Within Teamwork.com, tasks are
activities that need to be carried out by
one or multiple project members.
You can assign a task to one person, multiple
people, teams and companies, or leave it
unassigned for anyone to complete.
Tasks can have start dates and
due dates, or be left without dates to be
completed anytime.
Note: Tasks must be created within task
lists on your project.
When adding a new task, give it a title in
the What needs to be done field.
In the Task details tab, you can also
select who should do the task, as
well as set start/due dates and a
description.

Additional task options
include:
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![]() | Attach files to the task via
upload
or select existing files on the
project. |
![]() | Choose
a priority level for the task:
low, medium
or high. |
![]() | Set a progress
complete
percentage and estimated
time for
the task. Note: Setting the progress
to 100% will complete
the task. |
![]() | Add followers to the task to
be notified of all notifications,
only
status changes or only comments
added to
the task. |
![]() | Apply tags to
the task. |
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![]() | Create dependencies with other tasks
so the current task either
cannot
start or
cannot be completed before the
other task
is completed. When a task has
dependencies set the complete
checkmark for the task will be
replaced with a blocked
icon. ![]() |
![]() | Set the
task to repeat at a custom interval. Note: A
due date is
required to be set on the task
before
a repeat can be set. |
![]() | Set privacy for the task. Note: Subtasks inherit the privacy set for their associated parent task. Privacy cannot be set directly on subtasks. |
![]() | You can set reminders to be sent
at a specific date and time via
email, SMS, or push notification.
You can set the reminder for
yourself or for
other users. |
![]() | Add the task to
a board
column. Note: This option
will
only be displayed if the
project has
at least one existing
column. |
![]() | Apply one
or multiple custom
fields to
the task. Note: Custom
fields are
available on Premium/Grow
subscriptions and above. |
Extra task options
Once a task is created, you can
access quick edit options for many task
properties when you hover
over the task.

Quick set options available on
hover include:
![]() | Open the task details in a quick
view panel on the right of the
page. |
![]() | Dates |
![]() | Estimated time |
![]() | Quick set personal reminders for
yourself using predefined options
such as later today, tomorrow, or
next week. |
![]() | View existing comments on the task
and add new comments. |
![]() | Create one or multiple subtasks
under the current task. Note: Subtasks created without dates automatically inherit the parent task's dates. If the associated task list has an attached milestone, tasks and subtasks created without due dates inherit the milestone's due date. You can adjust a subtask's dates after creation to override the inherited dates. |
![]() | Hovering over this option allows
you to either manually log time or
start a timer directly for that
task. |
![]() | Tags |
![]() | Priority |
![]() | Progress |
![]() | Followers |
![]() | Board column |
![]() | View Desk tickets
currently linked
to the task or create a new
ticket. Note: The
Teamwork Desk
icon will only
be displayed
on tasks if
Teamwork Desk
has
been enabled for
your
site. |
![]() | Access additional task options
such as delete, copy, move, or
view history. |
When certain properties such as
dates, privacy, and priority are set on a
task, they will be visible beside the
task.
Task views
You can view tasks on your
project
in multiple different task views:
- List
- Table
- Board - in
board view, tasks are referred to as
cards.
- New tasks created directly in board columns will be
added to a Cards task
list by default. This can be changed
to any existing active task list on
your project. You can also select
existing tasks from the tasks backlog
and add them to a board column.
- Subtasks are
treated as individual tasks in board
view and need to be added to columns
independent of their parent
task.
- Gantt
Note: If you
do not see a task view as an
option in the project navigation menu, it will
need to be enabled by a project
admin or site
admin via the project's
settings.
For more information, see: Milestones