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Managing Board Columns

Add, rename, reorder, and remove task board columns

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Columns represent the stages of a board's workflow.

Add a Column

Open a board, move to the right end of the columns, and click Add Column. A new column is created with the default name New Column.

Rename a Column

  1. Select the column name.
  2. Enter a name of up to 30 characters.
  3. Press Enter or click away to save.

Press Escape to cancel the edit.

Reorder Columns and Tasks

  • Drag a column by its handle to move it left or right.
  • Drag a task within its column to change priority.
  • Drag a task into another column to change its workflow stage.

List view also supports dragging rows between grouped column sections.

Mark a Done Column

Open the column actions menu and choose Tasks here are done. Tasks in the column then show under Completed instead of Active, including any you add to it later, and Calendar and the dashboard treat them as done. Turning the option off returns tasks that were only done because of the column to Active.

Dragging a task into a done column completes it. Dragging it out, or marking it active, returns it to Active in an open column.

Delete a Column

Open the column actions menu, choose Delete Column, and confirm. Deleting a column also deletes the tasks in that column, so move any work you want to retain first.

Common column sets include To Do / In Progress / Done, New / Assigned / Waiting / Complete, or stages specific to your organization's process.

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