Board — Overview
The Board is a free, visual canvas — like a digital pinboard without grid constraints. You can freely arrange cards, images, text, audio, locations, and connection lines.
What you use Boards for
Section titled “What you use Boards for”- Moodboards — Collect images, colors, and moods for a shoot
- Shot Lists — Visually plan scenes and setups
- Mind Maps — Structure and branch out ideas
- Storyboards — Arrange image sequences in order
- Vision Boards — Visualize personal or professional goals
- Retrospectives — What went well? What to improve? What to do next?
- Weekly Plans — Distribute tasks across 7 columns
Creating a Board
Section titled “Creating a Board”Click + New Board in the sidebar — or + Add Board within a project.
Navigating the canvas
Section titled “Navigating the canvas”| Action | Method |
|---|---|
| Pan canvas | Click and drag on empty space |
| Zoom | Scroll wheel / Pinch on trackpad |
| Fit to View | ⌘0 / Ctrl+0 |
| Zoom in / Zoom out | ⌘+ / ⌘– |
Creating an element
Section titled “Creating an element”- Double-click on empty space → new text card
- Toolbar at the bottom → choose element type
- Media Library → drag an image/video directly onto the canvas
Selecting elements
Section titled “Selecting elements”- Single click → select one element
- ⇧+Click → select multiple elements
- Lasso — drag on empty space to draw a selection area
Undo & Redo
Section titled “Undo & Redo”- ⌘Z — Undo
- ⌘⇧Z — Redo
Templates
Section titled “Templates”When creating a Board, you can choose from 11 templates:
| Template | Contents |
|---|---|
| Blank | Empty canvas |
| Moodboard | Colors, references, mood |
| Mind Map | Hierarchical idea structure |
| Project Kickoff | Goal, context, open questions |
| Weekly Plan | 7 columns (Mon–Sun) |
| Storyboard | Scenes/shots in sequence |
| Project Planning | Kanban: Open / In Progress / Done |
| Idea Collection | Sticky notes |
| Retrospective | What went well / improve / action items |
| Brand Moodboard | Colors, values, target audience, tone |
| Vision Board | Life areas: career, growth, health… |