Customize your Timeline view

Customize the settings for your Timeline view.

Feature availability and limits vary by plan and user role. Learn more

Screenshot of the Customize menu from a Timeline view.

Layout options

Expand the Layout options menu to access the following options:

  • Color tasks by: Show tasks in the color of their List, status, or the color of their value for a dropdown Custom Field.

  • Weekends: Show or hide weekends from the view.
  • Expand task names: Show the full task names or compress them based on the length of the task on the Timeline.
  • Future recurring tasks: Show future recurring tasks on the Timeline.

  • Task Locations: Show the hierarchy location of each task
  • Subtask parent names: Hide or show parent task names.
  • Closed tasks: Hide or show closed tasks.
  • Tasks from other Lists: Hide or show tasks that appear in multiple Lists.
  • Default to Me mode: Display the tasks assigned to the person looking at the Workload view.
  • Send notifications: Send notifications to watchers when dates change.
  • Move view: Remove this view from the current location and save it in another location.
  • Duplicate view: Create a duplicate of this view. 
  • Reset view to defaults: Restore view to default settings.

Customize menu

The customize menu options include:

  • Name: Give your Timeline view a specific name.
  • Fields: Display fields such as Assignee on task cards.
  • Filter: Apply task filters.
  • Group: Choose how to group your Timeline view. Groups are represented as rows.
  • Subtasks: Show/Hide subtasks
  • Templates: Apply, create, or update a template
  • Autosave for me: Automatically save any view changes you make. The changes will be visible to everyone with access to the view. 
  • Pin: Pin the view. 
  • Private view: Make a view private.
  • Protect view: Prevent view settings and preferences from being changed. 
  • Set as default view: Make this a default view for all Workspace members. 
  • Copy link to view: Copy the URL to the view.
  • Add to favorites: Add the view to your Favorites.
  • Sharing & Permissions: Manage access to your view.
  • Delete view: Permanently delete the view.

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