Use Gmail Tasks to increase productivity
Let’s say you have a hundred things to do and there’s just no way to keep track of your tasks. That’s where Gmail Tasks come in handy. Gmail Tasks is a lightweight way to keep track of what you need to do, right from within Gmail. I’ve written about tasks before, and using it has helped me keep my stuff in line.
Now the Gmail team has made Tasks even better, because it now lets you easily move a task (and all of its sub-tasks) to another list.
To do this, simply click on the arrow (or use Shift-Enter) to the right of the task. At the bottom of this screen is a drop-down with all of your task lists. Simply select another list, and leave the screen by clicking “Back to list.”
Poof! Your task will magically migrate to the other list. To convince yourself it’s still there, visit the other list in the list switch pop-up.
Another new feature should help with those times when you write what’s really two tasks as a single task. Or maybe you hit Enter a little too quickly and continued typing something in a new task that was meant for the previous one.
Now, you can split a single task into two tasks or merge two existing tasks. If you’ve ever used a word processor, you already know how to do this. Simply use Enter and Backspace as you would normally.
Now, if you haven’t tried Gmail Tasks just yet, all you need to do is to go over to your Gmail account and go to Settings. Then look for the Labs tab, activate Tasks, and you should be done! If you can’t be bothered with opening your Gmail, then clicking on this link will take you there as well.
So what do you think of the improved Gmail Tasks? Leave a comment to tell everyone about it!
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I tried this for a bit, but now I switched back to RememberTheMilk, which I use through the XML feed (in Gmail > Settings > Gadgets, if you have gadgets anabled in Labs). Main reason for this is that GTasks stays in GMail, while RTM has better integration so that I can see my tasks without necessarily being on my email.
I might check it again at a later stage if they come up with better integration (say, the ability of adding tasks from within GReader, GCal and external apps as well)
Have you noticed what you can’t do with this very early and oh so lame task list?
Prioritize.
Print.
Set date reminders.
Set time reminders.
Link to an event.
Link to gcal.
Sort.
Tag.
Share with coworkers.
In other words and in comparison to every other existing task program or website, the only thing you can do with google tasks is waste your time. Let us know when this toy grows up.
This silly little blog post would have been more intellectually honest if it focused on what tasks don’t do rather than woopiedo you move a task to a different list. But then, this is a blog and there is no expectation of intellectual honesty or journalism in a blog blather.
have a drink Mike
I know what you mean, but tasks is useful to many people including me… without the features you mention.
woopiedo Print!? what is this 1900?
Is this feature still avaiable?
re: being able to print……..i am an admin for a pastor who still uses quite a bit of hard copy and the ability to print his task list would be huge…….does anyone know if they are planning to add this functionality to tasks?