--- title: "Moving a Card Between Columns | Maeve Social" description: "Move eligible cards between Idea and Draft, and use post actions for review, scheduling, and publishing." url: "https://maevesocial.com/guides/content-board/moving-a-card" --- On this page 1. [Home](https://maevesocial.com/) 2. [Guides](https://maevesocial.com/guides) 3. [Content Board](https://maevesocial.com/guides/content-board) 4. Moving a Card Between Columns # Moving a Card Between Columns Updated October 19, 2026 You can drag eligible cards between **Idea** and **Draft**. Review, Scheduled, and Published follow the post's workflow and cannot be set by dropping a card. ## Drag Between Idea and Draft 1. Find an Idea or Draft card that has no active channel versions. 2. Drag it over **Idea** or **Draft**. 3. Release it when the target column highlights. Board Idea 1 +2Draft DraftAutumn plan Draft 0 No draft content yet. Review 0 No review content yet. Scheduled 0 No scheduled content yet. Published 0 No published content yet. At rest in Idea. The grab cursor is the only sign it can move. Dragging a card from Idea to Draft. The card under the cursor is an ordinary copy of the card, not a tilted one, and the column being aimed at is the only thing that changes. Review, Scheduled and Published look the same throughout because they never accept a drop. You need Creator, Editor, or Manager access to move eligible cards. Viewers cannot move them. Organization Admins and Owners inherit Manager access. Dropping a card into its existing column makes no change. ## If a Card Will Not Drag | Check | Why it matters | | ---------------- | --------------------------------------------------------- | | Your role | You need permission to create drafts | | Card stage | Only Idea and Draft support manual moves | | Channel versions | Active channel versions determine the stage automatically | | Card grouping | Individual channel cards cannot be moved manually | The same card, twice Grab cursor, so it moves Draft DraftAutumn launchDoors open Monday. Here is what changed. Three channels chosen and nothing submitted. Choosing channels never locks a card. Ordinary arrow, so it does not Draft DraftWinter teaserDoors open Monday. Here is what changed. Scheduled once and reverted to draft. The channel versions stay, so the stage is worked out from them now. The same move, in the composer Status: Draft IdeaDraft Open, on the card that moves. Status: Draft Greyed out, on the card that does not. The chip still names the stage, it just will not open, and the same is true in Review, Scheduled and Published. Two cards in Draft. The left one drags and the right one does not, because it was scheduled once and reverted, so its channels hold their own versions of the post. On the board the only difference is the cursor. In the composer, the status chip greys out. Choosing channels in the composer does not always create channel versions, so a card can show channel icons and still be draggable. Once active versions exist, use the post's workflow controls instead. Content promoted from the Grid Planner can already have a channel version, even when it is still a draft. ## Change the Stage from the Post 1. Open the card. 2. Choose the action you need in the composer or in **Approvals**. 3. Complete the action and check the card's updated column. | To reach | Action | | --------- | ----------------------------------------------------- | | Review | Request a review from the composer's **Schedule** tab | | Scheduled | Set and confirm a publishing time | | Published | Publish successfully to the selected channel | Dragging does not publish or request approval Dropping a card into Review, Scheduled, or Published does not perform those actions. Open the post and use its review or publishing controls. ## Return Content to Draft For scheduled content, open the composer and use **Revert to Draft** when that action is available. This removes the scheduled publishing action and keeps the content as a draft. Schedule it again if it should publish later. For content in a review, open it in **Approvals** and choose **Withdraw from review** from its menu when available. The post leaves the review and returns to Draft, and the rest of the review carries on. The controls depend on your permissions and the review's state. See [Sending Work for Review](https://maevesocial.com/guides/approvals-and-clients/sending-work-for-review). You cannot drag a published card back to Draft. Moving a card on the Board does not remove a post from the social network. ## Use the Keyboard Focus a card and press **Enter** or **Space** to open it. For an eligible idea or draft, use the composer's status control to choose **Idea** or **Draft**. The Board does not provide keyboard drag controls. If a move fails, refresh the Board and check the post again. Another change may have created a channel version or changed your access since the card loaded. ## Questions ### Which cards can I drag? Idea or Draft cards without active channel versions. Individual channel cards cannot be dragged. ### Why will this card not drag? Check your role, the stage, and whether active channel versions exist. Open the post to use the appropriate workflow action. ### My card shows channels but it still drags. Is that a bug? No. Selecting channels does not always create channel versions. A card remains movable while it meets the manual-stage conditions. ### Can I drop a card into Review, Scheduled or Published? No. Open the post and request review, schedule it, or publish it through the appropriate controls. ### How do I get a card into Scheduled? Open the post, set a publishing time, and confirm scheduling. ### How do I move a card backwards? Use Revert to Draft for eligible scheduled content. For content in a review, use Withdraw from review in Approvals when available. ### Can I drag a published card back to Draft? No. The Board cannot reverse a published post by dragging it. ### Can I move a card with the keyboard? Open the focused card with Enter or Space, then use the composer's status control for an eligible Idea or Draft. Keyboard dragging is not available. ### Who is allowed to move cards? Creators, Editors, and Managers can move eligible cards. Viewers cannot. In Maeve Social * [Content Board](https://maevesocial.com/features/board)