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.
Open Tasks in Calendar
You can switch views in your calendar to see your tasks and task lists in a single full screen.
- On your computer, open Calendar.
- At the top right, click 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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