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Can a card in Trello display a table?

You can sort of fake it by using three backticks (```) to create a code block like this: ``` | Tables | Are | Cool | | ------------- |:-------------:| -----:| | col 3 is | ...
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How do I delete a list or card in Trello?

There is no Delete options for lists in Trello but there is one way to do it. Step#1: Create a new Board with any name. Step#2: Go to the list you want to delete, and find the 3 dots next to the ...
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Default card assignment to self

It may not be automatic to assign yourself when creating new cards, but this instruction from Trello is about as it gets without being automatic. From Trello: To assign yourself to a card, press ...
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Creating a sublist inside a Trello list

You can create a sublist in a list. Just type three times space then create an element of a list like you would normally do.
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Is there a way to save a filter in Trello?

I believe this is now possible. Filtered view URLs can be accessed by filtering a board, and accessing the updated URL (or clicking the green "Filtering is on" button). Copy the updated URL and ...
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Can I name the labels on all my boards at the same time?

One way to easily transfer labels from one board to another, is to create a dummy card, assign all available labels to it and then move it to the new board. In this way only the default unnamed labels ...
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How do you handle dependencies between cards with Trello?

Check out Parent/Child Management for Trello extension. We faced the same problem for our Trello projects and have created this extension. It works great for us. Moreover, it's completely open source,...
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How can I mark a card in Trello as done and keep it in the original list?

Trello has recently added this feature to mark a card done by clicking on due date and it does turn green. http://blog.trello.com/mark-a-trello-card-as-done No more moving cards into done list or ...
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How to select multiple cards in a Trello board

Some of the tasks you mentioned can be performed with the keyboard. I.e. while you're not in add card mode, you can press "3" to add the third label to the card your mouse is over. So just hovering ...
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Creating a sublist inside a Trello list

It's not possible. You can, instead, create several checklists, and you'll have two levels: First level: a 'list' of checklists Second level: list in each checklist, as usual Advantages: When all ...
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How can I write equations using LaTex in a Trello card?

The description supports markdown and embedded images. I use a service from codecogs.com to write equations online and where it says "click here to download" copy the link and put that into the Trello ...
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Using markdown in Trello to populate email subject and body

You need to use %20 to represent spaces. Here is the correct code: [Click here to open a template email](mailto:[email protected]?Subject=Subject%20Text&Body=Thank%20you)
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Bulk-assign cards to members in Trello

Until Trello supports better bulk actions, you have a few options. Keyboard Shortcuts Hover your mouse over a card Hit the A key to pop open the assign member dialog Type the member's name Hit Esc ...
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How do I change date and time formats in Trello?

Change your language settings to English (UK) in your Atlassian account and you will get 24-hour time settings.
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Shortcut key for moving cards up or down in Trello

The Shortcusts for Trello Chrome Extension lets you move cards to the top. It's open source and there is a GitHub Issue on it to add shortcut for Card Move Up/Down. (Any JS developers willing to pull ...
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How to copy all board task headers within column to clipboard in Trello?

The Contractor app recommended by @xtoq is no longer available. If you are comfortable with using the browser console, the following JavaScript snippet from this blog post does the job: var s = []; s....
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How to let random users add a card to a public Trello board?

Trello now offers an invite collaborators by URL feature (currently in beta). Steps Show Menu Add Members > Invite people by giving them a special link… Place the URL in a conspicuous place like ...
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How do I hide and show entire tasks lists in Trello?

Use Trellists Chrome Extension. It puts a directory of all lists within a board at the top of the screen. You can toggle their visibility from there. Trellists - Chrome AddOn
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Can Trello card description edits be logged in activity/history?

Trello's (non-technical) instructions for recovering the description of a card that has been changed: http://help.trello.com/article/783-recovering-the-description-of-a-card-that-has-been-changed ...
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How can I resize the column width of list in Trello?

To make the card-details wider, you can use this bookmark-script: javascript:(function(w) { $('.window').css('width', w+'px'); $('.window-main-col').css('width', (w-184)+'px'); })(prompt("New Width? ...
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Can I mention an attachment in my comments/activity on Trello?

Yes, of course. In the attachment section within the card, each attached file have a comment button. You just: Click on the comment button of the attachment The comment form will have the Markdown (...
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Trello/Zapier: Move card to list automatically on due date

Using the Trello API, I created a bot that can do exactly what you want (and a lot more). It's been running for a while with very satisfied users (see this reddit thread). To use it, you invite user "...
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Is it possible to create unlisted (but public) boards in Trello?

You can expose a read only view of a private board through trello.link, a third party application built by a Trello Dev using the Trello API . Although, the functionality is somewhat limited compared ...
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Trello to quickly move a card to top of another list?

There are two things you can do Click move, then specify the position of the card in the destination list The other thing you can do is to temporarily move the card to another list so that the card ...
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How to obtain URLs for Trello lists

It's possible but not terribly pretty... You need to create a link to a search that performs a board: filter and a list: filter. This will then show all the cards in that board/list. For example, ...
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Custom label order?

Sorry, but currently custom Label order is not supported.
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Can I retrieve the old names for Trello cards?

The history of the card is logged by Trello, and there are ways to retrieve it using their API. You can also use the "Export JSON" functionality: The current title of the card is under the key name. ...
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Disable auto convert links to title of a web page in Trello cards

A couple of options: Use code formatting and surround your link with backticks, e.g. `https://mylink.com`. Unfortunately, this makes the link unclickable. Format your link and leave out the protocol, ...
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Is there any way to view/show card numbers on every card?

There is now a Power-Up in the power ups list that allows you to add card numbers to all cards. Just enable the powerup and you'll see the number on the front and back of all cards. No browser ...
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I have deleted an item off a Trello checklist. Can I get it back?

Sometimes the items on a list are too numerous or complicated to remember. If you have Trello on your phone, you can at least retrieve the old list so you can retype the items on your computer. If the ...
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