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About single select fields

You can create single select fields with multiple options that can be selected from a dropdown menu.

You can filter by your single select fields by specifying the option, for example: fieldname:option. You can filter for multiple values by providing a comma-separated list of options, for example: fieldname:option,option. For more information, see "Filtering projects."

Single select fields can contain up to 50 options.

Adding a single select field

  1. In table view, in the rightmost field header, click . Screenshot of a project. The "Add field" button is highlighted with an orange outline.
  2. Click New field.
  3. At the top of the dropdown, type the name of your new field.
  4. Select Single select
  5. Below "Options", type the first option.
    • To add additional options, click Add option.
  6. Click Save.

Alternatively, open the project command palette by pressing Command+K (Mac) or Ctrl+K (Windows/Linux) and start typing "Create new field."

Editing a single select field

  1. Navigate to your project.

  2. In the top-right, click to open the menu.

    Screenshot showing a project's menu bar. The menu icon is highlighted with an orange outline.

  3. In the menu, click Settings to access the project settings.

  4. Click the name of the single select field you want to adjust.

  5. Edit existing options or click Add option.

  6. Optionally, to delete an option, click .

  7. Click Save options.