Matrix

Who can do it: Team members Which plans: Business plan, Enterprise Accelerate license Which platforms: Browser, Desktop, Mobile, Interactive displays

The Matrix view lets you organize and prioritize your work across two dimensions, from a simple 2×2 grid to a 3×3 grid or larger. Matrix uses the fields in your Table, so you can switch between Matrix, Table, Timeline, and Kanban views to plan, prioritize, and track your work in one place.

Key features

• Create a Matrix anywhere on your Miro board.
• Add, edit, move, and delete cards inside the Matrix widget.
• Add, edit, delete, and hide columns and rows inside the Matrix widget.
• Drag and drop Sticky notes, Miro Cards, and Jira Cards into the Matrix widget.
• Sort, filter, and search cards to find and organize information.
• Switch to Table, Timeline, or Kanban layout to see the same data in a different view.
• Include multiple Matrix widgets with different data sources on the same Miro board.
• View and edit your Matrix in full screen mode to focus.

Add a Matrix to your board

1. On a Miro canvas, on the Creation bar, click Formats and Flows.
2. Click Matrix.
3. Do one of the following:
   • Prompt the Sidekick to generate your Matrix using Miro AI. You can select or mention existing canvas content as context in your prompt.
   • To create your Matrix manually, click anywhere on the canvas to place the Matrix Format.

Guest editors cannot add or edit a Matrix.

Matrix card actions

The Matrix widget provides several controls that enable you to manage your cards.

Add fields to records

Click the Fields icon at the top of the Matrix. You can add, edit, reorder, show or hide, and delete fields. You can also add fields in the side panel.

Click the vertical three-dots to toggle hide and show fields.

Add a card

Click + Add record in a cell. A new card appears in that section.

Move a card

To move a card, drag and drop it to another cell. When you move a card to another cell, the card's row and column field values change to match the new cell.

Edit a card's text

Select the card, then select the text. The blinking cursor shows that the text is ready for editing.

To apply formatting or add a link to text within a card:

1. Double-click the card you want to edit. The record becomes editable.
2. Highlight the text you want to format. A context menu appears.
3. Apply formatting or add a link to the text from the context menu, or use keyboard shortcuts.
4. Press Enter to save the record.

You can also apply text formatting in the side panel when you edit a card.

Change card color

1. Click the card to show the context menu.
2. Click the color circle to open the color picker.
3. Select a color.

Edit card fields

1. Click the card.
2. Click the Open record in side panel icon.
3. Edit the card fields.

To choose which fields appear on Matrix cards:

1. In the Matrix header, click the Fields icon.
2. Select which fields to show or hide. Cards update in real time.

To see more detail about your cards, switch to the Table layout. Your Matrix cards appear as rows in a Table.

Delete a card

1. Click a card to show the context menu.
2. Press Delete or Backspace on your keyboard. Alternatively, click the record and select the trash bin icon.

Synced cards

You can drag and drop records from the Matrix onto your canvas to create a synced card. Drag a card onto the canvas. A card is created with the information from that record. The card updates whenever the record in the Matrix updates, and vice versa.

If you delete a record, the corresponding synced card stays on the board but appears blank.

If you delete a synced card on the canvas, the record stays in the Matrix.

You cannot drag an existing synced card into the Matrix it comes from. However, you can drag an existing synced card into a new Matrix, where it appears as a new unsynced record.

Add People and Story points to synced cards

Add People or Story points to your synced cards by dragging them from the People or Story point widgets.

1. Create or use an existing synced card.
2. Drag People avatars or Story points onto the relevant cards in your Matrix. People avatars work with Assignee type fields. Story points work with Estimate type fields.

Matrix column and row actions

You can manage the columns and rows of your Matrix with the following actions.

Add a column or row

1. Click Create column on the right of the Matrix, or Create row at the bottom of the Matrix.
2. Alternatively, click the three dots (…) icon beside a column or row name and add a column or row from the menu.

Edit a column or row

1. Click the column or row name.
2. Rename it. You can also change its color here.

Alternatively, rename it from the three dots (…) menu beside the column or row name.

Hide columns or rows

1. Click the three dots (…) icon beside a column or row name.
2. Click Hide column or Hide row.
3. To show it again, click the eye icon on the right.

Move columns or rows

1. Click the three dots (…) icon beside a column or row name.
2. Click Move left, Move right, Move up, or Move down.

Delete columns or rows

1. Click the three dots (…) icon beside a column or row name.
2. Click Delete column or Delete row. Deleted cards move to an Unassigned column.

Switch between views

Your Matrix, Table, Timeline, and Kanban views show the same records, so a change in one view appears in the others.

1. Click the view icon at the top of the widget. A menu opens.
2. Select Matrix, Table, Timeline, or Kanban.

Matrix settings are retained.

Focus (full screen) mode

You can edit and view your Matrix in focus (full screen) mode. Click the diagonal arrow icon at the top of the widget. Settings like Filter, Sort, and Hide fields are in the header.

To return to the canvas, click Go to canvas at the top.

Add Jira cards to a Matrix (beta)

You can drag and drop Jira cards into a Matrix to create Jira-synced records. This lets you combine work from Miro and Jira in one view.

1. Find the Jira card on the canvas.
2. Drag the card onto the Matrix.
3. Drop the card in the target cell.

Changes you make in Miro appear in Jira, and the other way around. The following fields sync to Jira:

• Title
• Description
• Estimation
• Start date
• End date
• Assignee
• Status

More information: See Jira Cards FAQ.

Limits

Like Tables, A Matrix supports 1000 records and 50 fields.