Create a task in Gmail

To keep track of important requests in Gmail, you can create a task based on an email. After you create a task in Gmail:

• Your task saves to Google Tasks.
• You can locate the task in the Gmail side panel.
• You can add additional details to the task, like a date and time.

Create a task from an email

1. On your computer, open Gmail.
2. Open an email.
3. At the top, click Add to Tasks .
   • If you can’t find Add to Tasks , click More Add to Tasks.

Tip: You can also drag and drop an email into the Gmail side panel:

1. In Gmail, on the right, click Tasks .
   • If you can’t find Tasks in Gmail, at the bottom right, click Show side panel .
2. Drag and drop the email to the side panel.

Learn more ways to create tasks

• In Gmail, you can also create tasks based on information in a Gemini summary card. Learn how to summarize email threads with Gemini in Gmail.
• Create tasks in:
  • Google Tasks
  • Google Calendar
• In Google Chat:
  • Create a task based on a direct message.
  • Create and assign group tasks in a space.
• In Google Docs, if you sign in to an eligible Google Workspace account, assign tasks to yourself or others in a doc.

Learn how to add tasks in other Google products.

Related resources

• Add or edit a task (Google Tasks)
• Set & manage tasks
• Create & assign tasks in Google Chat
• Create & manage tasks in Google Calendar
• Assign tasks from Google Docs