In Google Calendar, you can create, view, and change tasks.
Important: Only you can view your tasks in Google Calendar.
Create a task
Create a task in Calendar
- On your computer, open Google Calendar.
- On your calendar, select an option:
- Click an empty slot.
- At the top left, click Create.
- Click Task.
- Enter your task details.
- Click Save.
Tip: You can find a list of all “Pending tasks” from the last 365 days in the current day.
Create a task from Tasks in Calendar
- On your computer, select an option:
- Open Tasks in Calendar.
- At the top right, click Tasks .
- Click Create.
- Enter your task details.
- Click Save.
Tips:
- To add a task to an existing list, at the top, click Add a task.
- Tasks with a date also appear on your calendar.
View, edit, or delete tasks
To appear on your calendar, tasks must have a date.
View your tasks- On your computer, open Google Calendar.
- On the left panel, go to “My calendars.”
- To find “My calendars,” you may have to click Menu .
- Make sure the “Tasks” box is checked.
Important: You can find a list of all “Pending tasks” from the last 365 days in the current day.
- On your computer, open Google Calendar.
- On the left panel, under “My calendars,” uncheck the box next to Tasks.
- To find “My calendars,” you may have to click Menu .
- On your computer, open Google Calendar.
- Click the task you want to edit Edit task .
- Update any task details.
- Click Save.
Tips:
- You can also edit tasks from the side panel or from Tasks in Calendar.
- 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, click the repetition info.
- On your computer, open Google Calendar.
- Click the task you want to update.
- 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. Learn how to hide completed tasks.
To hide completed tasks crossed out in your calendar, you can adjust your settings.
- On the right of “Settings,” click the dropdown .
- Unselect Show completed tasks.
In your settings
- On your computer, go to Google Calendar.
- At the top right, click Settings.
- On the left, click View options.
- Turn off Show completed tasks.
- On your computer, open Google Calendar.
- On the calendar grid, click the task you want to report.
- At the top right, click Options .
- Click Report as spam Report as spam.
- Open Google Calendar.
- Click the task to update Delete .
To check all uncompleted tasks from the last 365 days:
- Open Google Calendar.
- While viewing a day's schedule, click Pending tasks.
- In the pop-up list, choose how to update preferred tasks:
- To edit a task, hover to the right of the task. Click Edit , make your changes, and click Save.
- To delete a task, hover to the right of the task. Click Edit Delete .
- To complete a task, hover to the far right of the task. Click Mark completed.
Tip: You can deactivate the list of pending tasks when you hide your tasks from Google Calendar. Learn how to hide all tasks.