Hey there,

August and the first half of September brings a brand new feature to D3M. Introducing Task Lists: a new way to track project tasks.

Introducing Task Lists

Task Lists is a new way to track project tasks right inside a project. At it's core, it's a simple list of items your team can check off as work gets done, or act as a sharable to-do list when sharing and collaborating with members outside of D3M. Task Lists can be found in a new tab within the Project Notes within a D3M project.

A list is built from a few different task types. A standard task is a Checkbox to mark complete, a Text Input task collects a short written answer, and a File Upload task lets you attach files to that task item. Task file uploads are directly stored in the project's Files section. Task types Header and Description don't require any action. Use them to break a list into sections or add plain instructions alongside the tasks.

Formatting and editing tasks

When editing, each task supports some rich text. Wrap text in ** (or press Cmd/Ctrl+B) to bold your selection. With Cmd/Ctrl+K you can turn any text into a clickable link, and a Preview button shows exactly how the finished list will look before saving the task list. Refer to Keyboard Shortcuts at the footer of the task editor to see the complete list of editing capabilities.

Save a list as a template

When creating task lists, you have the option to start fresh, or select an existing template that was provided to you from your D3M organization.

If you are an Organization Admin, task lists can be saved as a reusable template. Once saved (and Published), the template shows up for anyone in your organization, so common task lists don't have to be rebuilt from scratch each time.

Also new since last time...

Convenient folder paths in Files

Files now shows a folder path in the toolbar, so you can jump straight to any parent folder instead of navigating back one level at a time. Clicking the current folder opens the same actions (Share, Rename, Move, etc.) available elsewhere in Files.

Control Uploads on shared folders

In Files, folder share links now have a setting to allow or block file uploads. Turn it off when you want to share a folder with a customer or partner without letting them add files of their own.

Select an entire sheet at once

For Sheets, you can now click the top-left corner of a sheet, or press Cmd/Ctrl+A to select every cell at once. Click and drag along the row gutter to select entire rows. Selection is also noticeably faster on larger sheets now, so highlighting cells stays responsive.

As a reminder, Sheets is an early access feature. If you'd like to try it with your team, or you're already using it and have ideas on how to improve it, we'd love to hear from you.

Cleaner UI for toolbars

We are currently in the process of making small UX polish tweaks across D3M as we continue to develop. This includes diagram toolbars having a more polished, consistent look, with clearer icons, and removing the accidental text-selection highlight when you click across buttons in general.

We remain committed to making D3M faster, simpler, and more powerful to support the work you do every day, and your feedback continues to guide our priorities.