you or someone else, and third-party components from AppExchange.
The standard components you can use depend on the page type and on the object tied to the page. In the Lightning App Builder, the palette shows only components that are available for that object and for the devices the page template supports.
You set up each component in the properties pane, where an asterisk marks each required property. A Lightning page region can hold up to 100 components.
Some components work only when a feature or permission is in place, as these examples show.
| Component | Needs |
|---|---|
| Salesforce Surveys | Salesforce Surveys enabled |
| Social Accounts and Contacts enabled | |
| Phone and Conversation Body | The Contact Center Agent permission set |