Tech Tip – Create Simple To-Do Lists Using Google Tasks

Google Tasks (similar to Microsoft To-Do), which is integrated with into Gmail and Google Calendar provides a convenient way to create simple to-do lists. 

Here’s how to do it:

• Sign-in to Google
• Open Calendar
• Click on the ‘Tasks’ symbol (right-hand side, blue circle with pen symbol)
• Click on “Add a task”
• Add the title
• details
• date, and time, and click on the tick/complete link

You will notice that it has then been added to your calendar.

For bigger tasks:

• Click on the three dots by the task name (right-hand side of Calendar) and select "Subtask"
• add each subtask of the main task including time and date
• Repeat until all subtasks are added
• When a task is completed, right-mouse click on it in Calendar and select "Mark completed".

This will put a line through the task

In Calendar, clicking on the yellow light bulb symbol enables you to add notes via Google Keep.