# Lanes and columns

### Adding lanes and columns

**Adding lanes or columns:** Hover between two column or lane headers, and a blue plus-button will appear, allowing you to add new elements.

<figure><img src="/files/YwMDFApedf4D0KZ25eVl" alt="" width="310"><figcaption><p>Add a column</p></figcaption></figure>

**Managing lanes or columns:** click the three-dot menu to move or delete lanes and columns.

**For lanes,** there are even more options:

<figure><img src="/files/Jl4bov5rXvmzEeMo2Jx7" alt="" width="255"><figcaption><p>Lane actions</p></figcaption></figure>

### Lane and card types

All lanes and cards are of a specific type, such as text lanes, stage lanes, and more. You might not see all options, depending on what plan you're on.

<figure><img src="/files/uKPrqm6S79RIZZD5zxiq" alt="" width="555"><figcaption></figcaption></figure>

Cards added to a lane will automatically have the same type as the lane. But the great thing is:

{% hint style="success" %}
*Cards of any type can be placed into lanes of any type.‍*
{% endhint %}

### Lane type: Grid

Use the Grid to build channels or tables of any kind. The Grid is made up of sub-lanes, also known as swim lanes, making it ideal for displaying channels, e.g. using the [Icon card](/journey-editor/editor/cards.md). You can place cards of any type into the Grid, providing a flexible way to organize and visualize different aspects of your journey map.

<figure><img src="/files/CgDq5SC09yoXmjgsBlhH" alt=""><figcaption><p>Grid lane: Single icons as channels / teams / ...</p></figcaption></figure>

<figure><img src="/files/n3X3wcof944wX42UW1I8" alt=""><figcaption><p>Grid lane: Processes made of spanned text cards</p></figcaption></figure>

### Lane type: Emotion chart

The Emotion chart is used to display the emotional journeys of either personas or non-personas. Emotions are represented as dots on a 5-point Likert scale ranging from -2 to +2 by default, these values are customizable. You can add as many emotional journeys to your chart as you like, allowing for detailed comparison.

<figure><img src="/files/wS5iBt99cbhUbJQ1FtiN" alt=""><figcaption><p>Emotion chart</p></figcaption></figure>


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