Adding a column
How the add-column popover works, plus a one-line reference to all 25 column types.
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Every board starts with one column, the item name, pinned to the left. Everything else you add yourself.
| Type | What it holds |
|---|---|
| Text | A single line of plain text. |
| Long Text | Multi-line text that opens into a bigger editor. |
| Number | A plain number. |
| Date | One calendar date. |
| Date & Time | A calendar date together with a time of day. |
| Status | One label from a coloured set you define. |
| Dropdown | Any number of labels from a coloured set you define. |
| Person | One person from your workspace. |
| Multi Person | Several people, shown as a group of avatars. |
| An email address, rendered as a clickable link. | |
| Phone | A phone number with its country, rendered as a clickable link. |
| Checkbox | A tick, on or off. |
| Link | A web address plus the text to display for it. |
| File | One or more attachments held on the item. |
| Rating | A score from one to five stars. |
| Color | A single colour swatch. |
| Timeline | A start and end date, drawn as a coloured bar. |
| Progress | A percentage, typed in or rolled up from status columns. |
| Button | A clickable button whose text and colour you choose. |
| Mirror | A read-only view of columns on a connected board. |
| Connect boards | Links from this item to items on another board. |
| Duration | A timer, plus the log of sessions behind it. |
| Last Updated | When the item last changed and who changed it. Filled in for you. |
| Hour | A time of day on its own, with no date. |
| Auto Number | A running serial number derived from the row's position. |
Adding one#
Choose the + at the right-hand end of the column headers, titled Add column. To place a column in the middle instead, open a column's ⋯ menu and choose Add column to right.
Pick a type from the grid. There's a Search types… box above it if you know the name.
Adjust the column name if you want to. It fills in with the type's label until you type something of your own.
Choose Add column, or press Enter. Escape closes the popover without creating anything, and Cancel does the same.
The 25 column types#
This is the whole list, in the order the picker shows it: