To keep track of important requests in Gmail, you can create a task based on an email. After you create a task in Gmail:
- Your task saves to Google Tasks .
- You can locate the task in the Gmail side panel .
- You can add additional details to the task, like a date and time.
Create a task from an email
- On your computer, open Gmail .
- Open an email.
- At the top, click Add to Tasks.
- If you can’t find Add to Tasks, click More
Add to Tasks.
- If you can’t find Add to Tasks, click More
Tip:You can also drag and drop an email into the Gmail side panel:
- In Gmail, on the right, click Tasks.
- If you can’t find Tasks in Gmail, at the bottom right, click Show side panel.
- Drag and drop the email to the side panel.
Learn more ways to create tasks
- Create tasks in:
- Google Tasks
- Google Calendar
- In Google Chat:
- Create a task based on a direct message.
- Create and assign group tasks in a space.
- In Google Docs, if you sign in to an eligible Google Workspace account, assign tasks to yourself or others in a doc.
Learn how to add tasks in other Google products .
