Manage & assign tasks in other apps

Modified on Thu, 7 Aug at 10:49 AM

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  • Schedule & manage tasks in Calendar
  • Save an email as a task
  • Add a task from Google Chat
  • Assign tasks to members of a Chat Space

Schedule & manage tasks in Calendar

Add a task to your calendar

You can also edit, delete, and complete tasks from your 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 365 days is available in your current day on Google Calendar.

 Mark a task complete in Calendar

  1. On your computer, open Google Calendar.
  2. Click the task you want to update.
  3. At the bottom right, click Mark completed.

Tips:

  • If you manage tasks in the side panel or from Tasks in Calendar, on the left of the task, click Complete .
  • You can hide completed tasks that show in your calendar.

Add a recurring task in Calendar

  1. Open Google Calendar.
  2. On the calendar grid, click any empty space.
  3. Below the title, select Task.
  4. Below the date, click Does not repeat.
  5. Select an option:
    • Select a pre-set frequency, such as DailyWeeklyMonthly, or Annually. Click Save.
    • Select Custom, then set your preferred recurrence frequency or an end date. Click Done and then Save.

Manage tasks in Calendar

Open a full screen version of Tasks to see and manage all your tasks.

  1. Open Google Calendar.
  2. At top, click Switch to tasks .
  3. (Optional) To return to the calendar grid, click Switch to Calendar .

Save an email as a task

  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.

Add a task from Google Chat

Add a chat to Tasks

  1. Go to Google Chat or your Gmail account.
  2. Hover over a chat message you want to add as a task.
  3. Click More More and then Add to Tasks . Your task will appear in the last list you viewed.

Move the task to another list

  1. On your computer, open Tasks in Calendar.
  2. Click and hold a task.
  3. Drag and drop the task to a different list.

Assigns tasks to members of a Chat space

  1. On your computer, open Google Chat or Gmail.
  2. If you opened Gmail, on the side, click Chat.
  3. Select the space where you want to create a task.
  4. On the top, click the Tasks taband thenAdd space task.
    Tip: In Gmail, you might have to expand the space to view the Tasks tab.
  5. Enter the task title.
  6. (Optional) To add a description or more details, click Add details and enter the information.
  7. (Optional) To add a date and time, click Add date/timeand thenMake selectionsand thenclick OK.
    Tip: If you add a date and time to your task, you get notifications at the scheduled dates and times.
  8. (Optional) To assign the task to a member of the space, click Assignand thenclick the name of the person. To assign the task to someone who isn't a member of the space, invite them to the space first.Tip: If the assignee leaves the space, the task remains in the space and in their personal task list in Google Tasks.
  9. Click Add.
    Tip: Users may have restrictions when they assign tasks to a subset of members.

After you create a task, a notification displays in the space to let everyone know.


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