Edit a board

Owned by Robert Alexander Marshall
Last updated: Jan 24, 2024
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Edit a board on a page

The board properties can be edited and the board look and feel can be customized using the board editor.

Edit the board design 

Add a MoSCoW board to a page and save the page. Then

  • choose Edit the page

  • select the option to Edit the Comala Board macro

Use the Design tools in the board editor to customize the board.

Full-screen mode

From version 2.2.1 of the app, users can make use of the full screen to make the design of big boards more convenient.

Design tools

Rows

Columns

Add/Delete Container

Container Color and Icon

Header/Footer

Rows

Columns

Add/Delete Container

Container Color and Icon

Header/Footer

  • add rows below or above the chosen row

  • delete the chosen row.

The new row has the same number of columns as the chosen row.

  • add columns in the current row to the left or right of the chosen column

  • delete the chosen column in the current row

Adding or deleting a column only occurs in the current row.

This can be used to create an asymmetrical board.

  • add a container to the current row or column

You can add more than one container to a row if the board is configured to allow this.

  • delete the current chosen container

 

  • add a color scheme from a drop-down menu to a chosen container

  • add an icon from a drop-down menu to a chosen container.

Icons can also be added to a container by adding the URL for the link to the icon image file.

  • Displays the text entry boxes to add footers and headers to each column and row

 


Be careful when adding and deleting rows or columns on a board. If you wish to create your own board from an existing board it is best to copy the board and design your new board in the duplicate.

You can also drag and drop to move containers to new rows or columns.

Save the changes to add the updates to the draft page.

Choose Update to view the board on the published page.

Edit the board properties

To edit the board properties, in the Edit board dialogue box choose Board properties from the drop-down menu.

Choose the board properties to edit the board behavior and characteristics.

You can set the board properties

  • to allow cards or cards and card-pages

  • to limit the number of cards that can be added to a container

  • to add a board description

  • edit the board name

  • set for use with a template for new pages

The board properties can also be edited using the board properties tool icons

Board properties tools

Board alignment

Match board cell heights 

Show/hide container descriptions

Allow multiline text in containers

Enable/disable notifications for board watchers

Board alignment

Match board cell heights 

Show/hide container descriptions

Allow multiline text in containers

Enable/disable notifications for board watchers

  • center align board on page

  • left align board on page

  • match cell heights across columns in a row

  • match cell heights across the board

  • hide board container descriptions on the published page

  • allow multi-line text to be displayed in board cards

  • notify page watchers of changes in the board

    • adding cards

    • removing cards

 

In a space, boards with the same name are linked. Linked boards will show the same information and if cards change on one of the linked boards, all other boards are updated.

Edit the board filters

The board content displayed can be filtered based on page labels and location.

The board editor filter includes

  • page labels

  • all spaces or a specific space

  • child pages of a chosen parent

  • depth of page hierarchy for child pages

Choose Apply to add all the changes to the board macro.

Update the page to view the board on the published page.

  • an additional row has been added but with only two columns

  • board properties have also been set to hide the container descriptions

Related Links

Related Pages

Getting Started with Comala Boards

User Guide

Help