Add a task to a flexible or guided Visual Task Board
Cards in a flexible or guided board represent records on whichever table the board is associated with.
Before you begin
Role required: none
Procedure
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In a lane header, click the lane menu ([Omitted image "IconMoreOptions.png"] Alt text: Lane menu icon) and select Add Task.
Alternatively, click Add Task at the bottom of a lane.
Fields are populated based on any filter conditions for the board and, for guided boards, the lane you add the card to.
Consider the example of a guided board that shows incidents with the Software category, with a lane for each assignee. If you add a card to the ITIL User lane, the new incident record Category and Assigned to fields are automatically set to Software and ITIL User.
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Complete the form and click Submit.
A new task card appears in the lane.
Parent Topic:Creating Visual Task Boards
Related topics
Data driven Visual Task Boards
Add or modify Visual Task Board lanes
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title: Add a task to a flexible or guided Visual Task Board
description: Cards in a flexible or guided board represent records on whichever table the board is associated with.
locale: en-US
canonical_url: https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/platform-user-interface/visual-task-boards/t\_AddATaskToAFlexibleOrGuidedBoard.html
release: brazil
product: Visual Task Boards
classification: visual-task-boards
topic_type: task
last_updated: "2026-09-10"
reading_time_minutes: 1
breadcrumb: [Creating Visual Task Boards, Using Visual Task Boards, Visual Task Boards, Personalize your experience, Configure user experiences]
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# Add a task to a flexible or guided Visual Task Board
Cards in a flexible or guided board represent records on whichever table the board is associated with.
## Before you begin
Role required: none
## Procedure
1. In a lane header, click the lane menu \(\[Omitted image "IconMoreOptions.png"\] Alt text: Lane menu icon\) and select **Add Task**.
Alternatively, click **Add Task** at the bottom of a lane.
Fields are populated based on any filter conditions for the board and, for guided boards, the lane you add the card to.
Consider the example of a guided board that shows incidents with the **Software** category, with a lane for each assignee. If you add a card to the **ITIL User** lane, the new incident record **Category** and **Assigned to** fields are automatically set to **Software** and **ITIL User**.
2. Complete the form and click **Submit**.
A new task card appears in the lane.
**Parent Topic:**[Creating Visual Task Boards](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/brazil/markdown/platform-user-interface/visual-task-boards/c_VisualTaskBoardUse.md)
**Related topics**
[Freeform Visual Task Boards]()
[Data driven Visual Task Boards]()
[Add or modify Visual Task Board lanes]()
[Add or remove a Visual Task Board member]()
[Delete a Visual Task Board]()
| title | Add a task to a flexible or guided Visual Task Board |
| description | Cards in a flexible or guided board represent records on whichever table the board is associated with. |
| locale | en-US |
| canonical_url | https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/platform-user-interface/visual-task-boards/t\_AddATaskToAFlexibleOrGuidedBoard.html |
| release | brazil |
| product | Visual Task Boards |
| classification | visual-task-boards |
| topic_type | task |
| last_updated | 2026-09-10 |
| reading_time_minutes | 1 |
| breadcrumb | Creating Visual Task BoardsUsing Visual Task BoardsVisual Task BoardsPersonalize your experienceConfigure user experiences |