Types of Visual Task Boards

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title: Types of Visual Task Boards
description: You can create guided Visual Task Boards, which are driven by data in your ServiceNow instance. You can also create freeform boards that display a variety of information, or flexible boards, which combine both types.
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# Types of Visual Task Boards

You can create guided Visual Task Boards, which are driven by data in your ServiceNow® instance. You can also create freeform boards that display a variety of information, or flexible boards, which combine both types.

There are three types of Visual Task Boards.

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Board type

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Description

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

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Display all types of task records, including personal tasks. Members of freeform boards can add and remove task cards and lanes.Freeform boards are indicated with the Freeform board icon \[Omitted image "FreeformIcon.png"\] Alt text: Freeform board icon.

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[Flexible boards](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/platform-user-interface/visual-task-boards/data-driven-tasks.md)

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Display tasks that match a filter against a particular table. Members of flexible boards can add task cards. Cards are removed automatically when the tasks no longer match the filter conditions. Members can define custom lanes, similar to a freeform board.Flexible boards are indicated with the Flexible board icon \[Omitted image "FlexibleIcon.png"\] Alt text: Flexible board icon.

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[Guided boards](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/platform-user-interface/visual-task-boards/data-driven-tasks.md)

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Similar to flexible boards except that guided board lanes correspond to field values and cannot be edited in most cases.Guided boards are indicated with the Guided board icon \[Omitted image "GuidedIcon.png"\] Alt text: Guided board icon.

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</table>\[Omitted image "Vtbdashboard.png"\] Alt text: Sample Visual Task Board dashboard

All boards have the displayed elements. The color of a card represents the color you choose in the color palette for that board.

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