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Creating a task manually

How to add a task by hand, set its priority and due date, and pin it to a project. Takes about a minute.

By Cenker ÇetinTasks And AI2 min read

Before you start

Tasks live inside projects. You add them by hand when you know what you need, or use AI Fill Tasks when you want a starting list generated from a project brief. This article covers the by-hand path.

Goal: by the end of this you'll have one task saved against a project, with a due date and a priority set.

Prerequisites

Step 1: Open the project

From the Projects tab, tap the project. The project detail screen shows your tasks, quotes and invoices.

Step 2: Tap Add task

The button sits in the Tasks section header. Tapping it opens the New task sheet.

Step 3: Fill in the form

  • Title (required) — what you have to do.
  • Description (optional) — extra context, links, notes.
  • Priority — Low, Normal, or High. High priority tasks surface in the Tasks tab High Priority filter.
  • Due date (optional) — date only, no time. Used by the Overdue / Today / Upcoming filters.
  • Estimated time (optional) — your own estimate in hours.

Step 4: Save

Tap Save. The task lands at the bottom of the project's task list with status To do.

Working with the task

  • Swipe left to toggle In progress.
  • Swipe right to mark Completed.
  • Tap to open the detail and edit.

Troubleshooting

  • Can't save. Title is the only required field — make sure it isn't empty.
  • Wrong project. Tasks are scoped to the project you create them from. To move one, edit the task and change the project field, or delete and re-create in the right project.
  • Date field won't accept time. Due dates are day-granular by design. If timing within a day matters, put the time in the title or description.

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