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title: Create a checklist for a Visual Task Board card
description: You can create a unique checklist for each Visual Task Board card or create a task from a checklist item.
locale: en-US
canonical_url: https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/australia/platform-user-interface/visual-task-boards/t\_CreateANewChecklistForACard.html
release: australia
product: Visual Task Boards
classification: visual-task-boards
topic_type: task
last_updated: "2026-03-12"
reading_time_minutes: 1
breadcrumb: [Visual Task Board checklists, Using Visual Task Boards, Visual Task Boards, Configure UIs and portals, Configure user experiences]
---

# Create a checklist for a Visual Task Board card

You can create a unique checklist for each Visual Task Board card or create a task from a checklist item.

## Before you begin

Role required: none

## Procedure

1.  Open the card details for a task.

2.  Click the checklist tab \(\[Omitted image "IconChecklist.png"\] Alt text: Checklist tab\).

3.  Click **Add Item**.

4.  Enter text for the checklist item.

5.  Press the Enter key to add the checklist item.

6.  Create as many additional checklist items as desired.

7.  To delete a checklist item, click the minus \(-\) icon.

8.  To reorder checklist items, click the drag icon \(\[Omitted image "IconDrag.png"\] Alt text: Drag icon\) and drag a checklist item to a different position in the list.

9.  To create a task from a checklist item:

    1.  Point to a checklist item and click the create task icon \(\[Omitted image "IconCreateTask.png"\] Alt text: Create task icon\).

    2.  Select the type of task you want to create.

        An administrator can configure which task types are available.

        The new task record appears in a pop-up window. The short description is automatically populated with the checklist item text.

    3.  Fill in the form with additional detail as necessary.

    4.  Click **Update**.


**Parent Topic:**[Visual Task Board checklists](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/platform-user-interface/visual-task-boards/c_VisualTaskBoardChecklists.md)