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Google has finally integrated its "Tasks" into Calendar in a more useable way that previous iterations.  There are multiple ways to add tasks, and you can even add items from the calendar.  You have the ability to have open tasks with no due dates, or set due dates for tasks (or even sub-tasks) - so no matter your organizational style, this may work for you. Today we are going to explore how to add tasks directly to the calendar on their due dates.  If you need a basic understanding of how the task feature works, please reference yesterday's post on How to Utilize the Task List . (Here is a video on How to Add a Task Directly on the Calendar if you prefer.) First you need to make sure your Tasks calendar is enabled & viewable.  Check this in the left side - Now when you add an event on your calendar, you have a new option of Task you can select - Choosing Task, you will be able to set the task up from here - You can: 1 - Set the name of the ...

Google has finally integrated its "Tasks" into Calendar in a more useable way that previous iterations.  There are multiple ways to add tasks, and you can even add items from the calendar now.  You have the ability to have open tasks with no due dates, or set due dates for tasks (or even sub-tasks) - so no matter your organizational style, this may work for you. Today we are going to explore how to utilize the tasks list to organize and manage your projects.  This will give you a basic understanding of how the task feature works.  Tomorrow we will show how to add a task directly on the calendar. (Here is a video on how to utilize the task lists if you prefer.) First, you need to make sure your Tasks calendar is enabled & viewable.  Check this in the left side - Next, to access tasks, click on the little blue circle icon on the right side of your calendar - You will see a menu appear on the side.  Once items are added to your tasks, yo...

A new feature is being added to many popular Google Tools - the quick-access side panel.  You will be able to see this (and maybe already do) on the left side of your Google Calendar & Email.  From the Google Suite Update Alerts , [y]ou’ll [also] be able to access three G Suite products from Docs, Sheets, Slides, and Drawings: Google Calendar: Quickly reference, create or edit invites.  Google Keep: Easily take notes, create lists, and see your other content.  Google Tasks: Manage your tasks and to-dos.  In Calendar, you will only see the icons for Keep & Tasks -  Here in Mail, you can see icons to access all three - To hid or show this panel, there is a little chevron (or arrow) at the bottom that can be clicked -