Did you forget to do something? Google’s Gmail team has added a new task manager that lets users keep track of their agenda.
Go to Settings at the top of your inbox, click the Labs tab and you’ll see the new feature option at the top. Select enable and click Save Changes at the bottom. You should then see the Tasks link under the “Contacts” link on the left of your inbox.
Click it, then click in an empty part of the list window that pops up on the right and start typing your task list in what is really the familiar Google Chat window. This means they’re visible while you’re scanning your inbox, reading mail, or searching. You can also pop your list out into a new window to.
The list you create saves automatically and you can hit return to begin entering a new task. There are a number of editing options, including the ability to add, delete, indent, un-indent tasks, move tasks up or down, or switch between task lists.
What’s really neat with this new feature is that you can also convert e-mails into tasks. To do this, select one or more messages and go to “More Actions,” then “Add to Tasks.” It pops up in the task list. You can read it by selecting it and clicking the related e-mail.
Task away all!
