The progress of each objective is based on the progress of its key results, thus you cannot update the value of the objective’s progress yourself.
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Go to the objective’s page.
Click on the “Post an update button”.
add screenshotChoose the objective’s status.
add screenshotWrite a summary of the progress of the objective. You can treat this description as a message for everyone interested in this objective that will give them a sense of the current state of matters.
add screenshot