Set and update task progress
Applies ToMicrosoft Planner

 

Note: The steps listed in this article will be updated soon to reflect the new Microsoft Planner experience, which is currently rolling out to customers. Learn more about the new Planner in Frequently asked questions about Planner. ​​​​​​​If you're working from a Government Cloud Communities (GCC), GCC High, or Department of Defense (DoD) environment, continue referring to the instructions in this article.

Sharing out task progress doesn't have to involve complicated calculations. In Planner, it's simple. Tasks can be:

  • Not started    

  • In progress     In Progress

  • Completed     The completed icon

Sometimes you may need more than simple task progress:

Done with a task?

To quickly mark one of your tasks as Completed, point to it and select the check mark.

Click the checkmark to complete a task

Using a touch screen? If you're not using a mouse, you won't see the check box to mark something as completed. Instead, check out a few other ways to update progress.

Tip: Completed tasks are hidden at the bottom of the task list. Scroll down and choose Show completed.

Just getting started?

On the Board, select Group by > Progress,

Click Group by, and select Progress

and then drag tasks between columns to quickly update your plan on the fly.

Drag tasks to update

Other ways to update progress

For tasks that are already marked as In progress, you can also change status by selecting the In progress symbol In Progress on the task and choosing another status.

Click the progress icon and change status

You can also update task progress by selecting the task itself and using the Progress drop-down box.

Click the task, and select another status in details

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