---
title: Columns and cards
id: boards.columns
description: "Add, rename, sort and reorder a board's columns, and drag cards between them to change a task's status."
lastUpdated: 2026-10-24
order: 30
---

## What it does

Use a board's columns to show where each task stands, and drag cards across them as the work moves. Each column header shows its title and a count of the cards in it.

A column can be mapped to a task status. Drag a card into a mapped column and the task takes that status. A board starts with four mapped columns:

| Column | Sets a task to |
| --- | --- |
| New | Assigned |
| In Progress | In Progress |
| On Hold | On Hold |
| Done | Completed |

- Add Column is the dashed panel at the right-hand end. It takes a Title and an optional Mapped Status.
- Each column header has an actions menu with Sort by Priority, Edit, Remove All from Board and Delete.
- Collapse column, beside the menu, narrows the column to a strip showing its title and count. Everyone then sees it collapsed.
- Drag a column's title to move the whole column.
- The search box above the columns filters the cards in every column at once.

Cards get onto a board two ways:

- New task at the foot of a column opens a card that goes into that column. It takes a title, and also an assignee, a due date, a priority and a parent record. On an org-wide board it asks for a team too. After a save, the card is ready for the next task.
- Add Existing Tasks opens a search over tasks that are on no board. Search by title, T-number or tag.

Taking cards off a board:

- Deleting a column moves its cards to the leftmost remaining column. Deleting the only column takes its cards off the board.
- Remove All from Board takes every card in the column off the board. The tasks stay in your task list, and you can add them back.
- Both actions ask you to confirm.

## Before you start

- A team leader and above can change any board, and a team's manager can change that team's boards. Only they see Add Column and the column actions menu, and only they can drag cards and columns. [Editing and deleting a work board](/docs/boards/settings.md) has the rest.
- Every member can use New task, and anyone can collapse a column.
- A column's Title can be up to 100 characters, and a task title from New task up to 255.
- A board takes twelve columns.
- Add Existing Tasks is greyed out until the board has a column. Its tooltip says "Add a column first."

## How to use it

1. Open a board from Work Boards.
2. Select Add Column, give it a Title, and choose a Mapped Status if the column stands for one.
3. Select New task at the foot of a column, type a title and press Enter.
4. Select Add Existing Tasks to bring tasks already in your list onto the board.
5. Drag a card to another column or another position. Drag a column's title to move the column.
6. Open the column actions menu and choose Sort by Priority, Edit, Remove All from Board or Delete.

## Troubleshooting

I can't drag cards. Dragging stops while the search box has text in it, since a filtered column is not the order the cards are in. Clear the search.

The card says "Give the task a title." A card from New task needs a title, and pressing Enter with the title empty saves nothing.

Add Column is gone and the panel says "Maximum 12 columns reached." The board has twelve columns, its limit.

Add Column and the column menus are missing, and a line above the columns says the teams you manage could not be loaded. Lucrii could not check whether you manage this board's team, so it shows the board read-only.

A line above the columns says the teams for New task could not be loaded. Lucrii cannot read the teams New task offers on an org-wide board. Try again shortly.

## Related

- [Creating a work board](/docs/boards/work-boards-create.md): Create a work board with a title, a description and the team that decides who can change it.
- [Editing and deleting a work board](/docs/boards/settings.md): Change a board's title, description or team, see its history, or delete it.
- [Creating and editing a task](/docs/boards/tasks-create.md): Create a task with a title, due date, priority and board, and change any of it later.
- [Work boards and tasks](/docs/boards/overview.md): Browse your work boards and tasks in two tabs, with saved views, bulk actions and a create button.
- [Bulk actions on tasks and boards](/docs/boards/bulk-actions.md): Edit, move or delete many tasks or boards at once, and see which ones will change first.

## Changes

- [Field lengths and tag limits](/changelog/2026-10-16#2026-10-16-field-lengths-and-tag-limits) - 2026-10-16
- [Default columns on a work board](/changelog/2026-09-30#2026-09-30-default-columns-on-a-work-board) - 2026-09-30
- [Help pages for every feature](/changelog/2026-09-30#2026-09-30-help-pages-for-every-feature) - 2026-09-30