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title: "Customizing Statuses (Columns) in Ontraccr Boards"
url: "https://help.ontraccr.com/en/article/customizing-statuses-columns-in-ontraccr-boards"
language: "en"
last_updated: "2025-05-27T11:18:48.871Z"
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# Customizing Statuses (Columns) in Ontraccr Boards

## **🧩 Customizing Statuses (Columns) in Ontraccr Boards**  
 

### **Overview**

Statuses are the **columns** in your board view — they represent the stages your cards (tasks, projects, leads, etc.) move through. Ontraccr gives you full control to add, rename, reorder, or remove these statuses to reflect your actual workflow.

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## 🎯 **When to Use This**

Customize statuses when:

-   You’re building a **new board from scratch**
-   You need to **reflect a specific workflow** (e.g., “New → Assigned → Completed”)
-   You want to **improve clarity or efficiency** in board stages

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## ✍️ **How to Add, Rename, or Delete Statuses**

### 🔹 **Add a New Status (Column)**

1.  Open the board you want to customize.
2.  Click the **Settings** gear icon at the top right.
3.  Under the **Details** tab, scroll to the **Statuses** section.
4.  Click the ➕ **Add** button.
5.  Type your new status name (e.g., “Ready for Review”), hit **Save**, then **Submit**.

✅ The new column will now appear on your board.

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### 🔄 **Rename or Delete an Existing Status**

1.  Hover over an existing status in the list.
2.  Click the text field to rename it.
3.  Click the **trash icon** to delete a status.
4.  Hit **Submit** to apply your changes.

⚠️ **Important:** Deleting a status removes the column from the board — any cards inside that column must be reassigned first.

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### ⚙️ **Advanced: Configure Status Display Fields**

Each status can show different card details in board view.

To control which fields display per status:

1.  In **Settings > Details**, locate the **gear icon** beside a status.
2.  Click it to open the **Card Display Settings**.
3.  Select the fields you want to show in that status column (e.g., Client Name, Bid Due Date).
4.  Hit **Submit.**

Now, each status can show custom info without needing to open the card.

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## ✅ **Example Use Case**

In a **Project Tracker** board, you might want statuses like:

-   “Opportunity Identified”
-   “Estimate In Progress”
-   “Bid Submitted”
-   “Awarded”
-   “Active Project”
-   “Closed”

You can add all of these and configure each to show relevant info (e.g., Estimated Value in “Estimate In Progress” and Project Start Date in “Active Project”).

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## 🧠 **Tips & Edge Cases**

-   Statuses affect the **visual flow** of your process — use clear names that everyone understands.
-   You can rearrange status order by dragging them up/down in the settings list.
-   If using **Timeline View**, statuses help visually organize projects along start/end dates.