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description: You can change the values that appear in the Status field that shows the progress or measures the completion of a task.
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# Add or Edit Task Status Values

You can change the values that appear in the Status field that shows the progress or measures the completion of a task.

### Required Editions

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              <p>Available in: Lightning Experience</p>
              <p style="margin-bottom:0;">Available in: <strong>Enterprise</strong> and <strong>Unlimited</strong> Editions with Health
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1. From the object management settings for Task, go to Fields & Relationships.
2. Click **Status**.
3. To add a value to the Task Status Picklist Values list, click **New**.
4. Add one or more picklist values in the text box. Put each value on its own line.
5. Select Care Plan Task so that the new values are associated with the care plan.
6. Click **Save**.
7. To change the order in which the values display in the picklist, click **Reorder**.
8. To specify a default value for the picklist, select the Default checkbox for that status.
9. To select a value that closes the task, select the Closed checkbox for that status.