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Choose the right task view

Switch between table, board, and calendar views while keeping the same task context.

Written by Geoff Mina

The same tasks can answer different questions depending on how you display them. Switch views without duplicating work or changing the task records underneath.

Use Table view for detailed management

Table view is best for scanning and editing many fields, sorting within groups, selecting multiple tasks, and applying bulk actions. It is the most information-dense task view.

Use Board view for workflow

Board view organizes tasks into status columns. Drag a task to another column to update its status, and add work directly in the column where it belongs.

Each column has a subtle status-color background to help separate the workflow. When enabled in Fields, the client avatar and bold client name appear above the task name, with the project underneath the client. Client and Project can be shown or hidden independently, and your selected custom fields remain available on cards. Turn on Completed date to show when finished work was completed. Boards inside a single project omit the repeated client and project details.

The Moxie task board with tinted status columns and client avatars beside bold client names above each task

Board view makes workflow bottlenecks and the amount of work in each status immediately visible.

Use Calendar view for timing

Calendar view plots tasks by their dates. Open Calendar settings to choose whether tasks appear across their Start to due range, on their Start date only, or on their Due date only. The same menu controls weekends and subtasks. Start-only and due-only modes omit tasks that do not have the selected date; range mode uses whichever date is available. Switch between month and week and move through time without changing your filters.

The Moxie task calendar showing scheduled project work

Calendar view helps you evaluate workload and timing across projects.

Use Gantt view for schedules and dependencies

Gantt view draws each scheduled task as a bar across a timeline, with dependency lines between related tasks. Use it to see how work overlaps, which tasks are blocked, and where a schedule needs to move.

  • Choose Weeks or Months to change the timeline scale, and use the previous, Today, and next controls to move through time.

  • Turn Subtasks on or off to include or hide subtasks.

  • Drag a bar to move the task's dates, or drag either end of a bar to change its start or due date.

  • Tasks without dates appear in the Unscheduled tray above the timeline. Drag one onto the timeline, or select its calendar button to choose a date.

  • Select a task name or bar to open its full details.

The Moxie task Gantt view with Subtasks, Weeks and Months, and date navigation controls, an Unscheduled tray, and task bars on a weekly timeline

Gantt view shows timing and dependencies together, so schedule conflicts are visible before they become late work.

Keep the view focused

Search and filters apply before the selected presentation. Use Focus mode when you need more horizontal space, and use Fields to control table or board detail. Opening a task keeps the current view behind the task panel.


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