How to Open Google Tasks in Gmail
You will find the Google Tasks icon along with Google Keep, Google Contacts, and Google Calendar in the panel on the right of the Gmail website. Google Tasks is also available as a separate app on both Android and iOS. Pro Tip: you can also access Google Tasks from other Google services, including Calendar, Chat, Drive, Google Docs, Sheets, and Slides.
How to Create a Task
There are two ways to add a task in Google Tasks. You can create up to 100,000 tasks.
Method 1: From Side Panel
Method 2: From an Email
Another way to create a task is directly from an email.
How to See Completed Tasks and Mark Them Incomplete
How to Delete a Task
How to Delete Completed Tasks
How to Set a Reminder for a Task
If you want to be reminded of a task, just add a date and time. You will get a notification at the scheduled time. Note: you will see the tasks with a date in Google Calendar as well.
How to Repeat a Task
If you want a task to be repeated every day, a few days a month, or once a year, you can set the conditions to repeat the task.
How to Create a Subtask
Sometimes a single task consists of different steps or mini tasks. Thankfully, Google Tasks lets you add subtasks to your task. There are two ways to do so:
Method 1: Create a New Subtask
Method 2: Create a Subtask From Existing Task
You can make an existing task a subtask of any task.
How to Change the Order of Tasks
You can reorder the tasks and keep them in any order you would like.
How to Sort Tasks
By default, the tasks show in Google Tasks in the order they were added. You can, however, sort tasks by the due date or show the starred tasks at the top.
How to Create a List
Google Tasks offers the ability to create multiple lists to store different types of tasks. For instance, you can have separate lists for personal and work purposes. The default list in Google Tasks is known as “My tasks.”
How to Create a Task in a Different List
Note: repeated tasks cannot be moved to a different list.
How to Rename or Delete a List
Tip: check out the useful Google Tasks keyboard shortcuts.
How to Reorder Lists
How to Use Starred Lists
You can prioritize certain tasks by adding them to the Starred list. Note: you cannot reorder tasks in the Starred list. All screenshots by Mehvish Mushtaq.
