# How the project list works

_Skileo Projects › Projects and tasks · Who can do this: Business owner, Member_

Projects lists your customer and in-house work, with each project's stage, leader, members and progress. Filter, search, sort and star projects at the top.

## What a project is

A project is a piece of work with its own people, tasks and time: a website for a customer, a yearly audit, an office move. It has a customer, or none for in-house work, a leader, members, task lists with their tasks, and the time the team logs on it.

Open “Projects” in the menu of “Projects”. To start a new one, see [Create a project](https://www.skileo.com/help/en/create-a-project).

## What you see in the list

Each line shows:

- “Project”: its name and its customer, or “In-house”. Click it to open the project.
- “Stage”: where the project stands. You choose the stages in the project settings. See [Set up stages, categories, job types and labels](https://www.skileo.com/help/en/set-up-projects).
- “Category”: the kind of project.
- “Leader” and “Members”.
- “Tasks”: how many of its tasks are done.
- “Last activity”.

Switch “View” to “Grid” to see the projects as cards.

## Star the projects you follow

Click a project's star to put it in “Starred”, at the top of the list. The others are under “Other projects”. Stars are personal: your colleagues don't see yours.

## Filter, search and sort

- “Status”: “Active”, “Completed” or “Templates”. The list opens on the active projects.
- “Customer”, “Stage”, “Category” and “Member”.
- The search box finds a project by its name or by its customer's name.
- “Sort by”: “Name (A–Z)”, “Recent activity” or “Newest first”.

## A project's actions

Click the actions button (**⋮**) on a project's line:

- “Edit”: change its details.
- “Complete”: the work is finished. The project moves to “Completed”, and “Reopen” brings it back.
- “Duplicate”: a new project with the same task lists, open tasks, members and rates.
- “Save as template”: a model for your next projects. See [Use project templates](https://www.skileo.com/help/en/use-project-templates).
- “Move to trash”: the project goes to the “Trash” with its task lists and tasks.

You only see the actions you are allowed to use. See [Who can see and change projects](https://www.skileo.com/help/en/who-can-see-projects).


## Common questions

### Does a completed project disappear?

No. Choose “Completed” in “Status” to see it. Its tasks and time stay, and the team can still add to them.

### What does Duplicate copy?

The task lists, the open tasks with their subtasks, the members and the rates. Comments, completed tasks and logged time stay with the original project.

### Can I get a deleted project back?

Yes. It is in the “Trash”, and it comes back with its task lists and tasks. See [Restore a deleted item](https://www.skileo.com/help/en/restore-deleted-items).

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https://www.skileo.com/help/en/projects-overview · Updated: 2026-11-06