# Use the board

The board shows your cards in columns. Each column represents a status, so you can see where work stands at a glance.

## See what needs attention

Use the board during a team check-in. For example, look at **In progress** before starting more work, then check **In review** for cards waiting on another person.

## Work with columns and cards

1. Open a project and choose **Board** from the view menu.
2. Find a card in its status column. Click the card to open its details.

![Project board with status columns and a card highlighted](https://sprintree.com/docs-media/board-columns-light-3b45a594.webp)

3. Drag a card into another column to change its status. You can also open the card and use its **Status** picker.
4. Open **Display options** to choose ordering. **Manual** lets you arrange cards by dragging. **Priority**, **Last updated**, and **Created** give you other ways to order them.

![Board display options with ordering controls highlighted](https://sprintree.com/docs-media/board-card-menu-light-eb0f659d.webp)

5. Use **Filters** to narrow the board to a person, priority, label, or another available field. Clear filters when you want the full board again.

## Tips and common mistakes

- A filtered board shows part of the project. If a card seems missing, check the applied filters and whether sub-tasks are shown.
- You can move a card with the keyboard: focus it, press `Space`, use the arrow keys, then press `Space` or `Enter` to drop it. `Escape` cancels the move.
- Left and right arrows move a picked-up card between columns. Up and down move it within a column.
- A project can require unfinished criteria to be resolved before a card reaches Done. Read the message shown if a move needs attention.

## Related pages

- [Card details](https://sprintree.com/docs/card-details)
- [List and filters](https://sprintree.com/docs/list-and-filters)
- [Saved views](https://sprintree.com/docs/saved-views)