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title: "Layout"
slug: "task-board-layout"
updated: 2026-08-13T20:14:49Z
published: 2026-08-13T20:14:49Z
canonical: "help.agilityblue.com/task-board-layout"
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> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://help.agilityblue.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Layout

The task board begins with a header bar that gives you controls for filtering tasks, enabling multi-edit mode, choosing whether to show draft tasks, and refreshing the board. Underneath, the board is divided into three swimlanes — `New`, `In Progress`, and `Completed Today`, each displaying task cards based on their current status.

![Overview of open tasks including new, in progress, and completed items.](https://cdn.document360.io/630eeab5-df61-41eb-8d61-d3488c45f27d/Images/Documentation/Layot - open tasks png.png)

The **New** lane contains all tasks that are awaiting assignment, the **In Progress** lane contains all tasks that have been assigned and are currently in various stages of progress. The **Completed Today** lane contains all tasks completed on the current date, tasks reside here until midnight in the corresponding time zone.

## **Filtering**

Click on the `Filter` button to reveal the available filtering options:

![Open tasks interface showing filter options and highlighted filter button.](https://cdn.document360.io/630eeab5-df61-41eb-8d61-d3488c45f27d/Images/Documentation/Filter for focus png(1).png)

Use filters to narrow tasks by:

- Text on any card
- Task status *(multi-selectable)*
- Is Late?
- Task created by *(multi-selectable)*
- Task assigned to *(multi-selectable)*
- Project owner *(multi-selectable)*
- Project requester *(multi-selectable)*

## Edit multiple cards at once

Click on the `Multi-edit` button to reveal the available multi-edit actions:

![Open tasks interface displaying various task options and selected tasks for management.](https://cdn.document360.io/630eeab5-df61-41eb-8d61-d3488c45f27d/Images/Documentation/Layout 3 png.png)

Select the desired tasks, determine an action to perform, and click the apply button. Actions include:

- **Assign to me** — assigns the selected tasks to you.
- **Assign to Someone…** — opens a window that allows you to select a team or individual to assign the selected tasks to.
- **Unassign** — unassigns the selected tasks.
- **Mark as completed** — marks the selected tasks as completed.
- **Change the due date…** — opens a window that allows you to update the due date for the selected tasks.
- **Place on hold…** — opens a window that allows you to make a hold comment for the selected tasks.
- **Update task effort…** — opens a window that allows you to update the task effort for the selected tasks.
- **Release hold…** — opens a window that allows you to make a release hold comment for the selected tasks.
- **Place into quality control** — marks the selected tasks as being in quality control.
- **Add a comment…** — opens a window that allows you to make a comment for the selected tasks.
- **Add subscribers…** — opens a window that allows you to select teams or users as subscribers for notifications for the selected tasks.
- **Move to project…** — opens a window that allows you to select a project to move the selected tasks to.
- **Cancel** — cancels the selected tasks.
- **Reopen** — reopens the selected tasks.
- **Delete** — deletes the selected tasks.

## Include Draft Tasks

Click on the `Include draft tasks` button to include tasks that are a part of draft projects. These tasks can be identified by their dotted borders.

![Overview of open tasks including drafts and ongoing projects for management.](https://cdn.document360.io/630eeab5-df61-41eb-8d61-d3488c45f27d/Images/Documentation/include draft tasks png(1).png)