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Customizing task columns

You can choose to display or hide certain columns as well as sort columns as desired.

Column customization actions
To Do this

Hide a column

Right-click the heading of the column you want to hide and select Hide Column.

Note that once you hide a column, if you want to display it again, you need to select it in the Column Settings dialog box (see below).

Select which columns to display

  1. Right-click a column heading and select Column Settings.

    The Column Settings dialog box opens.

  2. To display additional columns, in the left pane, select the columns you want to display and click the right arrow to move them to the right pane.
  3. To hide columns, select them in the right pane and use the left arrow to move them to the left pane.
  4. To change the column order, select a column in the right pane and use the up or down arrow to move it to the required position.
  5. To reset column selection and order, click Restore Defaults.
  6. Click OK.

Restore default columns

  1. Right-click a column heading and select Column Settings.

    The Column Settings dialog box opens.

  2. To reset the column selection and order, click Restore Defaults.
  3. Click OK.

Sort by column

Click anywhere in the column heading to change the sorting order.

OR

Right-click the column and select Sort Ascending or Sort Descending as desired.

An upward facing arrow indicates ascending order whereas a downward facing arrow indicates descending order.

Export the list to a TSV file

Right-click any of the column headings and select Export to TSV file. When prompted, save the file in your desired location. Note that only currently displayed columns will be exported.

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