# Boards

A board shows work as cards in columns. Each column is a state, such as Applied, Interview or Hired, and each card is a page with fields. Move a card across to change its state.

![A hiring board with cards in Applied, Screening, Interview, Offer and Hired](https://thenotemaker.com/help/board.webp)

## What a board is

-   The **columns** are states. You choose their names, colours and order.
-   A **card** is a page. It has a body, comments and history like any other page, plus fields such as owner, source or due date.
-   A board belongs to the person who made it. It is private until you share it.
-   Cards stay out of the Pages tree. You find them on the board, or in search, where they are labelled **Card**.

> [!info] 💡
> Boards come with some plans only. If you do not see **Boards** in the rail, ask your workspace owner or administrator.

## In this section

-   [➕ Create a board](https://docs.thenotemaker.com/boards/create-a-board): start blank or from a template.
-   [🃏 Work with cards](https://docs.thenotemaker.com/boards/work-with-cards): add, move, open and archive cards.
-   [🎛️ Board settings: states and fields](https://docs.thenotemaker.com/boards/board-settings-states-and-fields): change the columns and what each card shows.
-   [🔗 Send responses to a sheet or a board](https://docs.thenotemaker.com/forms/send-responses-to-a-sheet-or-a-board): turn form answers into cards.
-   [🧩 Board templates](https://docs.thenotemaker.com/workspace-settings/board-templates): your own starting points.