In Google Calendar, you can create, view, and change tasks.
Important: Only you can view your tasks in Google Calendar.
Create a task in Calendar
-
On your computer, open Google Calendar.
- On your calendar, select an option:
- Click an empty slot.
- At the top left, click Create.
- Click Task.
- Enter a title, date, and time for completing your task.
- Enter your task details:
- Deadline
: Enter the date when the task needs to be completed by.
- Description
: Add a task description.
- Task list
: Select the list for the task.
- Deadline
- Click Save.
Tip: To find a list of all tasks from the last 365 days, at the top of your calendar, click Pending tasks.
Create a task from Tasks in Calendar
- On your computer, select an option:
- Open Tasks in Calendar.
- At the top right, click Tasks
.
- Click Create.
- Enter your task details.
- Click Save.
Tips:
- To add a task to an existing list, at the top, click Add a task.
- Tasks with a date also appear on your calendar.
Mark a task as complete
- On your computer, open Google Calendar.
- Click the task you want to update.
- At the bottom right, click Mark completed.
View, edit, or delete tasks
To appear on your calendar, tasks must have a date.
View your tasks- On your computer, open Google Calendar.
- On the left panel, go to “My calendars.”
- To find “My calendars,” you may have to click Menu
.
- To find “My calendars,” you may have to click Menu
- Make sure the “Tasks” box is checked.
- On your computer, open Google Calendar.
- Click the task you want to edit
Edit task
.
- Update any task details.
- Click Save.
Tips:
- You can also edit tasks from the side panel or from Tasks in Calendar.
- If you want to change the date and time of the next repeating task in a series, click the date.
- To edit the date and time for all tasks, click the repetition info.
- On your computer, open Google Calendar.
- Click the task you want to edit
Edit task
.
- Next to “Deadline
,” enter a new due date for the task.
- At the bottom right, click Save.
- Open Google Calendar.
- Click the task to update
Delete
.
Hide tasks on your calendar
Hide completed tasks- On your computer, open Google Calendar.
- At the top right, next to "Settings menu
," click the View switcher menu
.
- In the dropdown, deselect Show completed tasks.
- On your computer, open Google Calendar.
- On the left panel, under “My calendars,” uncheck the box next to “Tasks.”
- To find “My calendars,” click Menu
.
- To find “My calendars,” click Menu
Find & edit pending tasks
To check all uncompleted tasks from the last 365 days:
- Open Google Calendar.
- While viewing a day's schedule, click Pending tasks.
- In the pop-up list, choose how to update preferred tasks:
- To edit a task, hover to the right of the task. Click Edit
, make your changes, and click Save.
- To delete a task, hover to the right of the task. Click Edit
Delete
.
- To complete a task, hover to the far right of the task. Click Mark completed.
- To edit a task, hover to the right of the task. Click Edit
Tip: You can deactivate the list of pending tasks when you hide your tasks from Google Calendar. Learn how to hide all tasks.