Gmail: add mails to tasks - how it works

With Gmail's task management, you always have your to-do list with you. You can even add emails to the tasks - for example, if the boss has given you a few extra tasks. We show you how to include the emails in the task planner.

Add mail to the Gmail Task Scheduler

1. First open Gmail and the relevant mail.
2. Now you have to click on "More" so that the dropdown menu opens.
3. Here you select the sub-item "Add to tasks".
4. If not already done, the task management opens in the lower right of the window. Here you can see the new task.
5. This task is titled the email subject. You can change it yourself by clicking in the title field. To get to the email itself, click on the link "Email concerned" below the title.
6. If you click the black arrow to the right of the task, you can edit the task even more precisely. As with other tasks, you can enter a due date and add notes.

On the next page, we'll show you how to sync Gmail's tasks with your smartphone. Then you always have the tasks at hand when you are out and about.