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
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- If you can’t find Add to Tasks
Add to Tasks.
- If you can’t find Add to Tasks
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Add to Tasks.Tip: You can also drag and drop an email into the Gmail side panel:
- In Gmail, on the right, click Tasks
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- If you can’t find Tasks in Gmail, at the bottom right, click Show side panel
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- 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
- Google Assistant
- 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.
Related resources
- Add or edit a task (Google Tasks)
- Set & manage tasks (Google Assistant)
- Create & assign tasks in Google Chat
- Create & manage tasks in Google Calendar
- Assign tasks from Google Docs