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Overview of tasks

Tasks in Podio can be used for quick "to-do"s for you and your team members. A task can be created and assigned from any workspace, app, or app item. This gives you a quick and easy way to allocate specific action items to members of your team.

We recommend watching this video overview about Podio Tasks:

You can access your own tasks via the tasks icon in the top blue bar.

Overview of Tasks

Here is a quick video tutorial to show you the basics around Podio tasks:

There are a couple of ways to create tasks in Podio:

  • Hit 'T' on your keyboard from anywhere to create a task linked to the item/page that you're looking at.

  • Click the task icon in the top blue bar (shown above). This is also a complete overview of your existing tasks, tasks you delegated, and tasks you are working on.

  • You can create a task via email - hit the "Create a task from email" link on the right side of your tasks page.

  • You can give a task to someone on Podio by going to their profile page and adding it from there.

  • On any app item in Podio, find the Tasks section at the bottom and click "Add task".

If you want to create a task from your email that is directly related to a workspace, follow these steps:

  • Click on "[workspace name] tasks" on the right side of the activity stream of a workspace.
  • Here you find a link called "Create task from email".
  • Use this address to create tasks related to the specific workspace by sending an email.

When creating a task, you can assign the task to anyone. This includes people who haven't signed up for Podio yet - see this article for information on assigning tasks to others.