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Important update: Card view deprecation for users on Free plan
Dear Smartsheet Community, Over the past year, we've invested significantly in evolving our board view, adding features that match and exceed the capabilities of our legacy card view. In the last few months, we've delivered a density configurator, field management, improved hierarchy, advanced search, conditional…
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Anyone else having issues with search in board view not returning results?
I've just got a new team using Smartsheet in board view for easier collaboration. One issue though, is the search function is only returning matches when they're in the primary column - not in any other field. This isn't ideal and must be a bug. I've logged it as such but keen to know if anyone else is having the same…
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Customizing Views
Is it possible to customize views? For example, we work in grid view 99.9% of the time because when I choose any of the other views, such as timeline, card, calendar, etc, I can't see the client name & due date columns. There is no option to customize what data I want to see. Am I missing something?
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Hierarchy improvements in board view, now generally available!
February 4, 2026 With this update, users can customize which fields appear on child cards when using the “nested cards” mode in board view and display up to 8 fields per child card. This makes it possible to update child card data directly in board view, such as checking checkboxes, editing text or number fields, and…
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Where did the colors go in the Board view?
Hi, I recently created a board system to manage my daily tasks using colors. Few days ago the colors are gone. Is anybody aware of where is this option now? or if this option was shut down with a recent upgrade? This is starting to make me anxious cause I liked the colors for my own organization. Thanks for the help!
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Conditional formatting in new views, now generally available!
January 26, 2026 Conditional formatting allows you to automatically update the appearance of cells or rows when specific criteria are met—for example, highlighting a completed task in green or bolding a flagged row. Previously, creating or managing conditional formatting required switching back to legacy views, as this…
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Create and manage fields in board view, now generally available!
January 23, 2026 Users can now create, update, and delete fields directly from board view. This goes beyond what’s currently available in card view, giving board view users greater flexibility and control over their sheets, without needing to switch back to table or grid view. To get started, click the “Fields” icon on the…
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Board View doesn't show formula values
Hi team, The fields with formula values don't apper in the Board view card: The fields name is Days Running: This field has a formula column: I selected it in show fields by it isn't showed in the card (The value is 1) : I tested with a field witout formula and the show fields work ok. The issue is whith values from…
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Forms are now available in board and timeline views
November 20, 2025 Users can now find and create forms in board view and timeline view. Simply click on the forms icon in the toolbar to get started! Learn More Environments availability: Commercial US, Commercial EU, Commercial AU Plan availability: Pro, Business, Enterprise, Advanced Work Management Subscription Model…
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Card/Board view not showing Assigned To column as an option
Card/Board view doesn't show Assigned To column as an option for grouping items. Some possible causes that I've already checked: There are no rows that are empty in the Assigned To column Rows with multiple assignees have also been converted to one assignee only The Assigned To column is of the Contact type The assignees…
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Color-Coded Tags in Board View
I noticed in the Board View tags are grey by default but in the how to videos, in the Board View some of the tags are colorful. I'd like to leverage that same functionality as I'm building a research repository with many different types of research in it and a visual cue would be lovely. Can anyone assist? I attached a…
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Set Up Links for Board View
In my grid view, I added a column that takes a hyperlink but when I mosey on over to Board View, only some of the columns appear as attributes displayed on the card. Can I make the hyperlink appear here?
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Board View Performance & Feature Limitations
Hi Smartsheet Team, I’d like to highlight some issues we’ve been facing with the Board View compared to the Card View: Performance Issues The Board View is extremely slow compared to the Card View. Although we prefer the Board View for its features (outlined below), the performance is so poor that we are often forced to…
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Help Article updates September 2025
Hello Community, We’ve published new videos on these topics: How to use sheet settings in Sheet settings in table, board, and timeline view How to use filters in table, board, and timeline view in Filter your data in table, board, and timeline view How to set up a sheet in Create a sheet To view the entire catalog of help…
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Create, organize, and find data faster than ever with these board view enhancements
Hello Community, Board view has quickly become the Smartsheet view of choice for users who prefer taking a more visual and interactive approach to task management. We’ve heard your suggestions around how to make creating, organizing, and finding data in board view even more intuitive and delightful, and we’re excited to…
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Ability to Publish sheets in Board View
I love the Board View feature and think it is visually better than the Card View; however, Smartsheet lacks the ability to publish in Board View which is a missed opportunity! Please see my question posted on Smartsheet Community where I was encouraged to submit this idea. Thank you!…
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Analyze data now available in board, table, and timeline views!
August 05, 2025 Analyze data is now accessible in board, table, and timeline views! The analyze data AI tool helps you quickly get insights into your data, instantly generate charts and metrics, and then add those AI-generated charts to your dashboards. Previously, analyze data was only accessible through the Generate with…
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Table View and Board View in WorkApps
We are using WorkApps to maintain our preventive maintenance program. It would be useful to have the new Table View and Board View available in the WorkApps to take advantage of the enhanced features. The Card View is available, but it has some limitations.
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Have Board view work in Reports
Board view is amazing - I love being able to control what columns my users see. Please allow this to work in Reports!
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Board View no Names of Columns
Dear Community, I noticed that in the BoardView or CardView the names of the columns are not visible which make our cards very unreadable… is this on purpose or I am missing something? Those blue dots are symbols columns but now useless without the Name of what they represent.
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Can you schedule reminders in Board View?
I'm trying to transition myself to using Board and Table view over Card and Grid view, but haven't been able to figure out how to schedule reminders in Board view. Is there a spot on each task to create a reminder the way there is in Card view that I'm missing? Or is this feature just not available in Board view yet?