Adding a New Task

Break down projects into tasks to help you plan and organize your work more effectively. Identify and prioritize each task’s steps, resources, and time.

Adding a New Task:


- * Go to Projects on the Navigation Menu.


- * On the Projects page, Click a Project to access the Project dashboard.


- * Go to the Tasks tab and Click New Task, or Click New at the top right corner and select Task.


- * Enter the Task Name, Start/End dates, and Members.

If you specified _Task Hours_ as _[Billing Type](https://akaunting.com/hc/docs/project-management/defining-project-billing-type/)__, you’d see a field to enter the hourly rate._


- * Switch the pop-up window tab to Other to enter Description, Milestone, and Priority details.


- * Then, Save.

You can see a list of created Tasks on the Tasks tab of the Project Dashboard.

**Viewing, Editing, Deleting, and Starting a Task**

You can manage a task by hovering over it to reveal the Show, Edit, Delete, and Start options.




- * Click Show to view the details.


- * Edit allows you to update the task details.


- * Click Delete to remove the task.


- * Start allows you to time track. For Project and Tasks hours Billing type, Invoices are created based on recorded hours.

Check out how to add timesheets to tasks.

Updated on: 23/03/2025