After creating a Custom Field, you can add it to other Spaces, Folders, and Lists. Custom Fields added to the Everything level are applied to every task in your Workspace.

What you'll need

• 60 Custom Field uses are available on the Free Forever Plan.
• Unlimited uses are available on paid plans.
• Individual Custom Fields can be hidden from all guests.
• Guests can't add Custom Fields to new locations.

Add Custom Fields to a new location from the Custom Field Manager

To add a Custom Field to a new Space, Folder, List, or Form from the Custom Field Manager:

1. Open the Custom Field Manager.
2. From the sidebar, choose the Space, Folder, List, or Form you want to add the Custom Field.
3. In the upper-right corner, click Add existing field.
4. Search, sort, group, or filter for the Custom Field you want to add. You can also expand locations in the sidebar to find a specific field.
5. Check the checkboxes to the left of each Custom Field to add them to the Space, Folder, or List.
6. In the lower-right corner, click Add Fields.

Add Custom Fields to a new location from List, Table, or Form view

To add a Custom Field to a new Space, Folder, List, or Form from a List, Table, or Form view:

1. In the Space, Folder, List, or Form you want to add the Custom Field, open a List, Table, or Form view.
2. In the upper-right corner above the task table, click the plus icon.
3. At the bottom of the sidebar, click Add existing fields.
4. Scroll down to the Fields in Workspace section. Click Add next to each Custom Field you want to add.
5. The Custom Field is automatically added to all tasks in the view's Space, Folder, or List location.

If the Custom Field has a description, you'll see a preview of it when you hover over the column header.

Add Custom Fields to a new location from a task

To add a Custom Field to a new List or Form from a task:

1. In the List or Form you want to add a Custom Field, open a task.
2. Scroll down to the Custom Fields section and click the plus icon in the upper-right corner of the fields table.
3. Click Add field from Workspace to open the Custom Field Manager.
4. Check the boxes next to each Custom Field to add them to the List.
   
5. In the lower-right corner, click Add Fields.

If the Custom Field has a description, you'll see a preview of it when you hover over the field.

Show Custom Fields

If you can't see Custom Fields, learn how to show and explore the data available in Custom Fields from tasks or views. 

You can also show or hide individual Custom Fields from all guests and limited members in your Workspace.

Custom Field permissions

If you want make a Custom Field private or customize who can access it, you can update its permissions.