Overview

Custom fields allow you to add specific and customized information to your task. There are already some primary fields for each task such as assignees, dates, tags and description, but you can customize more fields by accessing the field type options from the dropdown menu.

In the Free subscription plan, you can create one custom field for each project. Upgrade your subscription plan to add more custom fields. More information can be found on our pricing page.

Add fields

There are several ways to add a custom field to your tasks. You can navigate to the detail panel of a task first and click +Add a field.

Or you can switch to the Table view and click on the + icon at the right edge of the table.

Another way is to click on the dropdown menu arrow next to your project name at the top and select Edit fields.

Then select +Add a new field and it will bring up a dialog to enter the custom field information and let you select the field type.

Note: Field names cannot contain the following characters: quotation marks ", backslash \ and curly brackets { }.

Supported field types in Quire

Here are all the different types of fields that you can add to your list of tasks.

• Text: You can choose between two different formats of texts: a single line of texts or a multiple-lined paragraph.
• Number: You can choose between two formats: numbers or percentages. This is useful for leftover stock numbers, etc.
• Currency: Currency format. You can edit the currency symbol to how you would like it. This is useful if you want to add the budget or cost for your task, etc.
• Date: Allows you to choose a date from the date picker. You can choose to include the time as well. This is useful for entering a specific date and timestamp for your task.
• Duration: Allows you to add a string of hh:mm:ss.
• Selection: A menu of options that you can add to your task. You can choose to allow multiple selections or only one at a time.
• Checkbox: A checkbox to indicate if the task is finished or not.
• User: A list of the project members for you to choose from. You can also choose to allow multiple members at a time.
• Email address: You can enter an email address and it will launch your local email client when clicked.
• Task: You can refer to another task or multiple tasks in the project.
• URL: You can enter a link to a website and it will direct you to the site when clicked.
• Formula: You can do calculations or call out specific information based on other information of your tasks.

Edit fields

There are several ways to edit a custom field. You can open the detail panel of a task, hover over the existing custom fields to Edit fields.

Or you click on the dropdown menu arrow next to your project name at the top and select Edit fields.

It will bring up a dialog of all the custom fields you have created. Hover over the field and click on the More Options icon to edit.

If you are in the Table view, you can click on the field name at the column header and select Edit field to edit that particular field.

Show or hide a field

You can select the fields that you want to show or hide in the detail panel by clicking on Edit fields. Click on the checkboxes to either show or hide the existing fields in your detail panel.

If you are in the Table view, you can go to the + icon at the right edge of the table to toggle on and off the fields you would like to see.

Another way is to click on the field name at the column header and select Hide field to hide the column one by one.

Rearrange the field order

To change the order of your custom fields in your detail panel, click Edit fields first. It will bring up a dialog of all the custom fields you have created, then you can use the six-dotted icon to drag the field up or down.

Delete fields

There are several ways to delete a custom field. You can open the detail panel of a task and click Edit fields.

Or you can click on the dropdown menu arrow next to your project name at the top and select Edit fields.

It will bring up a dialog of all the custom fields you have created. Hover over the field and click on the More Options icon to delete.

If you are in the Table view, you can click on the field name at the column header and select Delete field to delete that particular field.