# Editing in place

> Rename cards, lists and boards right where they are – click, type, Enter to save, Escape to cancel. No dialogs.

Source: https://contals.com/docs/en/boards/inline-editing/  
Last updated: 2026-10-15

In Contals you edit text where you see it: click a card title on the board, a list title or the board title, type, and press Enter to save or Escape to cancel. There are no edit dialogs.

## Card titles

- Click the title of a card on the board. It turns into a text field.
- **Enter** saves, **Escape** cancels. Clicking elsewhere also saves.
- With the keyboard: focus a card and press **F2** to start editing (**Enter** opens the card details instead).
- Everyone on the board sees the new title at once.

To open the card details instead, use the small icon at the top right of the card or its number at the bottom – see [card details](/docs/en/boards/card-details/).

## List and board titles

Click a list title or the board title in the header, type, press **Enter**. The same keys apply.

## Descriptions and comments

In the card details, click the description to edit it. Because a description has several lines, **Enter** adds a new line and **⌘ Enter** (Mac) or **Ctrl Enter** (Windows, Linux) saves. Comments work the same way: write, then **⌘/Ctrl Enter** to send. You can edit your own comments later by clicking them.

## Who may edit what

- Full members with the editor or admin role on a board can edit everything.
- Volunteers and guests (contributor role) can comment, tick checklist items and mark the cards assigned to them as done; titles and descriptions only on cards they created.
- Viewers can only read.

If you are not allowed to change something, the field stays read-only. See [invitations and roles](/docs/en/team/invitations/).