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Move tasks

I want to …

… put a task in another column or reorder it inside the same column.

Before you start

  • Anyone who can edit content can move cards: Owner, Admin, and Member.
  • On a touchscreen: press and hold, then drag. With a mouse: a short hold or a few pixels of movement starts the drag.

Here's how

  1. Open Board.
  2. On a phone: put your finger on the card and hold until it lifts, then drag.
  3. With a mouse: click the card, hold for about a fifth of a second or move it a few pixels, then drag.
  4. Drag to the left or right edge of the board if the target column is off-screen. The board scrolls with you.
  5. Drop the card on the top of a column, between two cards, or on the drop zone at the bottom. A line shows the insert position.
  6. You can drop cards into Done, but you cannot reorder them there.
  7. Your focus task keeps its focus when you move it between work columns. Moving it into Done ends the focus.
  8. To move several cards, hold Shift and click each one with the mouse or trackpad. A bar shows how many are selected, for example 2 selected, and Clear. You can select up to 100 cards, including cards in different columns.
  9. Drag any selected card. The others come with it and land together at the drop position, in column order and then their previous order.
  10. Press Esc or tap Clear to drop the selection. A click without Shift opens that card and clears the selection too.

The result

The card sits in the new column or at the new position. The timer keeps following your focus task wherever it sits.

Common questions

Why does the task open instead of dragging?

You tapped too briefly. Hold a little longer before you move.

Can I move several cards at once?

Yes, with a mouse or trackpad. Hold Shift, click the cards, then drag one of them. On a touchscreen, exactly one card moves at a time.

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