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Track your work with Trello boards


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duration

45 minutes

level

Beginner

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Trello

Make Trello work for you

Add details to Trello cards to provide context and convey information quickly, customize cards and boards according to your needs, and select templates to match your workflow. You’ll also learn how to save time while working in Trello, view your work from different perspectives, and watch important boards, lists, and cards so you’re notified of any changes or comments. 
After this course, you’ll also be able to:
  • Add details like labels, checklists, and more to your cards.
  • Create, edit, reorder, or delete custom fields.
  • Navigate Trello’s template library.
  • Work quickly with keyboard shortcuts.
  • Sort Trello lists.
  • Watch boards, lists, and cards.
  • Manage your notifications.
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5 Lessons in this course

15 minutes
Add details to Trello cards

By the end of this lesson, you'll be able to: - Add a cover to a card - Use labels to categorize cards - Add attachments to a card - Use checklists to break down large tasks into smaller tasks - Add a start date, due date, and reminders to a card - Mark a task as complete

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Sections
  • Add context to cards with covers, labels, and attachments
  • Track tasks with checklists, dates, and other tools
  • Let's explore an example
  • Let's review!
10 minutes
Create custom fields in Trello

By the end of this lesson, you’ll be able to: - Describe what custom fields are and how you can use them - Create a custom field - Edit, reorder, or delete custom fields - Explain how custom fields behave when moving or copying a card

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Sections
  • What are custom fields?
  • Create a custom field
  • Use custom fields
  • Try it yourself
  • Let's review!
5 minutes
Use Trello board templates

By the end of this lesson, you'll be able to: - Explore Trello’s template library - Select a Trello template to match your workflow - Create a board from a template

Get started

Sections
  • What are templates?
  • Explore community templates
  • Use a board template
  • Let's review!
10 minutes
Best practices for using a Trello board

By the end of this lesson, you'll be able to: - Work quickly with keyboard shortcuts - Sort Trello lists - Copy existing boards, lists, cards, and checklists - Search for keywords in boards - Use other views to explore your ideas

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Sections
  • Use keyboard shortcuts to move quickly
  • Sort cards the way you want
  • Copy items to save time
  • Search for what you need
  • Use views to visualize your work
  • Try it yourself
  • Let's review!
5 minutes
Set your notifications in Trello

By the end of this lesson, you'll be able to: - Watch a board, list, or card to get notified of changes - Manage your notifications

Get started

Sections
  • Watch your most important items
  • When does Trello notify you?
  • Try it yourself
  • Let's review!

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