ClickUp Hierarchy

The heart of our platform! The Hierarchy provides an organized way to break work down into easily managed actionable items.

    • Invite guests to your Workspace

      Guests are people you've invited to your Workspace by sharing specific items with them. Guests only have access to those shared items. ...

    • Limits on Spaces, Folders, and Lists

      All of our plans offer an industry-leading number of items per plan. All plans above Free Forever can create unlimited Spaces! All plan...

    • Transfer Workspace ownership

      Workspace owners have the fullest editing permissions and are the only user role that can transfer Workspace ownership or delete a work...

    • Delete a Workspace

      If you no longer need a Workspace, you can permanently delete it in your Workspace settings. You can also transfer the ownership of a W...

    • Create a new Workspace

      Workspaces are at the highest level of the ClickUp Hierarchy. Spaces, Folders, Lists, and tasks all live within a Workspace. You can cr...

    • Leave a Workspace

      Leave any Workspace that you no longer need access to. What you'll need Workspace owners must transfer ownership before leaving. Work...

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    • Use Spaces Home

      With Spaces Home, you can easily view all of the available Spaces in a Workspace and leave or join Spaces.  What you'll need Spaces H...

    • Archive or delete a Space

      If you don't need a Space anymore, archive them to remove them from the Sidebar, or delete them permanently. Spaces that you archive ca...

    • Transfer Space ownership

      Set up your Workspace for success by making sure your Spaces have the proper owners. Spaces are the second level of the ClickUp Hierarc...

    • Create and edit Spaces

      Spaces make up the highest organizational level of your Workspace and hold all of your Folders and Lists. Some settings, like ClickApps...

    • Move or hide Spaces

      You can move or hide Spaces in the left Sidebar to personalize your Workspace experience. Any changes made to the Sidebar are only visi...

    • Rename a Space

      Rename Spaces to keep your Workspace organized and up to date! What you'll need Spaces can be renamed on all plans. The Workspace owne...

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    • Create and apply Folder templates

      Use Folder templates to quickly set up new projects in your Workspace. You can browse our collection of prebuilt templates or create an...

    • How to Create a Folder

      Creating new Folders from your Sidebar in ClickUp is easy! Create a Folder Click plus + next to the Space you're adding a Folder to t...

    • Move a Folder

      Reorganize your Folders at any time by moving them to a new Space. What you'll need You can move Folders on all ClickUp Plans. Move...

    • Statuses for Folders

      By default, Folders inherit the statuses of their parent Spaces. You can set unique statuses for your Folders if you need to differenti...

    • Set a default task template for Lists

      Automatically apply a template to all new tasks created in a List. What you'll need Default task templates for Lists can be set on ev...

    • Archive Folders and Lists

      If you don't want an unused Folder or List cluttering up your Sidebar, but might need the contents later, you can archive it. Best of a...

    • List Info overview

      List Info lets you give detailed context to your Lists. Add descriptions, due dates, comments, attachments, and more. What you'll need...

    • List templates

      Reuse Lists in your Workspace when setting up new projects for your team! What you'll need Templates are available on every ClickUp p...

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    • Create checklist templates

      Checklist templates allow you to quickly set up consistent processes. You can use them to replicate your most-used checklists and knock...

    • Add emails to tasks

      Use the ClickUp Chrome extension to add emails to ClickUp tasks from your Gmail inbox. If you'd like to send emails from your Workspace...

    • Integrations, embeds, and links in Task view

      Link to your work and content from other apps right from tasks in ClickUp! What you'll need Integrations available in Task view are a...

    • Task view 3.0 overview

      Task view 3.0 is currently in beta. Join the 3.0 waitlist.   Organize the actionable parts of your projects within tasks. Tasks come wi...

    • Create tasks from comments

      You can create new tasks and subtasks using the rich text toolbar in the comment section of an existing task. This is a helpful way to ...

    • Minimize Docs to Tray

      Put Docs you're actively working on in your personal Tray, right next to your minimized tasks! Use your Tray to keep Docs and tasks han...

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    • Add rollup fields to List view

      Display and summarize fields from your relationships by adding rollup fields to List view. What you'll need Rollup fields are availabl...

    • Delete a view

      If you don't need a view anymore, you can delete it. What you'll need Most views are available on all ClickUp plans. Team view and F...

    • Use swimlanes in Board view

      In Board view, tasks are organized into columns based on one shared field like due date or assignee.  You can use swimlanes to organize...

    • Add national holidays to Calendar view

      Plan around national holidays using Calendar view. If you're working on a global team, you can add as many national holiday calendars t...

    • Filter tasks in Calendar view

      Reduce the clutter in your Calendar view by filtering your tasks! What you'll need All ClickUp plans include unlimited uses of Calen...

    • Customize and categorize tasks in Calendar view

      Calendar view offers a wide variety of customization options so you can create the ideal calendar for your team's needs. To start custo...

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    • Create and manage custom statuses

      Set statuses at the Space, Folder, and List level to organize your team's workflow. You can mark your tasks with custom, color-coded st...

    • Not Started Statuses

      You can use the Not Started Status Group ClickApp to differentiate between tasks that have been started and not started in your Workspa...

    • Reverse the Order of Statuses

      If you are one of those people that prefers to view tasks in an early stage status first, then this setting is for you! With this setti...

    • Status Templates

      You can save and reuse statuses in Folders, Lists, and Spaces throughout your entire Workspace. You can create new status templates in ...

    • Statuses FAQ

      Find answers to common questions about Statuses! Why am I seeing statuses on a view that I don't recognize? Statuses can be customized ...

    • Use Done statuses

      Use Done statuses when you need to keep an eye on a task after your team's work is complete. For example, all engineering is complete o...

    • Location header overview

      The location header lets you quickly make changes to any Space, Folder, or List in your Workspace.  Docs and Whiteboards do not have a ...

    • Sidebar 3.0 overview

      The Sidebar is the control center for navigating your Workspace. From the Sidebar, you can quickly access Favorites, explore your Works...

    • Sort and filter Command Center results

      Searching for an item in Command Center but can't find it? Clarify and organize search results by sorting and filtering. What you'll ne...

    • Command Center overview

      Looking for a task, Doc, or file in your Workspace? Use the Command Center to search for it and save time navigating through layers of ...

    • Prioritize your work

      There are several ways you can identify your most important tasks, from filtering views to creating Goals. Prioritize your tasks Filter...

    • Emojis 😀

      Add emojis to your comments, tasks, and more with our official emoji picker! 💜 What you'll need Emojis are available on every ClickUp...

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    • Guests overview

      Guests are people you've invited to your Workspace by sharing specific items with them. Guests only have access to those shared items. ...

    • Convert user roles

      Make sure your team is assigned the right user roles for maximum productivity!  When you convert someone, their access and permissions ...

    • Custom Roles overview

      Take complete control over permissions through Custom Roles. Create new Custom Roles to suit your team's needs. Custom Roles are based ...

    • Manage guests

      Admins and owners can manage guests from their Workspace's Manage people page. Guests are people you've invited to your Workspace by sh...

    • User roles

      ClickUp users can be assigned the following user roles within a Workspace: Guests: People outside your organization who you've shared...

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    • Formula Fields

      With Formula Fields, you can easily make calculations between numeric, date, and time fields on a task. Automatically determine things ...

    • Get started with Start Dates

      Start dates help your Workspace members separate the tasks that need to be worked on today from those that can wait until later. Combin...

    • Natural Language Processing for Dates and Times

      ClickUp can magically interpret dates and times without having to type out the full thing! How it Works - Examples When you're setting ...

    • Times (Start and End)

      Hold yourself (or your team members) accountable by choosing when a task should start and be completed - down to the minute! Setting a ...

    • User roles and permissions FAQ

      Frequently asked questions about user roles and permissions. Q: What's the difference between members and guests? A: Members are people...

    • Sharing overview

      ClickUp's sharing options give you complete control of who sees what, and what permissions they have. What you'll need Sharing optio...

    • Public sharing overview

      ClickUp's sharing options give you complete control of who sees what, and what permissions they have. If the person you want to share s...

    • Permissions in detail

      Do you have sensitive information that you want locked down? Set permissions for important things in ClickUp. What are permissions? Per...

    • How do Permissions work?

      Permissions give you complete control over what people can do with the things you've shared with them! Members and guests will get perm...

    • Configure advanced permissions

      Limit what different user roles can do in your Workspace. Set granular permissions and security settings for guests, members, admins, a...

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