On this page
- Open your Tasks app
- Add a task and give it a due date
- Drag a task to reorder it
- Update a task or its due date
- Mark a task complete
- View your completed tasks
- Delete a task
Open your Tasks app
Tip:In Gmail spaces, you can create, assign, edit, complete, and delete group tasks .
Note: If you can’t access Tasks, contact your administrator .
Add a task and give it a due date
In Tasks, each task goes in a list. To start, there's a default list that you can add tasks to.
Adding a due date and time adds the task to your calendar:
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.
Drag a task to reorder it
Important:To reorder your tasks, change your sort options to “My order.” At the top of a list, click List options My order.
- On your computer, select an option:
- Open Tasks in Calendar .
- On the right of the side panel, click Tasks.
- Click and hold a task.
- Move the task where you want.
Update a task or its due date
- Go to Gmail , Calendar , Chat , Drive , or a file in Google Docs , Sheets , or Slides .
- On the right, click Tasks.
- Click the task you want to change.
- 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.
Learn more at the Google Tasks Help Center
Mark a task complete
View your completed tasks
- On your computer, select an option:
- Open Tasks in Calendar .
- On the right of the side panel, click Tasks.
- Select an option:
- To find completed tasks, next to "Completed," click the Right arrow.
- To hide completed tasks, click the Down arrow.
Tip:You can hide completed tasks that show in your calendar .
Delete a task
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