A distinct piece of work that may be recorded in various apps, usually for action in the future, so often associated with a calendar facility. Use in conjunction with a tag for any relevant app but not if that is Google Tasks for which there is [google-tasks].
Questions tagged [tasks]
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How can I import a large list of tasks into Trello
How can I import a large list of tasks (.csv or .txt) into Trello and convert into cards that are part of a list
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Online project management services
I need a user-friendly and cleverly designed web service to manage my projects and tasks. No matter if it's a free or paid service. Having a comment system and some game mechanics would be a big plus.
1 service per answer please (to be able to see…
Mehper C. Palavuzlar
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Create Task from Email in Gmail
Is it possible to create a new Google Tasks entry from an email in Gmail?
Use case: create a reminder/task to respond to an email on a certain day.
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Mark Gmail emails as "followup"
Is there some way (Chrome plugin?) that allows one to mark Gmail emails as "followup needed on date such and such"? I love this functionality in Outlook, and always miss it when using Gmail. This should be integrated with some tasks application…
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Task alerts ala Outlook with Google Calendar/Chrome?
The only feature I miss from Outlook after we made the switch to Google Apps at work is the alarm popup that arose when you programmed it. Outlook had lots of options when programming the alarm or interval. I've been looking for something similar…
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How can I have read access to my Google Calendar tasks in a desktop application?
Why don't I have access to my Google Calendar tasks using either Lighting for Thunderbird or Evolution?
I can sync calendars without any problems, but I do not even have read access to tasks...
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What is a decent open-source list/task management software
I really like the application Things but I need something web-based. Ideally something I can host on my server. So simply, PHP/MySQl based task-management software, which is open-source.
What would be ideal would be something where I can drag and…
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How can I automatically share certain tasks in Remember the Milk?
Remember the Milk makes it really easy to share individual tasks, but how can I make it automatically share certain groups of tasks (e.g., I'd like it to automatically share tasks tagged #groceries with my girlfriend).
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In Google Calendar, is there any way to add a task, rather than an event, via the Quick Add feature?
Quick Add is accessed by pressing q or clicking the down arrow on the Create button in the left column.
Lokesh Dhakar
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Trello - monitoring all my open cards
How can I see all my assigned cards on Trello?
I need to see all the cards assigned to me, independently from the boards. Is it possible?
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How do I assign tasks in Google Docs?
It used to be possible to assign a task to a user in Google Docs by simply mentioning a user in a comment, but this no longer works.
Is there a new way to do this? Has the feature been removed?
How do I assign tasks in Google Docs in 2019?
orome
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To-do list for Google Calendar: tasks with no due date
I'd like to manage a to-do list using Google Calendar. I can see how to create tasks in Google Calendar. However, each task is forced to have a due date. It appears that the due date always shows up as today. The task doesn't automatically roll…
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Subtask estimates auto summed in parent task
In Jira, I have subtasks with estimates.
Task X (0 hours)
Subtask A (4 hours)
Subtask B (8 hours)
Subtask C (10 hours)
When I view the parent task, the estimated time does not display the sum of the subtask estimates.
Is there any way to get…
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What options are available for collaborative task management?
I'm trying to figure a way for our small team to collaborate on to-do lists on projects and otherwise. We have tried Basecamp and a bunch of similar 'project management'/'collaboration' apps, but they seem to overkill for simple todo list sharing…
Ashish
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Is there any way sort Trello cards by custom values?
I sort my bucket list by a ((how much it excites me)*(how much value it will bring me)*(probability of success)/(cost in hours)*(days until [self-imposed] deadline)).
Is there any way to assign such values to Trello cards and sort by their…
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