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How To - Tasks

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  • How to create a Task ?

    To create a task,

    1. Click Tasks & Milestones tab.
    2. Click New Task button.
    3. Enter the Task name and select the related task list.
    4. Click Add Task button.
  • How to assign users to a Task ?

    To assign users while creating a task,

    1. Click Tasks & Milestones tab.
    2. Click New Task button.
    3. Enter the Task name and select the related task list.
    4. Select the project members from the Project Members list and click the right arrow.
    5. Click Add Task button.

    To assign users to an existing task,

    1. Place the mouse over the required task.
    2. Click Edit icon shown to the left of the task name.
    3. Select the project members from the Project Members list and click the right arrow.
    4. Click Update Task button.
  • How to copy task ?

    To copy a task,

    1. Click copy tasks link.
    2. Select the required task from the drop down.
    3. Enter the number of times the task has to be copied.
    4. Click Submit button.
  • How to re-order tasks ?

    To re-order a tasks,

    1. Click reorder link.
    2. Drag and drop the tasks as required.
    3. Click save order link.
  • How to move tasks from one task list to another ?

    To move tasks from one task list to another,

    1. Place the mouse over the required task.
    2. Click move task icon shown to the left of the task name.
    3. Select the task list (to which the task has to be moved) from the drop down.
    4. Click Move Task button.
  • How to add notes / associate documents / associate forums to a task ?

    To add notes to a task,

    1. Click the Task Action icon displayed to the right of the task name.
    2. Enter the required notes and Click Add Note button.

    To associate documents to a task,

    1. Click the Task Action icon displayed to the right of the task name.
    2. Click Associate Documents tab.
    3. Select the required folder from the drop down.
    4. Select the required document(s) from the list.
    5. Click Add Task Document(s) button.

    To associate forums to a task,

    1. Click the Task Action icon displayed to the right of the task name.
    2. Click Associate Forums tab.
    3. Select the required category from the drop down.
    4. Select the required forum(s) from the list.
    5. Click Add Task forum(s) button.
  • How to close a Task ?

    To close a task,

    1. Place the mouse over the required task.
    2. Click Edit icon shown to the left of the task name.
    3. Select the percentage completed as 100%.
    4. Click Update Task button.

    Or, check the check box to the left of the required task.
  • How to delete a Task ?

    To close a task,

    1. Place the mouse over the required task.
    2. Click Delete icon shown to the left of the task name.
    3. Click OK button from the alert message box.

29 Comments  Show recent to old
manish.s, 331 - days ago  

how do you create dependencies?

uprasanna, 330 - days ago  

@manish.s

Yes, it is possible to set dependency between tasks. To create task dependencies,

1. Go to Tasks & Milestone, Create tasks with duration. (i.e start & end date)
e.g: Task 1 (Dec 3 to Dec 4), Task 2 (Dec 5 to Dec 6).
2. Click Dependency View tab.
3. Created tasks will be displayed in the chronological order.
4. Enter the serial number of Task1 in the predecessor column of Task2 to make the tasks (Task1 & Task2) dependent.
5. Once done Task1 will be the Parent & Task2 will be the child of Task1.

Similarly, you can create dependency between other tasks also.

manish.s, 330 - days ago  

Thanks, Prasanna. I tried this but something is amiss here. Why / how should I to define a Start date when there is a dependency and a predecessor. I should be able to define predecessors without needing to enter a start date, shouldn't I.

crossbow42, 326 - days ago  

Also, if I change the duration of a task, the child tasks' start and end dates should change to reflect this, rather than me having to go in by hand and change every start date.

a.agostini, 323 - days ago  

manish, i also tried your suggestion but it does not work....
there is something wrong between

3. Created tasks will be displayed in the chronological order.
and
4. Enter the serial number of Task1 ...

bcmayes, 316 - days ago  

How can I close a task with a date other than today's date? I have a project that includes a long period without network or even computer access, but some tasks will be completed during that time. The closed date should reflect that.

medtouchmain, 316 - days ago  

Is it possible to associate a meeting with a milestone or task?

uprasanna, 316 - days ago  

@medtouchmain,

As of now, its not possible to associate meeting with milestone or task. Only the documents and forum posts can be associated with tasks.

natorres, 316 - days ago  

Is it possible to create recurring tasks (tasks that repeat each day, week, month,..)?

natorres, 316 - days ago  

Is it possible to create more than one alert (e-mail) for a task, so that the people involved may be notified at tha launching of the task and after that, until the end date reaches or the task is open?

uprasanna, 316 - days ago  

Recurring tasks:

As of now, its not possible to create recurring tasks in Zoho Projects. Recurring task option will be provided in future as per the priority.

Email Alert:

Email notifications are sent to the users (Project Members) while creating/editing a task.

mboywang, 303 - days ago  

Can you send one task to all other people, but they have to finish it individually, that is, everyone has their own task. Now, if I create a task for 5 person, any one close the task, everyone's task was also closed, I want everyone close it by themself.

drbaggy, 291 - days ago  

How do you "uncomplete" a task - as there is no edit functionality - I want to allocate time against a task I've just closed - but can't...

amanda_findology, 290 - days ago  

Where do you find the serial number for a task to enter in the predecessors column?

uprasanna (Guest), 290 - days ago  

@ drbaggy,

Uncheck the check box to the left of completed task to reopen that task. Once done you can edit the task and then check the check box to complete the task.

uprasanna (Guest), 290 - days ago  

@amanda_findology,

The serial number of a task will be shown to the left of the task in the Dependency View.

marco.deinl, 269 - days ago  

is it possible to use hours for a task, not only days?

uprasanna, 269 - days ago  

@marco.deinl,

As of now, it is not possible to use hours for a task. Ability to use hours for a task will be provided in future as per the priority.

marco.deinl, 268 - days ago  

Thanks for the answer concerning the "hour problem". The question is, where the period can realize? Cause this is one of the important things for us to use the paid upgrade.
Thanks!

john.willson, 208 - days ago  

Dependencies: it is not useful to simply display dependencies between tasks. The power of creating dependencies lies in automatically setting task start and end dates based on only:
- project start date
- task durations
- dependencies
In this way, the critical path can be easily found, and the project completion date is automatically calculated. Start and end dates can be automatically updated for all tasks when a parent task is completed late.

Is this functionality available now? If not, is it planned for a future Zoho update? When do you expect it will be available?

Thanks.

dpanitch, 190 - days ago  

Is it possible to create reminders for tasks and milestones that are approaching or past their due date?

dpanitch, 190 - days ago  

Is there Outlook calendar integration in the newest release?

uprasanna, 184 - days ago  

@dpanitch,

As of now, it's not possible to create reminder for tasks & milestones that are approaching or past their due date.

uprasanna, 184 - days ago  

@dpanitch,

No. Outlook calendar integration is not provided in this update but might be provided as per the priority down the line.

Guest, 177 - days ago  

Is there a way to search in Projects?

Guest, 177 - days ago  

Is there a way to search in Projects?

uprasanna, 177 - days ago  

@Guest,

As of now, it's not possible to search in Projects but will be available in our upcoming update (Zoho Projects 2.0)

lizbloom, 177 - days ago  

Is there a way to archive tasks and task lists? I saw that in the export function there is a drop down menu that allows you to export archived tasks and task lists, but I can't find how to actually archive them?

Guest, 163 - days ago  

Is there a way to view the tasks allocated to a particular user for a particular project?

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