Creating and Editing Tasks

Creating tasks

To create a task:

  1. Click below the columns headers.

  2. Fill in the required fields (in the example: Title, Due date, Status, Tag) and press Enter.

    Figure. Creating tasks.

Tip:As an alternative method, it is also possible to create a new task from Calendar.

Editing tasks

To edit a task:

  1. Double click it to open Task Editor dialog.

    Figure. Task editor.

    • Folder: Option available on the top to choose where the task will be moved to. This utility works also for editing Events and Contacts.

    • Title: Title of the task displayed in the task list and therefore it should be as brief as possible.

    • Location: Location of the task.

    • Start: Start date and time of the task.

    • Due: Estimated due date.

    • Reminder: Enables alerts of upcoming tasks.

    • Tag: Assign color coded categories from the dropdown to identify and assess its nature at glance (whether a Task is work-related, personal or requires immediate attention, etc).

    • Status: Define here the stage the selected task is currently in.

    • Complete: Shows what percentage of the task has already been completed.

    • Recurrence: Set how often the task will repeat and when (if ever) the recurrence will terminate.

    • Assign to: Assign the task to any contact (s) and an invitation will be sent.

    • Private task: Checkbox that sets the task to private status.

    • Description: Detailed information describing each task.

  2. Click Save & Close when finished.

Deleting tasks

To delete a task, select it in the task list and press Delete.