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<h1>Accessing&nbsp;the Global Task List</h1>The global task list can be found from the Projects Dashboard by clicking the&nbsp;Tasks&nbsp;tab at the top of the screen.Here you will find all your task lists combined into a single&nbsp;Global Task List.<img src="https://uploads.productlane.com/3f6ddfb253cae002161b81405270e0ae.png"><blockquote>To learn more about adding tasks, click <a href="https://assemble.productlane.com/docs/calendars-tasks/how-to-add-tasks-to-your-project" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" class="cursor-pointer box-border font-semibold border-b hover:border-b-[2px] transition-all duration-75 " style="text-decoration: none; color: inherit; border-color: var(--portal-accent-color);">here</a>.</blockquote><h1>Viewing and Sorting your Tasks</h1>Within the task lists you will see some basic information displayed for each task, including:<ul><li>Task name</li><li>Project name</li><li>Status</li><li>Number of subtasks due and subtasks completed (i.e. 3/5 and also indicated with a green circle showing your progress until completion)</li><li>Task assignees</li><li>Due date</li><li>Amount of days remaining until the due date</li></ul>To change the sorting of your tasks, click&nbsp;Sort By&nbsp;and select an option.<img src="https://uploads.productlane.com/321efb1e8a0d8e08832e1b8ba29a326e.png">There are two options for sorting your tasks:<ul><li>Date:&nbsp;This will sort your tasks chronologically by date, and also break the dates into Past, Today, Upcoming and Later.</li><li>Priority:&nbsp;This will sort your tasks by priority, in the following order:<ul><li>Priority</li><li>On Hold</li><li>In Progress</li><li>Not Started</li><li>Done</li></ul></li></ul>You can click on any section within the task sorting to collapse it.<img src="https://uploads.productlane.com/7a6c53e7bd4c27692aff65171f1cc1a3.png">Additionally, you can choose to hide or show completed tasks by clicking&nbsp;Sort By, and then toggling&nbsp;Show Completed&nbsp;on or off. If turned on, any tasks marked as&nbsp;Done&nbsp;will be automatically hidden.<img src="https://uploads.productlane.com/15480c1c90cd2071d6c6bd3a3f0b2957.png">You can also filter the global calendar by&nbsp;Folders&nbsp;or&nbsp;Projects, by clicking one of these options and then selecting the&nbsp;Folder Name&nbsp;or&nbsp;Project Name.<img src="https://uploads.productlane.com/8aeb7534d04a07290d23685f5da26a3b.png"><blockquote>To learn more about organizing projects by folders, click <a href="https://assemble.productlane.com/docs/projects/folders" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" class="cursor-pointer box-border font-semibold border-b hover:border-b-[2px] transition-all duration-75 " style="text-decoration: none; color: inherit; border-color: var(--portal-accent-color);">here</a>.</blockquote>Finally, you can choose to filter your task list by user. Click&nbsp;Assigned To&nbsp;and select the user whose tasks you want to view.<img src="https://uploads.productlane.com/6b7febe18d52be0afb77a375f66b07cc.png">Assemble will remember your sorting and hide preferences and display them each time you view the global task list.<h1>Creating a Task</h1>Click&nbsp;Add a Task&nbsp;to enter the quick task creation.<img src="https://uploads.productlane.com/062f73c78c513c16d490b98b22b5db65.png">From here, select&nbsp;Assignees, Project, Phase&nbsp;and&nbsp;Due Date.<img src="https://uploads.productlane.com/0e9f4bad82aa9416967bf42de93565f5.png">Click&nbsp;More Options&nbsp;to add notes, start and end date, subtasks, comments and more.<img src="https://uploads.productlane.com/b77c0b75010e9b7b0840607e55dbccc0.png"><h1>Undefined Tasks</h1>If you add tasks to the task list with no associated project, they will be added to a default project titled&nbsp;Undefined. You can filter by this project in the task list.<img src="https://uploads.productlane.com/661b5bb1fc3018c74d485a42cb1b5336.png">Additionally, if you add a task with no date, it will not appear on the calendar and will only appear in the task list.<h1>Deleting a Task</h1>To delete a task, just open the task and click the&nbsp;Three Dot Menu&nbsp;at the top right, then click&nbsp;Delete.<img src="https://uploads.productlane.com/e243cff1f02dcbeaf9b24e8634828a24.png">

Learn how to use the global task list to track tasks across all of your projects.

Using the Global Task List

Using the Global Task List

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