Google’s Tasks app functions like a digital to-do list. While there are dedicated Android and iOS apps for Tasks, it’s also integrated right into the inbox view when you’re using Gmail on a desktop. So it can be a handy way of keeping track of items while you go through your email in case you need to remember to reply to an email later or need to be able to access a message quickly.

Click “Add a task” to create a new task.

Edit a task by just clicking on it.

You can drag and drop an email into the Tasks sidebar to add it as a task.

To mark a task as complete, click on the circle to the left of the task.

Completed tasks are shown in the bottom of the sidebar.

The tasks you add in through this sidebar will be synced with the mobile apps, and you’ll also see them if you open up Tasks through another app, like Drive or Calendar.

Update July 29th, 2021, 4:20PM ET: This article was originally published on July 7th, 2020, and it has been updated to allow for changes in the features and interface of Google Tasks.

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