A method for arranging representatives of programs, selected from a plurality of programs for cooking appliances via at least one input device, on at least one display device operatively connected to the input device and to a control or regulation device, wherein, in addition, the control or regulation device is operatively connected to the input device and to a storage device for storing a plurality of programs for cooking appliances and is provided by a cooking appliance that includes at least one functional device for carrying out at least one program, which functional device is operatively connected to the control or regulation device as well, characterized in that • the control or regulation device interacts with the display device in such a manner that at least one representative of a program in the form of a virtual voucher is displayed in a region on a virtual voucher board displayed by the display device, after - it has been filed by touching a first part of the region or approaching said first part of the region, and/or - it has been transferred from the second to the third part by touching a second part of the region or approaching said second part of the region and moving or passing to a third part of the region, and/or - it has been changed in appearance by touching at least one fourth part of the region or approaching or moving away from said fourth part of the region and/or by means of at least one other input action, wherein • the virtual voucher board allows for a representation within a multidimensional space, based on a coordinate system with at least two position axes for determining a treatment zone of the cooking appliance or at least one position axis for determining a treatment level, treatment column or treatment line of the cooking region of the cooking appliance and a time axis for determining at least one point of time of operation of the cooking appliance. • the control or regulation device interacts with the display device in such a manner that at least one representative of a program in the form of a virtual voucher is displayed in a region on a virtual voucher board displayed by the display device, after - it has been filed by touching a first part of the region or approaching said first part of the region, and/or - it has been transferred from the second to the third part by touching a second part of the region or approaching said second part of the region and moving or passing to a third part of the region, and/or - it has been changed in appearance by touching at least one fourth part of the region or approaching or moving away from said fourth part of the region and/or by means of at least one other input action, wherein - it has been filed by touching a first part of the region or approaching said first part of the region, and/or - it has been transferred from the second to the third part by touching a second part of the region or approaching said second part of the region and moving or passing to a third part of the region, and/or - it has been changed in appearance by touching at least one fourth part of the region or approaching or moving away from said fourth part of the region and/or by means of at least one other input action, • the virtual voucher board allows for a representation within a multidimensional space, based on a coordinate system with at least two position axes for determining a treatment zone of the cooking appliance or at least one position axis for determining a treatment level, treatment column or treatment line of the cooking region of the cooking appliance and a time axis for determining at least one point of time of operation of the cooking appliance.