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To-Do Lists Can Be Succinct
Task lists can be short — and static. If you also like some action — adding items and notes, brainstorming and, every day, checking items done —, chances are you'll want to reduce the goals into 15-minute chunks.
With Gmail's Tasks, you don't need to lose sight of either the goal or the next action: it's all right in your email, and it's easy to break down tasks into smaller, actionable sub-tasks.
Break Down Tasks into Manageable Pieces in Gmail
To create a sub-task for a bigger project or goal in Gmail Tasks:
- Make sure Gmail Tasks is open.
- Click in the task that is to be the final goal or parent task.
- Click in an empty area in the task list to create a new task.
- You can move the new task in place using Ctrl-Up and Ctrl-Down (Windows, Linux) or Command-Up and Command-Down (Mac).
- Of course, you can also click in a task that is already a sub-task to create a sub-sub-task.
- Hit Enter.
- Now hit Tab.
- Type the sub-task's title.
To indent an existing task and make it a sub-task:
- Click in the desired task's title.
- Hit Tab.
- If necessary, move the new sub-task below the desired parent task by grabbing the handle with the mouse and dragging or using the keyboard shortcuts from above.
To de-indent a task and promote it in the task ladder:
- Click in the desired task's title.
- Hit Shift-Tab.
Marking a parent task complete automatically checks all sub-tasks. Finishing all sub-tasks will not automatically complete their parent task, however.
