Customize your view of the board and backlog
Unless otherwise noted, view settings in software projects are the same for both company-managed and team-managed projects.
As the space where your team’s work happens, boards and backlogs get very busy. View settings let you create a more focused view based on the information you need. Turn on the epic and version panels to plan upcoming work, view quick filters as buttons for easy access, or cherry-pick which work item fields are most relevant for you.
Note that view settings are applied per user — any changes you make will apply to your board and backlog, and not anyone else’s.
Board view settings
You can configure the following view settings on the board:
Setting | Description |
|---|---|
Open work items in sidebar | When turned on, work items you select open as a sidebar on the right. When turned off, work items open as a centered dialog. |
Quick filters | When turned on, quick filters are displayed as buttons for easy access. How to configure quick filters |
Work suggestions | When turned on, you can view automated task recommendations from connected tools. How to use work suggestions |
Fields
| Choose to show or hide specific fields on work item cards. Turn on a field's toggle to show it, and turn it off to hide it. |
Swimlanes
| If you’re using swimlanes to group work items by a certain attribute, select Expand all or Collapse all to show or hide work items. How to configure swimlanes Use the Group by dropdown to select which attribute swimlanes are grouped by. |
Card layout (company-managed projects) | You can also configure cards on a board to display up to three additional fields. Add more fields to cards |
Backlog view settings
You can configure the following view settings on the backlog:
Setting | Description |
|---|---|
Version panel | Turn on to open the version panel, and turn off to close it. Use keyboard shortcut |
Epic panel | Turn on to open the epic panel, and turn off to close it. Use keyboard shortcut |
Quick filters | When turned on, quick filters are displayed as buttons for easy access. How to configure quick filters |
Density
| Choose the density of work items in the backlog. Select Compact to use a more dense view so that a greater number of work items are visible on screen. |
Fields
| Choose to show or hide specific fields on work item cards. Turn on a detail’s toggle to show it, and turn it off to hide it. |
Swimlanes
| Select Expand all to view all subtasks in the backlog, or select Collapse all to view story-level work items only. |
Card layout (company-managed projects) | You can also configure cards on a board to display up to three additional fields. Add more fields to cards |
Full screen mode
When you need to minimize distractions and reduce on-screen clutter, use full screen mode to hide Jira’s main navigation and the project sidebar to maximize the number of work items on your screen.
To enter full screen mode on the board or backlog, select Enter full screen at the top right. To exit, select Exit full screen at the top right.
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