Columns and the Done column
Add, rename, move, collapse and delete columns, set limits, and choose which one means done.
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Add a column
Choose New Column on the board toolbar, enter a Column Name, then Create. New columns go on the right.
Rename, move or delete
- Rename: double-click the column title. Press Enter to save or Esc to cancel.
- Move: open the column’s … menu and choose Move Left or Move Right, or drag columns in Settings › Columns/Statuses.
- Delete: … › Delete Column. Its tasks move to the nearest column on the left with the same done setting. You can’t delete a board’s last column.
The Done column
Open a column’s … menu › Edit and tick Is done. A board needs exactly one Done column, and it can’t be the first column. Moving a task into the Done column completes it.
Edit also sets the column’s Colour, Work in progress limit and Schedule date days.
Work in progress limits
- Set a Work in progress limit in the column’s … menu › Edit. The count in the column header then reads, for example, 3/5.
- The bar under the header is green while you’re inside the limit, amber from 90% of it, and red when you’re over. Over the limit, the column also says WIP limit exceeded.
Collapse a column
Choose the chevron at the right of the column header. The column folds to a narrow strip with its name and count, and you can still drop cards on it. Choose it again to expand it. View options › Expand all columns opens them all. Each board remembers which columns you collapsed.
More in the column menu
- Mark All Done, Archive Done and Archive All act on every task in the column.
- Sort by Age and Sort by Due Date sort every column. Clear Sort undoes it.
- Only deleting a column asks you to confirm.
