Make a list

You can keep track of tasks by creating a list in Keep.

Create a new list

1. On your Android phone or tablet, open the Google Keep app .
2. Next to 'Take a note', tap New list .
3. Add a title and items to your list.
4. When you've finished, tap Back .

Learn how to create a list on your Wear OS watch. 

Change a note to a list

1. On your Android phone or tablet, open the Google Keep app .
2. Tap a note.
3. At the bottom left, tap Add .
4. Tap Tick boxes.

Reorder list items

1. On your Android phone or tablet, open the Google Keep app .
2. Choose a list.
3. To the left of the item that you want to move, tap and hold Move .
4. Drag it where you want.

Change the order for new checklist items

 You can update settings to add new tick boxes to the top or bottom of a list.

1. On your Android phone or tablet, open the Google Keep app .
2. At the top left, tap Menu  Settings .
3. Under 'Display options', you can tick or untick 'Add new items to the bottom'.
   • If you tick that option, you can add new tick boxes to the bottom of a list.
   • If you don't tick that option, you can add new tick boxes to the top of a list.

Indent a list item

1. On your Android phone or tablet, open the Google Keep app .
2. Choose a list.
3. To the left of the item that you want to indent, tap and hold Move .
4. Drag the item to the right. To undo, drag it to the left.

Note: You can't indent the first item in the list.