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How To Make A Kanban Board In Notion

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Kanban boards are powerful visual tools that help you organize tasks and track project progress using columns and cards. Notion's flexible database system makes it easy to create custom Kanban boards tailored to your specific workflow needs.

This tutorial will walk you through setting up a fully functional Kanban board in Notion, complete with custom properties, categories, and drag-and-drop functionality for seamless task management.

Here's how to make a kanban board in Notion

  1. Create a new page in your Notion workspace and add a descriptive title.
  2. Type /database to bring up the database options and select inline database.
  3. Give your database a meaningful name that reflects your project or workflow.
  4. Access the database settings by clicking the three dots in the top-right corner.
  5. Navigate to the Layout option from the dropdown menu.
  6. Change the view type from Table to Board to enable Kanban functionality.
  7. Close the settings panel by clicking the X icon.
  8. Test your setup by clicking on any card to open and edit its contents.
  9. Add a new property by clicking the "+ Add a property" button.
  10. Choose "Select" as the property type to enable categorization of your tasks.
  11. Assign a clear name to this property that describes your workflow stages.
  12. Remove unnecessary default properties by hovering and clicking the six-dot handle.
  13. Choose "Delete property" from the options menu.
  14. Confirm the deletion by clicking "Delete" when prompted.
  15. Create your first category by clicking in the empty space within your Select property.
  16. Type the name of your first workflow stage and press enter to save it.
  17. Repeat the process to add additional workflow stages as needed.
  18. Alternatively, use the (+) button visible in board view to quickly add new categories.
  19. Remember that any new property created will automatically be available for all items.
  20. Move tasks between columns by dragging and dropping cards to different stages.
  21. Your Kanban board is now ready for effective project and task management.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Yes, you can customize the appearance of your Kanban board columns by editing the Select property options. Each category option allows you to choose different colors, which will be reflected in both the property tags and the column headers in board view.