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Managing task statuses in Quire helps teams track progress, visualize workflow stages, and stay aligned. Each task begins with three default statuses: To-Do, In Progress, and Completed.

Set Status to a Task

How do I change the status of a task?

  1. In the main panel, right-click the status circle to choose a new status. Change task status in Quire by right-clicking the status circle to view default status options

  2. You can also set a status in the detail panel by clicking the arrow next to the status icon. Set a task status in Quire using the status dropdown in the detail panel

Tip: Press ? to quickly open the status menu. (For Arabic-script keyboards, ⸮ also works.)

How do I show status options by default?

You can adjust your project settings so clicking the status icon always opens the status menu instead of completing the task.

  1. Click the dropdown menu beside the project name and select Options.
  2. In the Project Settings page, under Others, enable Always show status options when you click on the status icon.

Enable the option to always show status options instead of completing a task in Quire

Quire status options appearing by default when clicking the task status icon
When enabled, clicking the status icon always shows all status options.

Complete a Task

How do I mark a task as completed?

Click the Complete circle to mark a task as done. When completing a parent task, all subtasks will complete as well. Hover over the status circle to see how many subtasks will be completed.

Complete a task in Quire using the status circle and view how many subtasks will be completed

Keyboard shortcuts:

  • Ctrl + / for Windows or ⌘ + / for Mac
  • Or press Shift + C

Create New Statuses

In the Free Subscription plan, you can have up to 5 statuses in each project. Upgrade your subscription plan to create more statuses. More information can be found on our pricing page.

How do I add new task statuses?

  1. In the main panel, right-click the status icon next to a task.
  2. Select Add new status.

Add a new task status in Quire by right-clicking the status icon and selecting Add new status

You can also create new statuses from the Project Settings page:

  1. Open the dropdown menu beside the project name.
  2. Select Edit statuses.
  3. Click + Add new status

Manage and create custom task statuses in Quire from the Edit statuses section

Note:

  • Progress percentages below 100% must be unique.
  • You can create multiple statuses at 100%, such as Canceled, Won’t do, etc.
  • Tasks with a 100% status will be hidden when filtering by Active Tasks in Tree view.

Learn more about creating status columns in Board view.

Edit Existing Statuses

How do I edit an existing status?

  1. In the main panel, right-click the status icon next to a task.
  2. Hover over a status.
  3. Click the edit (pen) icon to edit status.

Edit a task status in Quire by right-clicking the status icon and selecting the pen edit option

You can also edit the statuses from the Project Settings page:

  1. Open the dropdown menu beside your project name.

  2. Select Edit statuses to update them on the settings page. Open the Edit statuses panel in Quire from the project dropdown menu

  3. Click the edit (pen) icon to edit status. Edit and manage custom task statuses from the Project Settings area in Quire

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