Task fields
Task fields allow you to access and edit all information about a task in one place.
You can access these fields by clicking on the task card in the Board.
Excelway tip: To be able to edit a task field, a user needs to have Edit or Admin rights on the Board.
Title and Description
The title is a mandatory field that describes in a short sentence what the task is about. A user can see all tasks’ titles at a glance in a Board, without the need to access the details of the task.
The task description is an optional field that allows to add more context information about a task.
Owner and members
Every task can have only one owner, while it can have many members.
Owners and members of tasks can be seen at a glance without opening the task details. On the board, the initials of owners are displayed in green, while those of the members are displayed in grey.
To assign a task to an owner, select the name of the person in the owner field inside the task.
To assign a task to a member, click on the button Members and check the names of the people that should be members of this task.
Excelway tip: to be an owner or a member of a task, a user should be added to the board as a board member. Learn more about board members.
Attachments
To attach a file to a task, click on the Attachment button and select the file from your computer browser.
You can download or remove the file attached by clicking on the modification menu by the file attached.
The number of files attached to a task can be seen at a glance on the card, without accessing the task’s details.
Checklist
Checklists allow you to track sub-tasks or small work items related to a task.
To add a checklist to a card:
– click the button Checklist
– give the checklist a title
– click the button Add checklist.
To add items to a checklist, write each item on a field and click + or press Enter. Check the boxes as the items get done.
The total number of checklist items on a task as well as the progress on completion can be seen at a glance on the board, without accessing the tasks’s details.
To remove the checklist, click on the modification menu by the checklist’s name and click Remove checklist.
Tags
Colored tags can be added to each task to group similar tasks under common categories. There can be multiple tags on a single task. Tags can be seen at a glance, without accessing the card’s details.
To add a new tag:
– click on the Tag button in the task,
– click Add
– type a tag’s label and select a color
– Click Add
Priority
Priority is an optional field that allows you to set a High, Medium or Low Priority to a task.
Mark task complete
To mark a task complete, check the box that is on the card.
