Additional Columns in Loop Component

Question

We are using the Loop Component as a Task List for a large team. The built-in Columns are Task, Assigned to, and Due Date. We would like to have an additional column for Comments. How can this be done?

Answer 1

Hello, John.

Thanks for reaching out to our Microsoft Community Forum and please accept our sincerest hope that all is well.

We understand that you would like to add additional columns for comments in a Microsoft Loop Component which right now cannot be done.

As explained in the link below, Microsoft Loop is still in Public Preview. As such, there are still features that need to be improved, and so problems like the one you have can't be solved right away.

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/get-started-with-microsoft-loop-9f4d8d4f-dfc6-4518-9ef6-069408c21f0c

In any case, the bellow should let you add an additional column:

1. Open the Loop Component in your Microsoft 365 Insider account.
2. Click on the "Settings" icon in the top right corner of the component.
3. Select "Edit Component" from the dropdown menu.
4. In the "Edit Component" window, click on the "Add Column" button.
5. Enter "Comments" as the column name and select "Text" as the column type.
6. Click "Save" to add the new column to the Loop Component.

In the event that these steps do not work for you, you may want to contact your employer's I.T. department for help since as explained in the link above, they do have full control of what features are allowed or not in Microsoft Loop.

If they are an unable to help with this issue, please also provide your experience as feedback to our developers. They'd love to hear from you about what's working well, what's not, and any ideas for improvements, including possible new features and functions. Your contribution will help us improve the user experience for you and all users around the world.

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Thanks again for choosing Microsoft! We are here when you need us.

Sincerely,

Glenn Rue

Forum Moderator

Microsoft Community

Answer 2

Hello!

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Respectfully,

Glenn

Answer 3

Thank you for the advice. I was unable to add the additional column for two reasons -

1. I don't know how to access from my Microsoft 365 Insider account
2. In the view I have, there is no settings options in the top right corner.

Do you have a URL for how to access from my insider account? It could also be that I am accessing the loop component incorrectly.

Answer 4

Yeah this doesn't work... Splitting content into two side-by-side sections would be very useful.