Microsoft Planner: How to Copy or Duplicate a Basic Plan

Summary

instructions and information on how to copy or duplicate a basic plan in MS Planner

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Overview

This article will cover duplicating/copying a Basic Plan in Microsoft Planner. 

Information

Note, that if you add a Plan to your MS Team, the Plan will NOT appear in the Team until you have shared a link for the Plan in the Team as a post to a channel. The owner of the Plan will always see the Plans they create in their Planner app under My Plans

  • Background designs and themes will not be duplicated in the copied plan. The new plan will have a white background.

Instructions
 

  1. In the Planner app, choose the plan you wish to duplicate.
  2. Choose the ellipsis menu ... to the right of your Plan name.
  3. Choose Duplicate plan.
    screenshot of planner ellipsis menu with duplicate
  4. Rename your plan if desired.
  5. Check boxes for tasks should be selected, but you may wish to include other items for sub-tasks to copy over, such as, priorities, etc. 
  6. Choose Duplicate.
    Note: it may take a few seconds for the plan to show up in your My plans area. You may need to refresh.
    screenshot of planner duplicate menu with duplicate
  7. To send the link to the copied plan, select the Share menu and choose Copy link to plan.

 

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Article ID: 155685
Created
Mon 3/17/25 10:40 AM
Modified
Mon 6/1/26 11:33 AM
Environment
Microsoft 365

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