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Managing a projectAdvanced column options
Date ranges, icons in choice lists, entry history: the options that enrich your columns.
1 min read updated October 2026
These options are enabled in a column's settings, when you create it or later.
📅 A date range
A Date column can accept two dates, a start and an end, instead of a single one: handy for a validity period, a campaign or an intervention window.
🏷️ Icons in choice lists
The options of a choice list can carry an icon in addition to their colour. Then choose the display: text, icon or both. A "Priority" or "Weather" column can be read at a glance.
📝 Entry history
A Text column can keep the history of its entries: each new entry is added to the previous ones instead of replacing them, like a dated log (progress updates, decisions, key events).
Project administrators, its owner and assignees can add an entry. Administrators can edit or delete a past entry.
Frequently asked questions
Can I enable history on a column that already has content?
Yes: the existing text becomes the first entry of the history.
Do icons replace colours?
No, they are added to them. In "icon" mode, only the icon is shown in the cell.