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This How.com.vn teaches you how to turn a Gmail message into a to-do list item by adding it to your Google Tasks list.
Steps
Open Gmail in a web browser. If you haven’t yet signed in to your account, follow the on-screen instructions to do so now.
Click the Tasks icon. You’ll see a narrow bar with a few icons running along the right side of your inbox. Click the round blue icon with a diagonal white line and orange dot inside.- If you already have an active task list, it will appear in the right column.
- If you’re new to Tasks, click the blue Get started button in the right column to continue.
- To switch to a different Tasks list, click the drop-down menu at the top of the right column, then select a list.
Scroll to the message you want to add as a task. This can be a message in the inbox or any other folder.
Drag the message to the Tasks list. This creates a new task with the same name as the subject of the email message. Since all Google products are connected, you’ll be able to view this task in other Google apps, including Google Calendar.
Edit the task’s details (optional). If you want to change the task’s name, add a description, insert a date, or create subtasks, click the gray pencil icon next to the task.- When you’re finished (or if you decide not to make any changes), click the arrow at the top of the column to return to the list.
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1. Sign into Gmail.
2. Click the Tasks button.
3. Drag the email to the list.
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