Project Views

Projects.ink offers multiple views to help you visualize and manage your work in different ways.

Board View

The Board View is a Kanban-style interface where tasks are displayed as cards organized by groups and sprints.

Layout

• •Drafts Panel (left): Floating panel for unassigned tasks
• •Sprint Rows: Horizontal sections for each sprint
• •Group Columns: Vertical columns within each sprint

Key Features

• •Drag and Drop: Move tasks between groups and sprints (press and hold briefly first on touch devices)
• •Inline Editing: Click on status or priority icons to change them directly
• •Task Density: Toggle between compact and normal card sizes
• •Add Task: Click "+" in any group or use the "Add Task" button

Using the Board

1. 1.Create tasks by clicking "+ Add Task" in any group
2. 2.Move tasks by dragging them to different groups or sprints

On touch devices, press and hold a card until it highlights, then drag.

1. 3.Open task details by clicking on a task card
2. 4.Quick edit status/priority by clicking their icons on the card

Timeline View

The Timeline View combines multiple time-based sub-views for schedule planning and stakeholder storytelling. When a project has more than 50 tasks and an active sprint exists, it opens with that sprint selected by default to reduce initial load on large projects.

Features

• •Task Bars: Each task with dates appears as a horizontal bar
• •Current Sprint Default: For projects above 50 tasks, active-sprint tasks load first; clear or change the Sprint filter to view tasks outside the current sprint
• •Drag to Move: Drag task bars to change start/end dates (press and hold briefly first on touch devices)
• •Resize: Drag the edges of bars to adjust duration
• •Zoom: Use Ctrl+scroll to zoom in/out
• •Today Marker: Red vertical line shows current date

Working with Timeline

• •Tasks without dates appear as dashed outlines
• •Click a task bar to open its details
• •Drag horizontally to scroll through time
• •Unscheduled tasks can be given dates here

Milestone View

The Milestone sub-view provides a high-level, boardroom-ready presentation of your project journey.

• •Phases: Tasks are grouped by Sprint or Group into visual phases
• •Journey Line: Phases appear as stops along a vertical or horizontal timeline
• •Summary Strip: Quickly scan the current phase, next phase, project pulse, next event, and target date
• •Phase Cards: Each card shows status, date range, completion progress, blockers, overdue work, owners, and curated highlights
• •Visual States: Completed phases in green, active phase highlighted with a pulse effect, future phases grayed out
• •Health Signals: Each phase is marked as On Track, Watch, At Risk, or Blocked
• •Presentation Mode: Switch to a cleaner storytelling layout for screen-sharing and reviews
• •Curate Highlights: Open the Curate panel to show or hide specific tasks from each phase card
• •Layout Toggle: Switch between vertical and horizontal layouts

Calendar View

The Calendar View shows your project schedule in a familiar calendar format.

Elements Displayed

• •Task Due Dates: Colored dots on due date
• •Sprint Ranges: Background highlighting for sprint periods
• •Important Events: Custom events like milestones, deadlines, presentations

Event Types

Type	Color	Use Case
Deadline	Red	Due dates
Milestone	Green	Achievements
Presentation	Purple	Demos
Meeting	Blue	Team meetings
Review	Amber	Reviews
Release	Cyan	Deployments

Using Calendar

• •Month/Week toggle: Switch between views
• •Click a date: Create a new event
• •Click an event: Edit or view details

List View

The List View provides a comprehensive table or tile view. When a project has more than 50 tasks and an active sprint exists, it starts with that sprint selected for faster loading; clear or change the Sprint filter to show tasks outside the current sprint. Smaller projects show all tasks by default.

View Modes

• •Detail List: Table with sortable columns
• •Tile: Grid of task cards

Search

Use the search bar to quickly find tasks by title, description, or task number. Results update as you type.

Multi-Select & Bulk Actions

Select one or more tasks to apply bulk actions:

• •Click the checkbox next to any task to select it
• •Shift+Click to select a range of tasks
• •A floating action bar appears at the bottom with options to:

- Set Status, Set Priority

- Move to Group, Move to Sprint

- Set Assignees, Delete Tasks

Note: Available actions depend on your role in the project.

Filtering

Filter tasks by:

• •Status (To Do, In Progress, Review, Done, Closed)
• •Priority (Low, Medium, High, Urgent)
• •Group
• •Sprint
• •Assignee

Sorting

Sort by:

• •Title (alphabetical)
• •Priority (urgent first)
• •Due Date (soonest first)
• •Status (to do first)
• •Created Date (newest first)

Inline Editing

In Detail List mode, click any cell to edit:

• •Title, Status, Priority
• •Group, Sprint
• •Start Date, Due Date

Overview

The Overview provides a dashboard with project statistics and charts.

Metrics Shown

• •Total tasks and completion percentage
• •Tasks by status breakdown
• •Tasks by priority breakdown
• •Upcoming deadlines
• •Recent activity