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title: "Project Notebooks: Create tasks"
description: "# Create tasks This article explains how to create and manage tasks in a project notebook. *Prerequisites*: This task requires the user to have administrative access to the Project Notebook. ## Instructions **Step 1**: Navigate to the **All Project Notebooks**area…"
url: "https://mjssoftware.com/docs/create-tasks/"
updated: "2022-10-10"
category: "How-to"
---

# Project Notebooks: Create tasks

# Create tasks

This article explains how to create and manage tasks in a project notebook.

*Prerequisites*: This task requires the user to have administrative access to the Project Notebook.

## Instructions

**Step 1**: Navigate to the **All Project Notebooks**area by clicking the menu item located under the **Project Notebooks** main menu item.

**Step 2**: **Click** a project notebook's title to edit the notebook.

**Step 3**: Be sure the **Task Management** section has been turned on in the Choose the options for this project section.

**Step 4**: Click the **+ Add New** button to create a new task.

**Title** - Provide a task name.

**Task Description** - Provide additional details about the task. Try to be as specific as possible.

**Assign Users** - Begin typing a name to present a list of users you can assign to this task. Assigned users will be the ones who receive task reminders.

**Task Status** - Keep track of what stage your task is in via the Task Status section.

**Task Due Date** - Set a date and time this task is due and send reminders to those assigned when it comes due.

**Step 5**: Be sure to Save your work by clicking the **Publish/Update** button.

Once saved, the task will appear in the [Tasks section](https://mjssoftware.com/docs/create-your-first-notebook/) of the Project Notebook. You can edit, delete or duplicate a task from this section. You may also choose to [display this section on the front-end](https://mjssoftware.com/docs/hide-or-show-notebook-sections-on-front-end/) of your website.

For further help, please contact us at [support@mjssoftware.com](mailto:support@mjssoftware.com).