# Work with cards

A card is a page, so everything you can do on a page works on a card. The board is where you see all cards at once and move them.

![A card opened as a page, with Status, Position, Email and other fields on the right](https://thenotemaker.com/help/board-card.webp)

## Add a card

Click **\+ New** at the bottom of a column. The card starts in that column's state. If the board has a card outline, the new card starts with it.

## Move a card

-   **Drag** a card to another column, or up and down inside a column to change its order.
-   Or open the **⋯** menu on the card and choose **Move to…**. This is easier on a phone or with a keyboard.

You need permission to edit the card. If a move is not allowed, the card jumps back and a message says why. Everyone who has the board open sees changes as they happen.

## Open a card

Click the card's title. It opens as a page. Write notes in the body, comment, and use the history like on any page. The fields sit on the right; **Status** is the card's column and cannot be removed.

A card shows up to four fields on the board. Choose which ones in [🎛️ Board settings: states and fields](https://docs.wrightdesk.com/boards/board-settings-states-and-fields).

## Attach a file

Add a **File** field to the board and every card can hold a file, such as a screenshot or a contract. Open the card, click **Upload a file** in that field, and choose it. Click the file's name to download it, **Replace** to swap it or the **x** to remove it. A card with a file shows a paperclip on the board.

A card holds one file per File field. For two files, add two File fields.

Cards made from a form get their file automatically when the form's upload field is matched to a File field. See [🔗 Send responses to a sheet or a board](https://docs.wrightdesk.com/forms/send-responses-to-a-sheet-or-a-board) and [🏷️ Fields](https://docs.wrightdesk.com/workspace-settings/fields).

## Lock a card

To freeze a card, for example one that is approved and must stay as written, lock it from its menu or press **Ctrl+Shift+L** with the card open (**Cmd** on a Mac). A locked card shows a lock icon, cannot be edited and cannot be dragged to another column. Unlock it from the same menu, or with **Ctrl+Shift+U**. A whole board cannot be locked, only its cards. See [🔒 Lock a page, form or collection](https://docs.wrightdesk.com/organise-and-share/lock-a-page-form-or-collection).

## Archive a finished card

Open the card's **⋯** menu and choose **Archive**. It leaves the board but is not deleted. Click **Archived cards** at the top of the board to look at them or bring one back. An archived card is read-only.

## Hide a column

Use the eye icon on a column's header to hide it. This only changes your own view, in this browser.

## Find a card

Search with Ctrl+K (Cmd+K on a Mac). Cards are listed with the label **Card**.

> [!info] 💡
> If a card came from a form, archiving it also marks that response as **Handled**.

## Related

-   [➕ Create a board](https://docs.wrightdesk.com/boards/create-a-board)
-   [🏷️ Fields](https://docs.wrightdesk.com/workspace-settings/fields)
-   [🗃️ Archive and trash](https://docs.wrightdesk.com/organise-and-share/archive-and-trash)
-   [🔒 Lock a page, form or collection](https://docs.wrightdesk.com/organise-and-share/lock-a-page-form-or-collection)