It would be great if there was a way to tell if a Task had content in the Description box at a glance while in List/Board view. A preview of the description text would be fine, but an icon would be simpler and cleaner.
Thanks.
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Hi @Ryan_Gordon3
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It would be good to know what the use case is? I think this might clutter the view but understand what you want to achieve would be helpful.
Rashad
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Hi @Rashad_Issa !
I am coming from having used Trello and most recently, MS Planner (meh). Trello had a 3-line icon that would show up in Board view indicating that there was content in the Task Description. Planner had an actual preview of what was in that Description box.
For me personally and what the nature of some of our projects look like, it’s nice to know how involved certain tasks are going to be or if there are specific instructions. Being able to tell at a quick glance if something is as simple as it looks or if it requires further instruction has been very useful in the past.
I hope that answered your question and provided some clarity!
Ryan
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Yes, that does, thanks for taking the time to explain.
Welcome, @Ryan_Gordon3,
I’ve merged your post into an existing thread where you can click the title to scroll to the top and vote by clicking the purple Vote button if you haven’t already.
Thanks,
Larry
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Hey Larry. I see that this original thread was created in October of 2019. Is Asana typically this slow at implementing new features? Is there any real hope of them adding this at some point? (I’m only on day 3 of using the software, and a lot of it is fantastic, but this seems like a simple feature request).
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Every few months or so a quite-old request seems to get implemented, but there are no guarantees.
Thanks,
Larry
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Add ability to show the task description on the task itself in “Board” view (similar to MS Planner).
Hi,
I’d like the ability to add the Description box to the List view.
It’s surprising that being able to add that box to the List view is not a standard feature since it’s a built in field.
I found the Asana2go extension. It’s a cool extension but non-technical people at my firm wouldn’t use it.
Thanks!
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Hi @Zach_Bach I understand your point but descriptions can be really long and i think personally it would clutter the view.
We have deeply nested tasks. Having to check each for a description is incredibly frustrating. Having to mark it ourselves as users with symbols in the title is not only painful and an in-your-face reminder that a feature is missing, it also doesn’t solve the problem because human actions are error-prone and unreliable, so we would have to check every task anyway.
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I would love to see a feature that could notify a user that there is content in the Description box of a task. It is very easy to gloss over what could be important information in the Description box because there is no way of knowing that something is in that box without viewing the Task Pane. Most people, I don’t think, are checking to see if there is information there, so I have to put something like (See Notes) at the beginning of my tasks to remind myself or others that something is there, which takes up screen real estate for the task name.
Thank you!
Welcome, @Andrew_Slattery,
I’ve merged your post into an existing topic where you can click the title to scroll to the top and vote by clicking the purple Vote button.
Thanks,
Larry
Thanks, Larry!
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I would love to see an icon in on the task that indicates if there is something written in the description box. I work with Asana both with a team and for my self and I miss a quick overview on my calendar or list that indicates if I have written something for myself, for example in my content calendar or if my team have something I need to take part of.
Otherwise, I love the app and the program overall, so easy to use and intuitive. Great job.
Sara
Please also refer to this.
Hi @Sara25 , welcome to the forum 
I’ve merged your post into the existing one that @ka_nishiyama mentioned above. Your vote has been consolidated.
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Any idea when this will be fixed? Means we have to link everything to external docs for context as otherwise it’s lost
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Description:
When a task has a description, automatically add a small text or badge to the task row, e.g., “See description inside”. This should be visible in list views without opening the task.
Why it’s needed:
• Quick identification: Users can immediately see which tasks contain detailed information.
• Avoid missed info: You might not even realize there’s additional info in the task otherwise.
• Improved efficiency: Saves time when scanning long task lists.
• Better task context: Ensures important instructions or notes are not overlooked.
• Consistency: Helps teams maintain awareness of tasks with supplementary details.
Optional Enhancement:
Allow customization of the indicator text or style (e.g., badge, italic text) to fit different workflow preferences.
Hi @Sash1,
I merged your topic with an existing request.
As you didn’t vote on your own topic no votes were transferred. (You’ll find a vote button at the top of this post)