How to be super-fast with Trello

Dan Croak and Chad Pytel

Be super-fast with Trello

We use Trello for a lot of our processes and projects. Here’s how to be hyper-productive with it.

See all cards on all boards assigned to you, ordered by board or by due date

Go to https://trello.com/:your-username/cards (also accessible by clicking your name in the nav, then “Cards”).

Quickly see cards on a board assigned to yourself

Type “q” while viewing the board to filter cards on a board to the ones assigned to you.

Quickly assign cards to yourself

Hover your mouse over a card, hit “spacebar”.

Quickly label cards

Hover your mouse over a card. Hit “1”, “2”, “3”, “4”, “5”, or “6” to label the card with the label color associated with that number.

More Shortcuts

Trello has a lot more keyboard shortcuts.

Templates

We’ve made various templates to help kickstart a new project available. Go to “Menu” > “Copy Board” to copy the template into a new board for your project. Make any necessary changes.

Trello development

Have an idea for a new Trello feature? There’s a public proposed features Trello board. Upvote or comment on things you’d like to see.

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