Add a personal task to a freeform Visual Task Board

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title: Add a personal task to a freeform Visual Task Board
description: You can add cards directly to a freeform board lane. These cards are called personal tasks and represent records on the Private Task \[vtb\_task\] table.
locale: en-US
canonical_url: https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/australia/platform-user-interface/visual-task-boards/t\_AddAPersonalTaskToAFreeformBoard.html
release: australia
product: Visual Task Boards
classification: visual-task-boards
topic_type: task
last_updated: "2026-09-10"
reading_time_minutes: 1
breadcrumb: [Freeform Visual Task Boards, Creating Visual Task Boards, Using Visual Task Boards, Visual Task Boards, Personalize your experience, Configure user experiences]
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# Add a personal task to a freeform Visual Task Board

You can add cards directly to a freeform board lane. These cards are called personal tasks and represent records on the Private Task \[vtb\_task\] table.

## Before you begin

Role required: none

## Procedure

1.  Navigate to **All** > **Self-Service** > **Visual Task Boards**.

2.  Select a freeform board to add a personal task.

3.  Select **Add Card** at the bottom of a lane.

    A new task card appears in the lane.

4.  Enter a short description for the new task card.

5.  To save the card, select another area of the board or press **Enter**.


**Parent Topic:**[Freeform Visual Task Boards](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/platform-user-interface/visual-task-boards/c_FreeformBoardTasks.md)