Customize Personal Lists in ClickUp

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Customize Personal Lists in ClickUp

ClickUp lets you tailor your Personal List so you can track exactly the information you care about. By adding and arranging columns and Custom Fields, you can turn your Personal List into a focused workspace that matches your personal priorities and workflows.

This guide explains how to work with columns and Custom Fields in your Personal List, including how to add, remove, and customize what you see.

Understand Personal Lists in ClickUp

Your Personal List is a private, account-level space that aggregates tasks assigned to you from across your Workspace. It is separate from Spaces, Folders, and Lists that are shared with your team.

In a Personal List you can:

  • See tasks assigned to you in one place.
  • Adjust columns without affecting other people.
  • Add Custom Fields that apply only to your Personal List view.

Changes to columns and Custom Fields in your Personal List do not change the structure of shared locations where the tasks live.

Access your Personal List in ClickUp

To start customizing, first open your Personal List.

  1. Sign in to your ClickUp Workspace.
  2. Open the Home area or the section where Personal tasks are listed, depending on your current layout.
  3. Locate and open your Personal List. This is usually labeled clearly and scoped to tasks assigned to you.

Once your Personal List is open, you can edit the columns visible in the List view.

Add columns to your Personal List in ClickUp

You can add standard task fields as columns to better understand and manage your work.

Open column settings

  1. In your Personal List view, move to the header row above your tasks.
  2. Find the column settings menu, commonly represented by a + icon, an Add column button, or a header dropdown.
  3. Click to open the list of available columns.

Add standard task columns in ClickUp

From the column settings, you can turn on or off built-in task fields. Typical options include:

  • Assignee (who owns the task)
  • Status (task progress)
  • Due Date
  • Start Date
  • Priority
  • Time Tracked
  • Tags
  • Location or List (where the task lives in your Workspace)

To add one of these columns:

  1. Open the column settings menu.
  2. Scroll or search for the field you want.
  3. Select the field to enable it as a visible column.

The new column appears instantly in your Personal List, and you can usually resize or drag it to reposition it.

Work with Custom Fields on Personal Lists in ClickUp

Custom Fields allow you to track personalized details such as budgets, links, or personal tags. On a Personal List, you can choose from Custom Fields that already exist on tasks, and you can also create new ones.

Show existing Custom Fields

If tasks in your Personal List already have Custom Fields in their original List or Folder, you can display them as columns.

  1. Open the column settings menu in your Personal List.
  2. Look for the section labeled Custom Fields.
  3. Review the available Custom Fields that are associated with the tasks in your Personal List.
  4. Toggle on any Custom Field you want to display as a column.

The selected Custom Fields will appear as columns and will show data already saved on each task.

Create new Custom Fields in ClickUp

You can also create new Custom Fields directly from your Personal List, depending on your permissions in the Workspace.

  1. From the column settings menu, go to the Custom Fields area.
  2. Select an option like Add Custom Field or New Custom Field.
  3. Choose a field type, such as:
  • Text
  • Number
  • Dropdown
  • Date
  • Checkbox
  • Currency
  • URL
  1. Give the Custom Field a clear, descriptive name.
  2. Confirm the field to add it to your Personal List view.

Once added, you can fill in Custom Field values for each task directly in the column cells.

Reorder and resize columns in your ClickUp Personal List

After adding the columns you need, arrange them to highlight your most important information.

Reorder columns

  1. Move your cursor to the header of the column you want to move.
  2. Click and hold the header.
  3. Drag the column left or right to its new position.
  4. Release the mouse button to drop the column in place.

Use this to keep key details like Status, Due Date, or your most important Custom Fields near the left side of your Personal List.

Resize columns

  1. Hover over the edge of a column header until the resize cursor appears.
  2. Click and drag to make the column wider or narrower.
  3. Release when the width matches what you need.

Resizing helps keep your Personal List readable, especially when using multiple Custom Fields with longer text values.

Hide or remove columns from your Personal List in ClickUp

You can remove columns from view to reduce clutter. Hiding a column only affects your Personal List and does not delete the underlying field from tasks.

Hide standard columns

  1. Open the column settings menu in your Personal List.
  2. Find the column you want to hide, such as Time Tracked or Tags.
  3. Untoggle or deselect that field from the list.

The column disappears from your view, but any data already saved remains stored on each task.

Hide Custom Field columns

  1. In the same column settings menu, go to the Custom Fields section.
  2. Locate the Custom Field column you no longer want to display.
  3. Turn it off or uncheck it.

You can show the column again later by turning the Custom Field back on in the column settings.

Best practices for Personal List columns in ClickUp

Use these tips to get the most out of your Personal List customization:

  • Keep columns focused: Only display fields that help with your daily decisions, like Status, Due Date, and one or two key Custom Fields.
  • Group similar information: Place date-related columns together and keep priority or effort indicators near the task name.
  • Use Custom Fields selectively: Add Custom Fields for data you use often, such as personal categories, estimated effort, or key links.
  • Review regularly: Periodically hide columns you no longer need to keep your Personal List clean.

Learn more about Personal List customization in ClickUp

For detailed, official documentation on managing columns and Custom Fields on Personal Lists, see the original help article on the ClickUp Help Center: Add columns and Custom Fields to your Personal List.

If you want expert help optimizing your workspace, processes, or documentation strategy around this platform, you can also explore consulting resources like Consultevo for additional guidance.

By thoughtfully selecting, arranging, and maintaining columns and Custom Fields in your Personal List, you can turn ClickUp into a streamlined, personalized dashboard that supports your day-to-day work.

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