Do you wish you had an easier way to manage your work tasks or remember to-dos? The G Suite Tasks module built-in to your Bates Gmail account and linked to your G Suite Calendar, provides a simple to use and easy to access task list. With G Suite Tasks you can create single, independent tasks, or you can create a task with multiple sub-tasks associated with it. You can also create various task lists, so if you are managing several projects, you can create a task list for each. If you assign your tasks a due date, the task will show up in your Google Calendar as an all-day event(1).

To Access the G Suite Tasks Module From Your Bates Gmail Account:Login to your Bates G Suite Account:

• On your computer, open your Bates Gmail account from within a web browser (Recommended: Google Chrome) and login 

Accessing The G Suite Tasks Module:

• In the top left corner of your Bates Gmail window, you will see a Mail button with an arrow pointing down (located under the “Bates” graphic)
• Click on the Mail button, and then click on Tasks
  
  • A small Tasks window will popup on the bottom right corner in your Bates Gmail window

Creating a G Suite Task:

• On the bottom of the Tasks popup window, you will see a “+,”click on the “+” to create a task
  
  • Once you have created your task, you can add additional details, including a due date and notesby clicking on the “>” located to the right of the task

Completing/Crossing Off a G Suite Task:

• Once a task is completed, you can place a checkmark in the box located to the left of your task to cross-off your task from the list and to mark it as completed2

Managing Your G Suite Tasks:At the bottom of the Task popup window, you will see some additional options and icons.

• The Actions menu will provide you will some additional options for managing your tasks
• From the Actions menu, you can:
  
  • Indent tasks to create sub-tasks
  • Reorder tasks
  • Email tasks
  • Print tasks

Creating and Managing Task Lists:

• The last item at the bottom of the Tasks popup window is an icon that looks like a bulleted list
  
  • This is where you can create, rename, and delete lists

(1) In order to see due dates for tasks in your G Suite Calendar, the Tasks Calendar under the My calendars section in your G Suite Calendar must be visible.
(2) You can delete tasks instead of marking them as completed by selecting the task you want to remove, by placing a checkmark in the box to the left of the task and then click on the trash can.