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Edit a Work Item

Open a task's Work Item Detail panel to edit its title and description, add attachments, and comment, with autosave throughout.

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Open a task's Work Item Detail panel to edit its title and description, add attachments, and comment, with autosave throughout.

Opening a task

Click a task card on the canvas to open its Work Item Detail panel in a tab. See Open Work Items in Tabs for managing multiple open tabs at once.

Title and description

Edit the title inline, and use the rich text editor for the description — you can paste an image directly from your clipboard or drag one into the editor. A small tag near the title shows the save state (Saving, Saved, or Error) and clears itself automatically a couple of seconds after a successful save. Click the tag to save immediately instead of waiting.

The Work Item Detail panel showing the title, save-state tag, and rich text description editor
The Work Item Detail panel's title and description area

Attachments

Upload files or images up to 50MB. Images show as thumbnails; click one to open a full preview with download, print, and share options.

Comments

Add comments on the task. Existing comments can be edited or deleted.

Share and open in provider

A share action copies a link to the task to your clipboard. A separate icon button opens the task in its connected provider (Jira or GitHub) in a new tab.

What to do about it

Everything you type here autosaves — there's no separate save step for title or description changes, and edits sync automatically with your connected provider. Use Use the Work Item Card Dials instead for status, estimate, and type changes; those aren't editable from this panel.