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How to track progress of a complex document
How to track progress of a complex document

Complex documents typically take extended time to complete. Tracking progress is, therefore, not easy; until now.

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Written by Support Desk
Last updated Nov 18, 2025
Follow these four easy steps to track progress of any document.

Step 1: Chunk your document into manageable sections

  • Documents are much easier to manage when you chunk them into sections.
  • After creating a document using a relevant template, navigate to the workflow tab,
  • Add dividers to group major sections (e.g., chapters).
  • Add sections to dividers and use drag to reorder and create any hierarchy; if required.
  • Duplicate any sections and drag to change the order or indentation hierarchy; if required.
  • Dividers can be collapsed for easier navigation.
  • The workflow structure is also visible when editing by opening the 'Outline' sidebar. You can re-order sections in the outliner.

Step 2: Add a custom calendar to your project or document

  • If a document is likely to take an extended time to complete, or is a complex or long document; we recommend creating a custom calendar to help with tracking section progress.
  • To track section due dates create a custom calendar just for the document or project. This makes filtering easy.
  • Click on the calendar icon in the nav bar.
  • Click +New and name your calendar (usually the same name as the document).
  • Navigate to the document settings and in the 'tracking' part, use the drop list to select the custom calendar for the document.
  • In the calendar, untick any calendar not related to the project you are working on; so you can just see the sections for a specific document.
  • Adjust any section due date using drag-and-drop within the calendar.

Step 3: Add target word count and due date to each section

  • Open your document
  • Navigate to the workflow tab
  • Click on the target icon to add a target word count
  • Click on the calendar icon to add a target due date
    • You can populate all sections with the same due date; if required
    • Tip: An alternate way to change section due dates is by using the calendar to drag-and-drop the section reminder to a new date
  • Alternatively, with the document open, open the section settings to change any target
  • Alternatively, with the document open, navigate to the tools menu and open analytics. You can change the section word count target here.

Step 4: Monitor section status using the Kanban

  • Open your document
  • Navigate to the status tab
  • Drag-and-drop section cards to the relevant column to reflect the section status
  • Tip: If you are reviewing a section and it needs corrections, change its status to 'In progress' until the changes are complete