Creating a Status field

• Under any list click on fields
• Click + Create New Field
• Type in a field name
• From “Field Type” Drop Down List select “Status List”
• You will have 3 Statuses by default
• To Do, this will be the default value of the field, you can change it.
• In Progress
• Done, this will be the closure status of the field, you can change it or add more closure statuses.
• You can then add Statuses by clicking on “+ New Item”, Each status has
• Value, and this is the text written within the status.
• Color, you can select the color of each status from a range of colors from the menu right next to the status.
• You need to keep at least one status to be able to create the field.

Status Field Options

Default Value

• It’s the value every task will have when created unless changed upon creation.
• It’s the status where the task will be considered not started.

Closure Status

• It accepts multiple statuses
• Tasks in this status are considered done and will be
• Hidden by default under My Work.
• Grayed out in list view.

Tips and Tricks

Bulk adding statuses

You can add statuses in bulk by doing the following:

• Separating statuses with a comma “,”.
• Copy the values with the commas and paste it into the status’ value.
• The comma will act as a separator between statuses and multiple statuses will be created.

Adding Emojis

• Using Windows
• In the statuses value click Windows logo key + ;
• The will show a list of emojis and you can start typing to find the emoji you’re looking for.
• Using MacOS
• In the statuses value click Ctrl + CMD + Space
• The will show a list of emojis and you can start typing to find the emoji you’re looking for.