Boards & columns
A List can show its Tasks as a flat list or as a board of columns. Board view is a per-List choice, so you can set it on any List you can edit and switch back at any time.
Board view for a List
In board view, a List’s Tasks are laid out in columns instead of a single running list. Each column header shows a count of the Tasks in it, so you can see at a glance how work is spread across the board.
You can:
- Collapse a column to tuck it out of the way, and expand it again when you need it.
- Add a Task straight into a column, so it lands where you want it from the start.
Switching a List between flat and board view does not change its Tasks – it only changes how they are shown. All the usual Task actions, like completing, moving, and assigning, work the same in either view.
Your Inbox as a personal board
Your Inbox can be used as a personal board with your own private columns. This gives you a private space to organize your own Tasks into columns that only you see, separate from any shared Cowork List.
Set up the columns that suit how you work, then add Tasks directly to a column or collapse the ones you are not using right now. The counts on each column header apply here too, so your Inbox board stays easy to read as it fills up.