Create and manage recurring tasks

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Create and manage recurring tasks

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I. Intro

As a task owner or creator, you can create a recurring task. After completing the task, a new task will be automatically created based on the recurring rule you previously set.

II. Steps

Create a recurring task

When you create a task, click the Add due time icon.

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Click the Recur icon in the lower-left corner of the task editing window that opens and select a recurring rule.

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Alternatively, click Custom, set a recurring rule in the Custom window, and then click Done.

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You can also turn an existing task into a recurring task.

Click the start time or deadline of the task.

Click the Recur icon in the lower-left corner of the task editing window that opens and select a recurring rule or create a custom recurring rule.

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Adjust the recurring rule

Find the task that you need to modify the recurring rule for, then click the start time or deadline.

Click the current recurring rule and select a new rule.

Note: If you adjust the recurring rule for a task, this will not affect already completed tasks and will only affect the current task and future ones.

Complete the current recurring task

After you complete the current recurring task, the next one in the cycle will automatically be created. The new task's due time is updated according to the recurring rule you set.

You can view previous tasks in the recurring cycle by clicking the task name from the Comment section on the task details page of the current recurring task.

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End a recurring task

Method 1: Delete the recurring rule

Find the task that you need to modify the recurring rule for, then click the start time or deadline.

Hover over the recurring rule in the window that opens and click the Delete icon that appears.

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Method 2: Delete the task

Click the recurring task to view its details. Click the ··· More icon in the upper-right corner of the task details page and select Delete Task to delete the current task and any recurring tasks that were scheduled to appear.

Note: Recurring tasks you have already completed will not be deleted.

III. FAQs

Will the creator, owners, and subscribers be notified every time a new recurring task is created?

When a recurring task is first created, the creator, owners, and subscribers will all be notified. Only the owners and subscribers will be notified of subsequent tasks in the cycle after a recurring task is completed the first time.

I have set up a task that repeats itself every week. If I reopen a completed task from the previous week, will this affect upcoming tasks in the cycle?

No. When you reopen a completed recurring task, it becomes an independent task that doesn't repeat itself (it loses its relationship with the original recurring cycle). Editing, deleting, and or setting a new recurring rule for a reopened task will not affect current and upcoming tasks in the original cycle.