# Description

You can add an extended Description to any Outcome.

## Adding or Editing an Outcome Description <a href="#changing-an-outcomes-scope" id="changing-an-outcomes-scope"></a>

To add or edit an Outcome's Description, do one of the following:

* **In Table View**
  1. Click on the Outcome's Statement to open the Expanded View for that Outcome.&#x20;
  2. In the middle column under Description section, Click on the Description field to add or make edits to the Description. All changes to the Description are applied instantly.
* **In Map View**
  1. Double click on the Outcome card to open the Expanded View for that Outcome.&#x20;
  2. In the middle column under Description section, Click on the Description field to add or make edits to the Description. All changes to the Description are applied instantly.

{% hint style="info" %}
When a member is editing an Outcome's Description, the other members will see it in  in Being Edited status and won't be able to edit it at the same time.
{% endhint %}


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