# How to add, hide or change rooms, areas and tasks

Tap Settings, then Rooms & Areas. Tap Add Room/Area to add a room, open a room and tap Add Task to add a task, or tap the eye icon next to a room to hide it.

Chore Boss comes with 25 built-in rooms and areas, each with its own tasks.
You can hide the ones you don't use and add your own.

You need a profile without **Limit Access** to change rooms and tasks.

## Open your rooms and areas

1. Tap the **Settings** tab.
2. Under **Current Home**, tap **Rooms & Areas**.

The **Manage Rooms & Areas** screen lists every room with its number of tasks.
Use **Search rooms & areas ...** to find one.
Chores you add without a room are kept in **Everyday**, which is listed on the **Chores** tab but not here.

## Add a room or area

1. On **Manage Rooms & Areas**, tap **Add Room/Area**.
2. Enter a **Name**.
3. Tap the icon to pick an emoji.
4. Tap **Save**.

While creating a chore (tap **+**, then **Custom chore**), you can also tap **Add your own room** at the bottom of the room list.

## Add a task to a room

1. On **Manage Rooms & Areas**, tap the room.
2. Tap **Add Task**.
3. Enter a **Name** and tap **Save**.

While creating a chore, you can also tap **Add** next to the search box in the task list.
Each task name can only be used once in a room.

Adding your own rooms and tasks is free.

## Hide a room you don't use

1. On **Manage Rooms & Areas**, tap the eye icon next to the room.
   Or open the room, tap the three dots at the top right, then tap **Hide area**.
2. To bring it back, tap the eye icon again, or tap **Show area**.

Hidden rooms are not offered when you add or create a chore.
The room list shows how many are hidden, for example "2 hidden".
Chores you already created in a hidden room keep working.

## Change or delete your own rooms and tasks

Built-in rooms and tasks can't be renamed or deleted.
To use a different name for a built-in room, hide it and add your own room instead.

For rooms and tasks you added:

- **Rename a room**: open the room, tap the three dots, then tap **Edit**.
- **Delete a room**: open the room, tap the three dots, then tap **Delete**.
  The app warns "Associated items will also be deleted!".
- **Rename a task**: open the room and tap the pencil icon next to the task.
- **Delete a task**: open the room and tap the trash icon next to the task.

## Troubleshooting

- **"Task with this name already exists for this area"**: pick a different name, or use the task that's already there.
- **"A Name is Required"**: enter a name before tapping **Save**.
- **The upgrade screen opens when you tap Add Room/Area or Add Task**: update Chore Boss to the latest version, where your own rooms and tasks are free.
- **A room is missing when you create a chore**: it may be hidden.
  Show it again from **Rooms & Areas**.
- **There's no Rooms & Areas in Settings**: it shows only when you are signed in and the selected profile doesn't have **Limit Access**.

## Related

- [How to create a chore](https://www.kidplay.ai/help/managing-chores-in-chore-boss)

[Video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=egqbX0X_NCc)

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Source: https://www.kidplay.ai/help/how-do-i-add-more-rooms-areas-and-tasks