Configure Visual Task Boards labels
Labels help categorize tasks and visually distinguish them on the task board. You can disable or rename labels using the labels tab of the activity stream.
Before you begin
Role required: tags_admin and global_tags_creator
About this task
Every board has seven labels by default.
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Default Labels
Default Labels
Board members can edit the labels on a board. All the labels are visible on the Quick Panel under Labels
Procedure
- From the task board tools, click the Labels tab.
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Labels tab
Labels tab
Turn on the Show Labels button if it is turned off.
You can see seven default labels.
- Users with global_tags_creator role can add labels to the board and rename the label.
- To add labels, click Add Labels
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Add Label icon. Newly added label remains in off state by default. You can assign any color or no color to the label. To rename the label, click the label text and enter new value.
Add Label icon. Newly added label remains in off state by default. You can assign any color or no color to the label. To rename the label, click the label text and enter new value.
- To rename labels, click on the label and change the name of the label.
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Rename Label
Rename Label
- To change the color of the label, click the Select color icon
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Select Color icon beside the label. Select the color of your choice from the color picker, and then click **Save**.
Select Color icon beside the label. Select the color of your choice from the color picker, and then click **Save**.
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Color Picker.
Color Picker.
- To disable or enable a specific label, toggle the button next to the label. To turn on or turn off a specific label, toggle the button next to the label. Only turned on labels show up in the quick filter and can be applied to a card
- The board owner can delete the label by clicking **Delete Label** icon.
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Delete Label icon next to the label.
Delete Label icon next to the label.
- To filter the cards by labels, type the Label name in the Search bar
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Search Baror click **Add to Filter** \[Omitted image "Addtofilter.png"\] Alt text: Add to Filter iconicon against the label. Once you filter by the label, you can only see cards with that label.
Search Baror click **Add to Filter** \[Omitted image "Addtofilter.png"\] Alt text: Add to Filter iconicon against the label. Once you filter by the label, you can only see cards with that label.
**Labels on Card Details Page**
When user clicks the card, the card opens with the details of the card. It contains all the applied labels under **Details** tab.
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Labels on the card
Labels on the card
Under the **Labels** tab, the toggle button for applied labels is On and Off for the labels that are not applied.
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Label details
Label details
**Note:** The **table** label can also be used for Tags.
Parent Topic:Customizing and configuring Visual Task Boards