Turn On Color Columns In Notion Board View: Quick Tutorial (2024)

January 1, 2024

In Notion, you can use board views to organize tasks and projects in a Kanban style layout. One useful feature of board views is the ability to color code columns, which allows you to visually distinguish between different categories or stages of your tasks.

In this tutorial, we'll show you how to turn on color columns in Notion.

How To TurnĀ On Color Columns In Notion Board View

  1. Navigate to your board view in Notion.
  2. Click the "Edit view" button in the view menu.
  3. In the "Edit view" window, select the "Group" tab.
  4. Toggle on the "Color columns" option.
  5. Edit the colors of each column by clicking the three dots at the top of the column and selecting "Edit color".

Step 1: Navigate to your board view

To begin, navigate to your board view in Notion.

Step 2: Hit 'Edit View' in the view menu

In the top of the board view, click on the name of the database view, then click the "Edit view" button in the view menu.

Step 3: Select and open the 'Group' menu

In the "Edit view" window that appears, select the "Group" tab.

Step 4: Toggle on the 'Color columns' option

In the "Group" menu, toggle on the "Color columns" option.

Step 5: Edit your column colors by clicking the three dots at the top of each column

After you've enabled color columns, you can edit the colors of each column by clicking the three dots at the top of the column and selecting "Edit color". From here, you can choose a new color for the column from the color picker.

Conclusion

That's it! You should now know how to turn on and edit color columns in Notion. By following these steps, you can use visual cues to quickly distinguish between different categories or stages of your tasks in your board view. If you have any questions or need further assistance, don't hesitate to ask.

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