{"id":1878,"date":"2008-12-09T03:13:46","date_gmt":"2008-12-09T03:13:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/learningaloud.com\/blog\/?p=1878"},"modified":"2008-12-09T03:13:46","modified_gmt":"2008-12-09T03:13:46","slug":"gmail-to-do","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/learningaloud.com\/blog\/2008\/12\/09\/gmail-to-do\/","title":{"rendered":"GMail To-Do"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If you spend a great deal of time using GMail, you may want to take note of a new feature. This feature adds a simple to-do list (called tasks). <a href=\"http:\/\/www.techcrunch.com\/2008\/12\/08\/gmail-finally-gets-a-to-do-list\/\">TechCrunch<\/a> provided the first description I read.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>My experience in trying the feature was a little different so I will attempt to explain the activation procedure as I experienced it.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/learningaloud.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/12\/googletasks2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1879\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/learningaloud.com\/blog\/2008\/12\/09\/gmail-to-do\/googletasks2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/learningaloud.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/12\/googletasks2.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"83,34\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"googletasks2\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/learningaloud.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/12\/googletasks2.jpg\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1879\" title=\"googletasks2\" src=\"http:\/\/learningaloud.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/12\/googletasks2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"83\" height=\"34\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I found that the feature had to be activated from Settings (top of GMail screen). The beaker symbol did not appear for me until I had activated &#8220;Tasks&#8221;. I am guessing the beaker symbol does not appear until you experiment with one feature.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/learningaloud.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/12\/googletasks3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1880\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/learningaloud.com\/blog\/2008\/12\/09\/gmail-to-do\/googletasks3\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/learningaloud.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/12\/googletasks3.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"350,96\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"googletasks3\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/learningaloud.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/12\/googletasks3.jpg\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1880\" title=\"googletasks3\" src=\"http:\/\/learningaloud.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/12\/googletasks3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"350\" height=\"96\" srcset=\"https:\/\/learningaloud.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/12\/googletasks3.jpg 350w, https:\/\/learningaloud.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/12\/googletasks3-300x82.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Under the settings heading, you want to activate &#8220;Tasks&#8221;. This is the to-do feature.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/learningaloud.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/12\/googletasks1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1881\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/learningaloud.com\/blog\/2008\/12\/09\/gmail-to-do\/googletasks1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/learningaloud.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/12\/googletasks1.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"92,49\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"googletasks1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/learningaloud.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/12\/googletasks1.jpg\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1881\" title=\"googletasks1\" src=\"http:\/\/learningaloud.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/12\/googletasks1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"92\" height=\"49\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>When tasks is activated, a link (Tasks) will appear in the left sidebar under contacts.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/learningaloud.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/12\/googletasks4.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1882\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/learningaloud.com\/blog\/2008\/12\/09\/gmail-to-do\/googletasks4\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/learningaloud.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/12\/googletasks4.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"244,95\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"googletasks4\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/learningaloud.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/12\/googletasks4.jpg\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1882\" title=\"googletasks4\" src=\"http:\/\/learningaloud.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/12\/googletasks4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"244\" height=\"95\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Selecting the &#8220;Tasks&#8221; link opens a window allowing the input, deletion, and prioritization of tasks.<\/p>\n<div class=\"pvc_clear\"><\/div>\n<p id=\"pvc_stats_1878\" class=\"pvc_stats all  \" data-element-id=\"1878\" style=\"\"><i class=\"pvc-stats-icon medium\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" data-prefix=\"far\" data-icon=\"chart-bar\" role=\"img\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" class=\"svg-inline--fa fa-chart-bar fa-w-16 fa-2x\"><path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M396.8 352h22.4c6.4 0 12.8-6.4 12.8-12.8V108.8c0-6.4-6.4-12.8-12.8-12.8h-22.4c-6.4 0-12.8 6.4-12.8 12.8v230.4c0 6.4 6.4 12.8 12.8 12.8zm-192 0h22.4c6.4 0 12.8-6.4 12.8-12.8V140.8c0-6.4-6.4-12.8-12.8-12.8h-22.4c-6.4 0-12.8 6.4-12.8 12.8v198.4c0 6.4 6.4 12.8 12.8 12.8zm96 0h22.4c6.4 0 12.8-6.4 12.8-12.8V204.8c0-6.4-6.4-12.8-12.8-12.8h-22.4c-6.4 0-12.8 6.4-12.8 12.8v134.4c0 6.4 6.4 12.8 12.8 12.8zM496 400H48V80c0-8.84-7.16-16-16-16H16C7.16 64 0 71.16 0 80v336c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h464c8.84 0 16-7.16 16-16v-16c0-8.84-7.16-16-16-16zm-387.2-48h22.4c6.4 0 12.8-6.4 12.8-12.8v-70.4c0-6.4-6.4-12.8-12.8-12.8h-22.4c-6.4 0-12.8 6.4-12.8 12.8v70.4c0 6.4 6.4 12.8 12.8 12.8z\" class=\"\"><\/path><\/svg><\/i> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" alt=\"Loading\" src=\"https:\/\/learningaloud.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/page-views-count\/ajax-loader-2x.gif\" border=0 \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"pvc_clear\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you spend a great deal of time using GMail, you may want to take note of a new feature. 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