Add or edit a task

When you create a task, you can:

• Add details.
• Set a date and time.
• Make it repeat on certain days.
• Add subtasks.

Important: 

• Across all your lists, you can create up to 100,000 tasks. 
• For any list, you can create up to 20,000 uncompleted tasks.

Create a task in Calendar

1. On your computer, open Google Calendar.
2. On your calendar, select an option:
   • Click an empty slot.
   • At the top left, click Create.
3. Click Task.
4. Enter your task details.
5. Click Save.

Tip: You can find a list of all 'Pending tasks' from the past 365 days in the current day.

Create a task from Tasks in Calendar

1. On your computer, select an option:
   • Open Tasks in Calendar.
   • At the top right, click Tasks .
2. Click Create.
3. Enter your task details.
4. 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.

In most Google Workspace products, you can access Tasks in a side panel on the right. You can also access Tasks in:

• Gmail
• Calendar
• Chat
• Drive
• A file in Google Docs, Sheets or Slides

1. In the side panel on the right, click Tasks .
2. At the top, click Add a task.
3. Enter a task.

Tips:

• If you can't see the side panel, click Show side panel in the bottom right-hand corner of the screen. Learn more about the side panel.
• To add a task to an existing list, at the top of the list, click Add a task.
• Tasks with a date and time also appear in Calendar.

1. On your computer, open Gmail.
2. Open an email.
3. At the top, click Add to Tasks .
   • If you can't find Add to Tasks , click More Add to Tasks.

Tip: You can also drag and drop an email into the Gmail side panel:

1. In Gmail, on the right, click Tasks .
   • If you can't find Tasks in Gmail, at the bottom right, click Show side panel .
2. Drag and drop the email to the side panel.

Create a task based on a message

1. On your computer, open Google Chat.
   • You can also open Chat from your Gmail account.
2. Open a direct message.
3. Hover over a message.
4. Click More Add to Tasks. Your task will appear in the last list that you viewed.

Tips:

• When you add a date to your task, the task will also appear in Calendar.
• If you edit the task in Tasks, the Chat message stays the same.
• To navigate back to your Chat message from Tasks, below the task, click the chat's name.

Create a group task

1. In Chat, open a space.
2. At the top, click Tasks Add space task.
3. Enter your task details and include:
   • A title.
   • The date and time.
   • A description.
4. Optional: To assign the task to a space member, click Assign enter the member's name.
   • When assigned, the assignee will receive an email and the task will appear in their personal task list.
5. Click Add.

Learn how to create group tasks in Chat.

Important: You can only add tasks from Google Docs if you have an eligible Google Workspace plan. Learn more about tasks in Google Docs.

1. On your computer, open Google Docs.
2. Open a document.
3. Enter @task.
4. Press Enter.
5. Enter your task details.
6. Assign the task to yourself or others.
   • When assigned, the assignee will receive an email and the task will appear in their personal task list.
7. Click Assign as a task.

Tip: To quickly assign tasks from a checklist, to the left of a checklist item, click Add to Tasks Enter the assignee and date.