Get started with Tasks

Create lists and tasks

Next: Organize and update tasks

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Let's start with creating task lists and tasks.

Create a list

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In Tasks, each task goes into a list. There's a default list that you can add tasks to, or you can create your own lists.

Create new list from the Tasks menu

Rename a list

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Rename list by selecting it from the Tasks menu, then clicking More

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You can add tasks or subtasks from Gmail, Calendar, Drive, Docs, Sheets, and Slides.

Note: As a member of a space in Google Chat, you can create and manage group tasks and assign tasks to other members in the space. To learn more, see Create and assign a task in a space.

Add a task using the side panel

Tips:

  • To repeat a task, next to "Date/time," click Repeat . Tasks with subtasks can't repeat.
  • In Google Calendar, a certain number of upcoming instances of a repeating task will appear on the calendar grid, and as time passes, new ones will be added automatically.

Add a task

Add a subtask to a task in the side panel

Choose an option:

  • Right-click a task and select Add a subtask.
  • Under the main task, add a new task and press Ctrl + ] (Windows) orCommand + ] (Mac).
  • Next to the main task, click EditEdit and in the Add subtasks field, enter a task.

To un-indent a subtask, right-click the subtask and click Unindent. You can also click on the subtask and press Ctrl + [ (Windows) orCommand + [ (Mac).

Add a task by selecting it from the Tasks menu

Create a task from an email

  1. Go to Gmail.
  2. On the right, click Tasks Tasks.
  3. Find the email you want to save as a task.
  4. Drag and drop the email to the side panel.
  5. To add a date and time, click Date/time​.

Tips:

  • To repeat a task, next to "Date/time," click Repeat . Tasks with subtasks can't repeat.
  • In Google Calendar, a certain number of upcoming instances of a repeating task will appear on the calendar grid, and as time passes, new ones will be added automatically.

Move a conversation to create a task

Create a task from Calendar

You can also edit, delete, and complete tasks from your calendar. Learn how to manage tasks in Google Calendar.

  1. Go to Google Calendar.
  2. Choose an option:
    • In your calendar, click an empty slot on your calendar.
    • In the top left, click Create.
  3. Click Task.
  4. Enter your task details.
  5. Click Save.

Tips:

  • Any tasks with dates you create in the Tasks app appear on Google Calendar.
  • A list of all uncompleted tasks from the last 30 days is available in your current day on Google Calendar.

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Move reminders to Tasks

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Tips:

  • You can't move reminders from Keep.
  • You can't move reminders with locations or attached emails to Tasks.
  • When you use Google Assistant to manage reminders, any reminders that you move to Google Tasks are no longer accessible in Google Assistant.

Change a task

  1. Go to Gmail, Calendar, Chat, Drive, or a file in Google Docs, Sheets, or Slides.
  2. On the right, click Tasks Tasks.
  3. Click the task you want to change.
  4. Change the task info.

Tips:

  • If you want to change the date and time of the next repeating task in a series, click the date.
  • To edit the date and time for all tasks, at the bottom, click the repetition info.

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Switch lists""

At the top of the Tasks window, click the Down arrow Drop down arrowand select a different list.

Create a subtask

Delete a list

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If you delete a list, it can't be restored.

Delete list from the Tasks menu

Use keyboard shortcuts

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You can use keyboard shortcuts to add, edit, or delete tasks, and more. To see a list of shortcuts, click More"" and then Keyboard shortcuts.

Keyboard shortcuts from the Tasks menu


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