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# Project Views

SmartTask offers multiple project views to visualize and manage tasks efficiently.

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#### **Steps to Create Different Views:**

1. **Open the Project** where you want to add a view.
2. Click on the **“+” (Add View) button** near the existing views.
3. SmartTask offers the following project views:
   1. **List View** – Displays tasks in a simple list format.
   2. **Board View (Kanban)** – Organizes tasks into columns for different stages.
   3. **Calendar View** – Shows tasks based on due dates.
   4. **Gallery View** – A visual layout for tasks (possibly with images).
   5. **Timeline View (Gantt Chart)** – Helps in tracking project progress over time.
   6. **Analytics View** – Provides insights and reports on project performance.
   7. **Discussions View** – Allows team members to communicate within the project.
   8. **Embed View** – Lets you embed external content into the project.
   9. [**Forms View**](/fundamentals/task/creating-a-task/tasks-from-forms.md) – Enables data collection using customizable forms.
4. **Customize the View** (filters, sorting, grouping).
5. Click **“Save”** to apply the new view.

Each team member can switch between views as per their preference.