An item is an individual row (or line item) in a group. Your monday.com boards are made up of groups of items. The content of an item is totally up to you and will depend on what the board's plan is — they can represent anything from a list of projects, to weekly tasks, clients, locations, or anything else, depending on your workflow!
How to add an item
There are several different ways to add a new item to your board! Let's check them out below.
- You can add a new item to the bottom of a group by clicking into the box which says "+ Add", typing out the name of the item, and then pressing Enter on your keyboard.
- Another way to add an item is to click the blue "New Item" button at the top of your board. Creating an item this way will add it to the top of your first group.
- Lastly, you can also click on the three-dot menu to the left of an item and select "Create new item below".
Duplicating an item
To duplicate an item on your board, click the three-dot menu on the left of the item, select "Duplicate," and choose whether you'd like to duplicate it with or without its updates.
You can also duplicate an item by ticking the box to the left of the item name and clicking on "Duplicate" in the bottom pane that appears.
Deleting an item
To delete an item, you can also click on the item menu and select "Delete" or tick the box to the left of an item and click on "Delete" in the bottom pane that appears.
If you have accidentally deleted an item, don't worry! You can restore the item within 30 days from the Recycle Bin. You can also archive an item instead of deleting it, in case you would like to restore it at any point.
Editing an item
You can edit the name of an item (task or project) at any time. Simply hover over the item name, click on it, and edit as you wish!
Customize item terminology
You can customize your board even more by changing the terminology for items on your board. To do so, click on the board setting menu and select "Change item terminology".
From here, you can customize the way items are referred to on your board according to your own workflow. For example, if you are managing a product launch on your board, you can create a custom name of "Product" to replace "Item".
Et voilà! Now, instead of "item", each row on your board will be referred to as "Product". 🎉
Setting a default value for your item
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