Changing the Task State (List View)

The State menu serves as communication tools that help you convey important information about the task. As you work, you can use the State menu to communicate the current state: Not started, In Progress, or Completed. You can change the task state in the Tasks list and in the Details panel of a task.

To change the state of a task:

1. Do one of the following:

   • To change the state in the task details, open the Details panel for the task.

   • To change the state in the Tasks app List view, show the State column if the column is hidden. See Modifying Tasks List Columns (List View).

     For information on how to change the state of a task in Board view, see Changing the State

2. Click on the State of the task.

   

   The State menu in the Tasks list (left) and Details panel (right).

3. Select the state you want to assign from the menu.

   The new state is assigned to the task.