Boards in Kitchen can be customized to match your visual preferences and suit your workflow.
Below, you’ll find all available customization options.
Customizing the Board Icon
You can change the board’s icon to make it easier to recognize.
There are several ways to do this:
Open the board and click the icon to the left of its title
Open the board's More Options (three-dot button) and select Customize Icon
Hover over the board in the sidebar, click the three-dot menu, and select Customize Icon
From a folder, hover over the board, open the three-dot menu, and select Customize Icon
From there, you can:
Choose from the existing icons
Change the icon color
Change the icon’s style (switch between outlined and filled styles)
Use an emoji
Upload an image
Add an image from a URL
Paste an image directly using Ctrl/Cmd + V
Tip
Small square images work best for icons.
Renaming a Board
You can also rename a board in several ways:
Click directly on the board title while in it, edit it, and press Enter or click outside to save
Open the board's More Options (three-dot button), click Rename, and update its name and description
From the sidebar, hover over the board, click Rename, and update its name and description
From a folder, hover over the board, open the three-dot menu, and click Rename to change the name and description.
Customizing Board Colors and Background
To change the board’s appearance, click the Customize button (the palette icon).
From there, you can:
Change the board background color by choosing one of the pre-displayed system colors or clicking the three-dot menu to open the color picker, where you can select a custom color using HEX, RGB, or HSL values and manage saved colors.
Add a background image by:
Uploading from your computer
Adding an image from a URL
Pasting an image using Ctrl/Cmd + V
Searching for photos from Unsplash
Set a default color for all lists by clicking List in the Appearance section. Then click on the current background color to change it.
From there, you can also set the default width for all lists by choosing one of the predefined values, or setting a custom width in pixels. You can also customize each list individually.Set a default color for all cards by clicking on Card in the Appearance section and clicking on the current background color to change it. You can also customize each card color individually.
Additionally, you can change the text color visible on cards.While there, you can also use the Toggle Fields button to adjust the visibility of system and custom fields on task cards in Kanban view.
Customizing Lists and Tasks Individually
You can further customize lists and tasks for better visual organization.
You can change the color of each list individually, update the color of all tasks within a specific list at once, or customize the background color of individual tasks.
To change the background color of a list:
Open the three-dot menu at the top of the list
Choose a system color or click the three-dot menu to open the full color picker with additional options
To change the color of all tasks in a list:
Open the three-dot menu at the top of the list
Select Change Tasks Color
Choose a system or custom color
To change the color of a single task:
Hover over the task and open the three-dot menu
Choose one of the displayed system colors or click the three-dot menu to open the full color picker with additional options
To change the list title background color:
Open the three-dot menu at the top of the list
Select Edit Title, where you can rename the list and change its title background color
Choose a system or custom color
Note
Changes to board colors and background are visible to all users who have access to the board.
Customizing Additional Board Settings
In the board's customization panel, accessible via the Customize button (palette icon), you'll also find the Settings section with options to manage:
• Labels
Click on the Labels option to manage existing labels and create new ones. By clicking on a label, you can:
change its color,
add Label text,
or delete the label.
You can also use the New Label button to create new labels according to your preferences, and the double-arrow button to sort labels alphabetically.
• Fields
The Fields setting allows you to manage all currently available system and custom fields within the board, as well as create new ones.
Clicking on any of the fields opens a pop-up window, allowing you to:
change the field's icon,
rename the field,
adjust its visibility to clients,
set its color (if applicable),
click on the Settings button to choose whether it should be displayed on cards, and select a Text Transform setting (Capitalize, Uppercase, Lowercase, None) for the Text type fields and the Format for Number and Date fields,
or delete the field.
Clicking the New Field button lets you add a new field to this board by selecting a type from the available system, custom, and global fields. After selecting the field type, you'll be able to adjust the corresponding settings for that type.
Here you can learn more about the different types of fields, their settings, and how to manage them:
• User Actions
Use the settings under User Actions to control whether to allow users to comment on task attachments and to allow users to approve task attachments.
• Client Settings
The Client settings give you control over whether clients should be able to see other users added to this same resource, along with their avatar, name, and email.
You can also choose whether to show the Share button to clients, allowing them to request invites for others. Approval of the invitation from Admin will be required.
• Board Followers
Through the Board Followers setting, you can control which members from the ones the board is shared with should automatically follow new tasks and be notified of their updates.
• Notifications - New Tasks
This setting allows you to select users from the members the board is shared with who should be notified when someone creates a new task in this board.
To be able to receive these notifications, the corresponding setting should be enabled in these users' profiles.
You can learn more about setting up your notification preferences here:
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