How do you set a task as 100% complete in Smartsheet?

To set a task as 100% complete in Smartsheet, changing its status to "Complete" in the status column is the appropriate action. By doing this, you are specifically indicating that the task has been finished and is no longer active or pending. This action is crucial for project tracking, as it allows team members and stakeholders to see at a glance what tasks have been completed and helps in assessing overall project progress.

Updating the status is also useful for various reporting and analysis features within Smartsheet, allowing you to visualize task completion across your projects effectively. It communicates progress and ensures clarity among team members regarding which tasks are done, facilitating better planning and resource allocation for remaining tasks.

Other options do not correctly reflect how to officially mark a task as complete within the tool. Archiving a task removes it from the active view but does not directly indicate its completion status. Removing a task from the list may sometimes be necessary, but it does not provide a record of the work that was done. Notifying team members is simply a communication action and does not change the status of the task itself. Therefore, updating the status to "Complete" is the clear and correct method for marking a task as fully finished in Smartsheet.