Board editor
- Robert Alexander Marshall
What is the board editor?
The board editor is the interactive design tool that helps you modify existing boards or create your own awesome boards.
Work with the board editor to
Add, delete, and move board containers
Change a container's color
Add an icon to a container
Add a description to a container
Add labels to containers
Set board properties
Set board filters
Modify a board with wiki markup
Accessing the board editor
choose Edit the page with the added board macro
celect the board macro
click Edit
The Edit Board window is displayed.
Use the dropdown menu options to edit and configure the board and board containers.
Design board - edit the design and layout of the board and the board containers
Board properties - edit the board name, description and display options
Board filters - edit the label, space and parent page filters to display content on the board
Board markup - add or edit the board markup
The Design board option is displayed by default.
Choose the full-page option buttonto view the Design board editor in full-page mode.
Board Design
The Design board tools can be used to edit the board layout and look and feel.
Add and remove board rows | Add and remove board columns | Add and delete a board container | Add a color scheme and/or an emoji to a container | Display and edit row and column header |
The tool icons in the board editor are used to customize the design of the board.
add board rows above or below the selected row
add board columns before or after the selected column
remove selected board rows or columns (including their containers)
add and remove a selected board container
edit the color scheme and emoji for a container
add column and row headers and footers
Container Design
Individual board containers can also be customized to add or edit their name, label(s) or description.
Choose a container in the Design board.
You can
edit the name of the container
If you change the existing name of a container, this will not automatically add the new name as a container label
edit the container labels
add multiple labels as a comma-separated list
choose More ... to edit the description for the container
In the board editor, individual containers can also be dragged and dropped to another cell on the board.
To add changes to each board container
choose Apply
To add changes to the published board
you must also choose Apply in the board editor
and Update/Publish the Confluence page
Board Properties
The board editor is used to edit the properties of the board.
Board properties are used to set the following attributes for a board
add or edit the name of the board
add or edit the board description
select the checkbox for the supported card types for the board
choose the template to use for the creation of new pages
set the maximum number of cards users can add to a container. Leave blank for an unrestricted card load
The board properties tools are also used to manage the board display and notifications for watchers.
Align board center or left on published page | Match cell heights across rows across the board | Hide container descriptions Display multi-line text in cards | Notify card watchers | Hide/ display clear cards option on board |
You can use these tools to
display the board either
center-aligned
or left-aligned
match the board cell heights either
across rows
or across the board
hide or display container descriptions
display multiple lines of text in cards
enable or disable the notification of card watchers of changes on the board
hide/display the option on the board name dropdown menu for users to clear a board of all cards
Board Filters
The board editor is used to set filters for the content that is displayed by the board.
The board content displayed can be filtered by
the container label(s)
specific space or all spaces
parent page
Markup Editor
Advanced users can use markup to create or edit a board.