> ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: /help/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Create, edit and complete tasks > Add a task in a second, give it a date, time, priority, labels and a home, then check it off. Covers time zones, durations, deleting and what tasks can't do. A task is one thing you want to get done. It can be as bare as a title, or carry a date and time, a priority, labels, reminders, a description and a home in a project, goal or life area. This page covers creating tasks, setting their details, completing them and deleting them. Where tasks show up is covered in [Inbox, Today and Upcoming](/help/inbox-today-upcoming.md). Typing details into the title and repeating tasks have their own pages: [Type a task in one line](/help/quick-entry.md) and [Repeating tasks](/help/repeating-tasks.md). ## Create a task There are several ways to add a task. In the **New task** window and on a **New task** line in a list, you can [type the date, priority and more](/help/quick-entry.md) along with the title. * **Press C** anywhere in Heym to open the **New task** window. Type a title, add details with the buttons along the bottom (from left to right: alignment, date, priority, labels and reminders), then press **Enter** or click **Create**. * **Click New task** at the end of a list. The task takes that spot's date or home: under **Tomorrow** in Upcoming it's due tomorrow, in a project it belongs to that project. * **Press ⌘K** (**Ctrl+K** on Windows), type the title and choose **Create task “…”**. The **New task** window opens with your title in it. Heym doesn't pick up dates or priorities in text you typed into ⌘K, so set them with the buttons along the bottom, then press **Enter** to save. * **In the Mac app**, choose **File** → **New Task**, or press **⌘N**. * **With a task focused** in a list, press **⇧Enter** to add a new one right below it. ![The New task window with the title Pick up the dry cleaning, a Description line, five small buttons for alignment, date, priority, labels and reminders, and a Create button](https://mintcdn.com/heym/RxdohfEkT1hOgZzU/images/tasks/new-task-window.webp?fit=max\&auto=format\&n=RxdohfEkT1hOgZzU\&q=85\&s=f954e0a232a89a8de32842d1891926b7) The New task window A task you add with **C** or **⌘K** goes to your **Inbox** unless you give it a date or a home. ## Set a task's details Click a task to open it on the right side of the window. Change any detail there; Heym saves as you go. ![An open task, Book apartment viewings in Alfama, showing Alignment set to Move to Lisbon, Date November 4 from 1:30 to 2:00 PM, Priority Medium, Labels and Reminders empty, and the description below](https://mintcdn.com/heym/RxdohfEkT1hOgZzU/images/tasks/task-details.webp?fit=max\&auto=format\&n=RxdohfEkT1hOgZzU\&q=85\&s=1fc7ba787526eedf66e946190342d1fd) | Detail | What it does | | - | - | | **Alignment** | The project, goal or life area the task belongs to. A task has one. Pick a goal and the task also counts under that goal's life area. | | **Date** | The day it's due, plus an optional **Start time**, **Duration**, **Time zone** and **Repeat**. | | **Priority** | **None**, **Low**, **Medium** or **High**. The checkbox takes the priority's color: red for High, yellow for Medium, blue for Low. | | **Labels** | Type in **Search or create label...** to pick a label or make a new one. A task can have several. See [Labels](/help/labels.md). | | **Reminders** | A notification at the start, a set time before it, or at a time on the day. See [Reminders](/help/reminders.md). | | **Assignee** | Shows only on tasks inside a shared project, goal or life area, whether you shared it or someone shared it with you. See [Share with others](/help/sharing.md#assign-tasks). | Below the details is the description: room for notes, links, images or a checklist. To rename the task, click its title and type. To copy a link to the task, click the link button (**Copy link**) at the top right of the open task. The link opens the task on the page where it's listed: its project, goal or life area if it has one, otherwise Today, Upcoming or Inbox, and **Views** → **Completed** once it's done. If the task was deleted, the link opens Trash and says **That task was deleted. You can restore it from your trash**. ### Date, start time and duration Click the date (or **Empty**) next to **Date** to open the date picker. ![The date picker with a date box showing Nov 4, 2026, the choices Today, Tomorrow and Next week, a November 2026 calendar, then Start time, Duration, Time zone and Repeat, with Clear at the bottom](https://mintcdn.com/heym/RxdohfEkT1hOgZzU/images/tasks/date-picker.webp?fit=max\&auto=format\&n=RxdohfEkT1hOgZzU\&q=85\&s=948ea07fcf2bb593e519cee243c77634) The date picker * **Pick a day** from **Today**, **Tomorrow**, **Next week** or the calendar, or type a date such as "next friday" into the box at the top. **Next week** is the first day of next week: Monday, unless you changed **Week start** in **Settings** → **Date & time**. * **Start time** gives the task a time slot. Tasks with a start time sort into **Morning**, **Afternoon** or **Evening** on Today. * **Duration** sets how long it takes. Pick a length from the list, which runs from 00:15 to 23:00 in hours and minutes, or type one such as 01:15. **Clear** at the top of the list removes the duration. * **Repeat** makes the task come back on a schedule. See [Repeating tasks](/help/repeating-tasks.md). * **Clear** removes the date. ### Time zone A task with a start time is **Floating** until you pick a time zone. The picker explains this as "Follows your local time": a 9:00 AM task stays at 9:00 AM wherever you are. Once you pick a zone, the **Time zone** row shows it instead, like **Denver** in the picture above. Pick a city or zone under **Time zone** when the time belongs to a place, like a call with someone abroad. The task then keeps that place's time, and Heym shows it in your own time. A 10:00 AM call set to Lisbon shows as 3:00 AM while you're in Denver. ### Change the date or priority from the list Point at a task and click the handle (six dots) that appears on its left. The menu changes the task without opening it. ![The handle next to Book apartment viewings in Alfama opened into a menu with five Date buttons, four Priority bar icons, and Delete](https://mintcdn.com/heym/RxdohfEkT1hOgZzU/images/tasks/row-menu.webp?fit=max\&auto=format\&n=RxdohfEkT1hOgZzU\&q=85\&s=bc619854ec2f61f74aed9a32e94469a7) * **Date**: the buttons from left to right set **Today** (the sun), **Tomorrow** (the sunrise), **Next week** and **No date**. The last button opens a calendar for any other day. * **Priority**: the bars from left to right set **High**, **Medium**, **Low** and **None**. * **Delete** moves the task to Trash. Drag the same handle to move the task up or down the list. Drop it into another section, such as **Morning** on Today or another day in Upcoming, to change its date, time, priority, label, goal or life area. [Drag a task into another section](/help/inbox-today-upcoming.md#drag-a-task-into-another-section) lists what each list changes. On a repeating task, the date buttons change the day the whole series starts from. To move a single occurrence, drag the task to another day in Upcoming or use the calendar (see [Repeating tasks](/help/repeating-tasks.md#change-one-occurrence-or-the-whole-series)). To change several tasks at once, move to each one with **↓** or **↑** and press **X**, or press **⌘A** to select the whole list. Then press **⌘K**: the menu offers **Set date…**, **Set priority…**, **Change labels…**, **Set alignment…** and more. Details are on [Keyboard shortcuts](/help/keyboard-shortcuts.md#select-several-items-and-change-them-at-once). ## Complete a task Click the checkbox next to a task, or move to it with the arrow keys and press **E**. A **Task completed** message appears with **Undo**; you can also press **⌘Z** (**Ctrl+Z** on Windows) while it's on screen. If the task was due on an earlier day, Heym asks when you did it, so your history stays right: ![Clicking the checkbox of the overdue task Renew passport opens a question, When did you complete Renew passport?, with the choices On Nov 2 (2 days ago), Today, and Pick a date](https://mintcdn.com/heym/RxdohfEkT1hOgZzU/images/tasks/complete-prompt.webp?fit=max\&auto=format\&n=RxdohfEkT1hOgZzU\&q=85\&s=425ba65e91016278d70e79b88809c2df) Choose the original day, **Today**, or **Pick a date…** for another day in the past. Click outside the question to leave the task open. Completed tasks leave your lists. To see them, open **Views** → **Completed** or press **G** then **C**. To reopen a task, click its checkbox there again. On a project, goal or life area page, you can also keep completed tasks in the list: open **View settings** (the sliders icon) and set **Show** to **All**. ## Delete and restore a task Open the task's **⋯** menu (top right of the open task) or the handle menu, and choose **Delete**. You can also move to the task and press **⌘⌫** (**Ctrl+Backspace** on Windows). The task goes to **Trash**, where you can restore it; how that works is on [Undo and Trash](/help/undo-and-trash.md). ## Keyboard shortcuts | Press | To | | - | - | | **C** | Create a task | | **↑** / **↓** or **K** / **J** | Move through a list | | **Enter** | Open the focused task | | **E** | Complete or reopen it | | **⌘Enter** | Rename it in the list | | **⇧Enter** | Add a new task below it | | **X** | Select it, to change several tasks at once | | **⌘⌫** | Delete it, with Undo | Press **?** to see every shortcut. If you control your computer by voice, turn off **Single-key shortcuts** (keys like **C**, **E** or **G** then **I**) in **Settings** → **Preferences**. All shortcuts are on [Keyboard shortcuts](/help/keyboard-shortcuts.md). ## What tasks can't do * **Subtasks.** Heym has no subtasks. Add a checklist to the task's description instead: type **\[]** and a space, or type **/** and choose **To-do list**. For bigger pieces of work, make a [project](/help/projects.md) with a task for each step. * **Archive.** Tasks can't be archived. Complete them, or delete them if they no longer matter. ## Limits Tasks are unlimited on every plan, Free included. See [Free, Pro and Lifetime](/help/plans.md). ## Related > [card] [Type a task in one line](/help/quick-entry.md) > > Set the date, time and priority while you type the title. > [card] [Repeating tasks](/help/repeating-tasks.md) > > Tasks that come back every day, week or month. > [card] [Inbox, Today and Upcoming](/help/inbox-today-upcoming.md) > > Where your tasks show up and how to sort them. > [card] [Undo and Trash](/help/undo-and-trash.md) > > Take back a change or restore a deleted task. This documentation is built and hosted on [Mintlify](https://mintlify.com), a developer documentation platform.