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Creating Tasks from Email

In this video, Graham shares a time-saving tip to create tasks from an email.

You can use Google products such as Gmail and Google Tasks in the same window. This helps you increase productivity without switching between tabs.

For example, whilst in Gmail if you wished to assign an email as a Task, you can use the option “Add to Tasks” to perform that action quickly and effortlessly.

For more information please visit this support page: https://support.google.com/calendar/answer/106237?hl=en&co=GENIE.Platform=Desktop

Putting it into Practice

Create a task from an email using either the three dots, or by dragging to the Tasks panel.

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