Navigating Asana

Asana’s interface is divided into 5 areas:

1. Sidebar - access My Dashboard, Team Conversations, Team Calendar, and projects in your Workspace or Organization
2. Top Bar - access My Tasks, Inbox, Quick Add, search, your Profile Settings, and Workspace or Organization Settings
3. Header - contains the actions and views for the project, My Tasks, or Search View you’re currently viewing
4. Main Pane - displays a list of tasks, Conversations, Calendar, Dashboard, progress or Files
5. Right Pane - contains the details of a task or conversation

From the sidebar, you can:

1. Access My DashboardMy Dashboard Dashboards provide a high-level view of the progress and status of projects you and your team are working on. Read more
2. Access your favorites (indicated by the star icon)
3. Access your recents (indicated by the clock icon)
4. Access Team ConversationsTeam Conversations You can start a team Conversation to make an announcement, discuss multiple projects, or share team-related information. Read more
5. Access the Team CalendarTeam Calendar A team calendar displays all tasks from all projects, that have a due date, within a team or Workspace. Read more
6. Access your Team or Workspace’s projectsprojects Projects are lists of tasks. Read more
7. View the TeamsTeams A team is a group of people in an Organization who are working together on a collection of projects. Read more you belong to and join other Teams in your Organization

The sidebar lists the projects in your Team or Workspace. Click any project’s name and it will load in the main pane. Or, click the + button to create a new project.

Click the drop down arrow to access the following actions:

1. Highlight colorcolor Users can associate a project or tag with a color. Read more
2. Add to or remove from your stars
3. Copy Projectcopy project Copy a project to easily duplicate all of its tasks. You can choose which elements to carry over to the new project. Read more
4. ArchiveArchive Archiving a project hides it from the sidebar and from search, but does not delete it. Read more Project
5. Delete ProjectDelete Project Permanently delete a project from Asana. Archive a project instead if you want refer to the project later. Read more

Drag and drop projects in the sidebar to reorder them.

Your starred items will appear in a fixed position near the top of your sidebar.

Adding a star

Click the star icon in the header. Notice the star turns yellow and the project now appears at the top of your sidebar.

Removing a star

Click the icon again to remove the star. Notice the star turns back to white and the project no longer appears in your sidebar.

Your recents will automatically appear right below your starred items with a clock icon next to them.

To collapse the sidebar:

Click the X at the top of the sidebar.

To expand the sidebar:

Click the three column button.

From the top bar, you can:

1. Access My TasksMy Tasks All tasks assigned to an individual can be found in their My Tasks list. Read more
2. Access My InboxMy Inbox My Inbox displays activity on tasks, projects, or conversations a user follows. Read more
3. Use Quick Add to create a task, project, conversation, or invite more people
4. Run a searchsearch Search allows you to find any task, project, or Conversation in your Workspace or Organization. Read more to find tasks, projects, conversations, tags, or people in your Workspace or Organization
5. View Help Content
6. Access your Profile SettingsProfile Settings Profile Settings lets users adjust preferences related to their specific account. Read more , Access the Workspace or Organization Settings, or switch between your Workspaces & Organizations

The Quick Add button allows you to easily:

1. Create a tasktask Tasks are the basic unit of work in Asana. Tasks can represent any kind of work, break down work into smaller pieces, or store information. Read more
2. Create a projectproject Projects are lists of tasks. Read more
3. Start a ConversationConversation Conversations are how users communicate in Asana. Start a conversation on any project or team page. Read more
4. Invite someone new into your current Workspace or Organization

Click the ? button to access helpful resources.

From the top bar drop down menu, you can:

1. Switch between your Workspaces and Organizations
2. Upgrade your current Workspace or Organization
3. Access your current Workspace or Organization’s Settings
4. Create a new Workspace
5. Leave your current Workspace or Organization
6. Access your Profile SettingsProfile Settings Profile Settings lets users adjust preferences related to their specific account. Read more
7. Log out of your account

From the header, you can:

1. Star the project, My Tasks, or Search View you’re currently viewing (indicated by the star icon)
2. Access actions for the project, My Tasks, or Search View you’re currently viewing (indicated by the drop down arrow)
3. Change the View of the project, My Tasks, or Search view you’re currently viewing
4. View a list of project membersproject members Someone that has access to and receives notifications about a project. Read more

Click the drop down arrow to access the following options:

• Edit Name & Description - modify the name or description of your project
• Manage custom fields if in a Premium team or Organization
• View in Dashboard - view the project in your Dashboard for a visual representation of its progress
• Copy Project URL
• Sync to Calendar - sync your tasks with due datesdue dates The date that a task or subtask is due. Read more to an external calendar
• Add Tasks by Email - provides an email address you can use to create tasks by sending an email
• Print - prints the project
• Copy Project - duplicates the project
• Move to Another Team (only available in Organizations) - move the project to another TeamTeam A team is a group of people in an Organization who are working together on a collection of projects. Read more in your Organization
• Highlight Color - changes the colorcolor Users can associate a project or tag with a color. Read more of the project
• Export - exportsexports Export a project, My Tasks, or Search View to a JSON or CSV file. Read more the project or My Tasks as a CSV or JSON file
• Archive - archivesarchives Archiving a project hides it from the sidebar and from search, but does not delete it. Read more the project
• Delete - deletes the project

The header allows you to switch between five different Views:

1. List - this is the default View and displays a list of tasks
2. Conversations (only available in projects) - this View allows you to start conversationsconversations Conversations are how users communicate in Asana. Start a conversation on any project or team page. Read more with fellow project membersproject members Someone that has access to and receives notifications about a project. Read more regarding the project
3. Calendar - this View filters only tasks with due datesdue dates The date that a task or subtask is due. Read more and displays them in a calendar format
4. Progress (only available in projects) - this View displays information about a project and its progress, including statusstatus A way to update project members on the progress of a project. Status includes a color (red, yellow, green) and short summary. Read more updates & a progress chartprogress chart A burnup chart that shows contrasts a project's incomplete and complete tasks over time. Read more
5. Files (only available in My Tasks & projects) - this View filters only tasks with attachmentsattachments A file that is attached to a task or conversation. Read more

To collapse the header:

Click the double arrow icon.

To expand the header:

Click the double arrow icon.

From the main pane, you can:

1. Add a new task
2. SortSort Lets you sort and view tasks in My Tasks or a project task list by different criteria like due dates, tags, or hearts. Read more and filter the list
3. Mark a task completecomplete To mark a task with a checkmark to indicate that it is done. Read more or incomplete
4. View and edit a task’s name
5. Identify the other projects or tags a task is associated to
6. See the amount of heartshearts Adding a heart is an easy way to express enthusiasm for a task, offer agreement to a comment, or express gratitude for a task completion. Read more a task has received
7. Identify a task’s due datedue date The date that a task or subtask is due. Read more
8. Identify a task’s assigneeassignee The person responsible for the task or subtask. Asana allows one assignee per task or subtask. Read more

Reorder tasks

Hover over the task’s name, left click & hold the grid icon, then drag the task up or down the list

From the right pane, you can:

1. AssignAssign The person responsible for the task or subtask. Asana allows one assignee per task or subtask. Read more the task
2. Set a due datedue date The date that a task or subtask is due. Read more & due time
3. HeartHeart Adding a heart is an easy way to express enthusiasm for a task, offer agreement to a comment, or express gratitude for a task completion. Read more the task
4. Identify what project the task is in
5. Mark the task completecomplete To mark a task with a checkmark to indicate that it is done. Read more or incomplete
6. Add a description to give the task more context
7. Build a list of subtaskssubtasks Subtasks break a task into smaller pieces. Subtasks, like tasks, have assignees, due dates, comments, and hearts. Read more
8. Upload attachmentsattachments A file that is attached to a task or conversation. Read more
9. Post a commentcomment Comment on a task or conversation to offer help, answer questions, and help move work forward. Read more
10. FollowFollow Add followers to any task and they will receive notifications about updates to the task. Read more or unfollow the task

To collapse the right pane:

Click the X icon.

To expand the right pane:

Click the right arrow icon.

To enter full screen mode:

1. Click the three dot icon from the right pane
2. Select Full Screen