# Checklist layouts

URL: https://www.openskyplanner.com/support/layouts
Tab: Learning
Category: Checklist
Updated: 2026-10-07

Switch between the list, board and calendar layouts.

Both checklist pages can be shown as a list, a board or a calendar, and Today adds Focus. The choice is remembered on your device, separately for Today and Upcoming; the board is the default.

## Switching layout

1. Open **Today** or **Upcoming** and click **Layout** in the toolbar.
2. Under **Layout**, pick **List**, **Board**, **Calendar** or, on Today, **Focus**.
3. On Upcoming, a second row appears while the board or calendar is up to choose its span.

![The Layout panel on Upcoming](https://opensky-public-images.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/supportimages/learning/today-layouts-1.png)

## What each layout shows

- **List** — one scrolling column. On Upcoming a date ribbon across the top jumps to a day.
- **Board** — a column per section: **Overdue**, **Needs revision** and **Today** on Today; the days ahead on Upcoming. Drag a card to another day to move it, or within a day to reorder (a student needs **Move lessons**). On Upcoming the **Board** row chooses **Workflow**, overdue work followed by the days ahead, or **Week**, a Sunday-to-Saturday grid you step through with the arrows and **Today**.
- **Calendar** — a time grid. Today shows the single day; on Upcoming the **Calendar** row chooses **3 day**, **Week** or **Month**, and you can move back into the past.
- **Focus** (Today only) — one lesson at a time: a greeting, the current lesson with its directions, resources and steps, and **Up next** below. **Use focus timer** opens a 5, 10 or 20 minute countdown with a **Focus music** switch. It needs one student selected; under **All students** the card is greyed.

## Other controls in the panel

- **Show completed** — keep finished cards visible. On by default, and shared by both pages and every layout.
- **Edit lesson colors** — parents only. Opens **Checklist Settings** to pick the card color for each lesson status, including whether overdue cards get their own color.

## Limiting a student's layouts

On the student's page, open the **Student Portal** tab and find the **Layout** section:

- **Today layouts allowed** — tick **List**, **Board** and **Calendar** as you like; at least one stays on. With a single layout allowed, the Layout cards leave the student's panel.
- **Focus mode only** — pins the student to Focus. **Upcoming** leaves their nav and the Layout button is hidden. **Timer clock** and **Focus music** beneath it govern the timer whenever Focus is used, pinned or not.
- **Allow Upcoming access** — turn off to hide Upcoming without pinning Focus.

See [Permissions](https://www.openskyplanner.com/support/permissions).

## Need more help?

Reach out any time at [support@openskyplanner.com](mailto:support@openskyplanner.com) and we will be happy to help.