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Moving, copying, archiving cards, and adding covers

The column to the right of the card window groups actions related to the card: Add to Card section includes members, labels, checklist, dates, files and cover; Actions section includes moving, copying and archiving.

  • Project manager
  • Project Member

How to move, copy, archive a card and add a cover?

The column to the right of the card window groups actions related to the card: Members, Labels, Checklist, Dates, Files, and Cover in the 'Add to card' section; Move, Copy, and Archive in the 'Actions' section. Who can do what: Project manager; Project member. Archived cards are listed in Archived items in the board menu; you can restore them to the board or permanently delete them from there.

Steps

  1. Open the card. The right column contains Add to card and Actions sections 1.

  2. Set a colour or one of the card's visual attachments as the cover using Cover; the cover appears above the card on the board. Make cover in the files list does the same; use Remove cover to revert.

  3. Send the card to another list and any desired order (1, 2, 3…) using Move.

  4. Watch the card using Watch to receive notifications for comments and completion.

  5. Create a copy of the card using Copy by selecting the title and target list; labels, members, and checklists are copied, but comments and files are not.

  6. Remove the card from the board using Archive. Archived cards, along with their sub-tasks, disappear from lists, Gantt charts, calendars, and reports.

demo screen (with demo data)
  1. 1Add to card and Actions
Result Archived cards are listed in Archived items in the board menu; you can restore them to the board using Send back to board or permanently delete them.
Tip The Members, Labels, and Dates buttons take you to the relevant fields in the window; the Add button opens the file selection dialog.

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