Inline Assign
You can add or edit the assignee, tags, start and due date, and priority of a task with @, #, < > (with ;), and ! directly from the task name.
Type Publish the article @belenda #MKT < <9.30> in the task name.
The task will be assigned to Belenda and have the tag Marketing and a due date of September 30th.
You can also add or remove assignees and tags from a task, without having to type them all over again.
To add one more assignee or tag to a task, type +@assignee or +#tag in the task name. To remove an existing assignee or tag from a task, type -@assignee or -#tag instead.
Read more on our blog about inline assigning.
Inline assign a task
Assign a task to an existing member with @ directly from the task name.
When you type Publish the article @belenda in the task name, the task will be assigned to Belenda.
Inline set a date and time
Set a start date and due date with < > and ; directly from the task name.
When you type Publish the article <12/27> in the task name, the task will have a due date of December 27th.
Example date formats you can type
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<04/30;>, the task will have a start date of April 30th. -
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<04/30;05/05>, the task will have a start date of April 30th and a due date of May 5th. -
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<today>or<tomorrow>or<next week>or<Monday>(or any other days of the week) to quickly set the due date. -
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<04/30 13:00>, the task will be set to due on April 30th 13:00. -
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<today 15:00>, the task will be set to due today at 15:00. -
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<Monday 20:00>or<Mon 20:00>, the task will be set to due on the next Monday at 20:00. -
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<+1d>,<+1w>or<+1m>to add one more day, one more week or one more month to the due date, counting from today. -
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<+n>(eg.<+5>) or<-n>(eg.<-5>) to add or remove more days from the start and/or due date, counting from today.
Tip: This works in a task’s date picker too.
Date formats allowed
If your month is entered before the day, the input allowed:
- Apr 30, 2020
- Apr 30
- 4/30/2020
- 4/30
- 4-30-2020
- 4-30
- 4.30.2020
- 4.30
If your day is entered before the month, the input allowed:
- 30 Apr 2020
- 30 Apr
- 30/4/2020
- 30/4
- 30-4-2020
- 30-4
- 30.4.2020
- 30.4
Inline add a tag
You can add a tag with # directly from the task name.
For example, when you type Publish the article #Urgent in the task name and press Enter, the task will have a tag of Urgent.
Note: You need to select [tag name](new tag) in the dropdown if you type it at the end of the task name.
Inline add a priority
You can add a priority with ! directly from the task name.
For example, when you type Publish the article !2 in the task name and press Enter, the task will have a priority of High(an orange up arrow).
Note: Priority from high to low is !1, !2, !3 and !4.
Inline transfer task to another project
You can transfer a task to another project with > directly from the task name.
For example, you can type Publish the article > in the task name and use the arrow key to choose which project you want to transfer the task to.