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title: Assign a task to someone
description: Assign a task to someone, reminder, due date, start date, to do, participant, collaborate, work together, lists
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- [OX Mail](https://www.oxcloud.email/help-and-support/tag/ox-mail) 
  
    - [Import your emails](https://www.oxcloud.email/help-and-support/import-your-emails)
    - [Archiving emails](https://www.oxcloud.email/help-and-support/archiving-emails)
    - [Real-time Anti-phishing (Advanced Security)](https://www.oxcloud.email/help-and-support/real-time-anti-phishing-advanced-security)
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    - [Email Undelete (included in productivity)](https://www.oxcloud.email/help-and-support/email-undelete-included-in-productivity)
    - [Move an email to a folder](https://www.oxcloud.email/help-and-support/move-to-folder)
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    - [Connect your device](https://www.oxcloud.email/help-and-support/connect-your-device)
    - [Using Inbox Categories to organize your incoming emails](https://www.oxcloud.email/help-and-support/using-inbox-categories-to-organize-your-incoming-emails)
    - [How to enable an out of office response/vacation notice](https://www.oxcloud.email/help-and-support/how-to-enable-an-out-of-office-response-vacation-notice)
    - [Enabling Conversations (Visually group all messages with their replies)](https://www.oxcloud.email/help-and-support/enabling-conversations)
- [OX Calendar](https://www.oxcloud.email/help-and-support/tag/ox-calendar) 
  
    - [Sync an iCAL invite to your Calendar](https://www.oxcloud.email/help-and-support/sync-an-calendar-invite-to-your-calendar)
    - [Choose your favorite time zones in calendar](https://www.oxcloud.email/help-and-support/choose-your-favorite-time-zones-in-calendar)
    - [Use Scheduling Functionality](https://www.oxcloud.email/help-and-support/use-scheduling-functionality)
    - [Editing a calendar invite](https://www.oxcloud.email/help-and-support/editing-a-calendar-invite)
    - [Creating a new Calendar invite](https://www.oxcloud.email/help-and-support/creating-a-new-calendar-invite)
    - [Change your calendar layout view](https://www.oxcloud.email/help-and-support/change-your-calendar-layout-view)
    - [Share your calendar with someone](https://www.oxcloud.email/help-and-support/share-your-calendar-with-someone)
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    - [How to remove encryption from a file](https://www.oxcloud.email/help-and-support/how-to-remove-encryption-from-a-file)
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    - [How to digitally sign an email](https://www.oxcloud.email/help-and-support/how-to-digitally-sign-an-email)
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    - [Send an encrypted email](https://www.oxcloud.email/help-and-support/send-an-encrypted-email)
    - [Setting up email and file encryption](https://www.oxcloud.email/help-and-support/setting-up-email-and-file-encryption)
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    - [Enable dark-mode](https://www.oxcloud.email/help-and-support/enable-dark-mode)
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    - [Choose your email layout view](https://www.oxcloud.email/help-and-support/choose-your-email-layout-view)
    - [Automatically save email addresses](https://www.oxcloud.email/help-and-support/automatically-save-email-addresses)
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    - [Add more email accounts](https://www.oxcloud.email/help-and-support/add-more-email-accounts)
    - [Configure your quick launch icons](https://www.oxcloud.email/help-and-support/configure-your-quick-launch-icons)
- [OX Address Book](https://www.oxcloud.email/help-and-support/tag/ox-address-book) 
  
    - [Distribution Lists](https://www.oxcloud.email/help-and-support/distribution-lists)
    - [Printing Contacts](https://www.oxcloud.email/help-and-support/printing-contacts)
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    - [Share your address book with someone](https://www.oxcloud.email/help-and-support/share-your-address-book-with-someone)
- [OX Drive](https://www.oxcloud.email/help-and-support/tag/ox-drive) 
  
    - [Save email attachments to Drive](https://www.oxcloud.email/help-and-support/save-email-attachments-to-drive)
    - [Downloading OX Drive App for mobile phone](https://www.oxcloud.email/help-and-support/downloading-ox-drive-app-for-mobile-phone)
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    - [Collaborate in real-time with Documents](https://www.oxcloud.email/help-and-support/collaborate-in-real-time-with-documents)
    - [Share files and folders](https://www.oxcloud.email/help-and-support/share-files-and-folders)
    - [Assign a task to someone](https://www.oxcloud.email/help-and-support/assign-a-task-to-someone)
    - [Share a task with someone](https://www.oxcloud.email/help-and-support/share-a-task-with-someone)
    - [Share your calendar with someone](https://www.oxcloud.email/help-and-support/share-your-calendar-with-someone)
    - [Share your address book with someone](https://www.oxcloud.email/help-and-support/share-your-address-book-with-someone)
- [General](https://www.oxcloud.email/help-and-support/tag/general) 
  
    - [Settings Propagating](https://www.oxcloud.email/help-and-support/settings-propagating)
    - [Setting up your email domain name OX Cloud EU](https://www.oxcloud.email/help-and-support/setting-up-your-email-domain-name-ox-cloud-eu)
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- [Getting Started](https://www.oxcloud.email/help-and-support/tag/getting-started) 
  
    - [Use 2-step Verification to secure your email account](https://www.oxcloud.email/help-and-support/use-2-step-verification-to-secure-your-email-account)
    - [Import your emails](https://www.oxcloud.email/help-and-support/import-your-emails)
    - [Enter your contact information](https://www.oxcloud.email/help-and-support/enter-your-contact-information)
    - [Connect your device](https://www.oxcloud.email/help-and-support/connect-your-device)
    - [Setup your email signature](https://www.oxcloud.email/help-and-support/setup-your-email-signature-1)
    - [Adjust your location, time zone and language settings](https://www.oxcloud.email/help-and-support/adjust-your-location-time-zone-and-language-settings)
- [Work smarter](https://www.oxcloud.email/help-and-support/tag/work-smarter) 
  
    - [Choose your favorite time zones in calendar](https://www.oxcloud.email/help-and-support/choose-your-favorite-time-zones-in-calendar)
    - [Adding new calendars](https://www.oxcloud.email/help-and-support/adding-new-calendars)
    - [Organize your email using filter rules](https://www.oxcloud.email/help-and-support/organize-your-email-using-filter-rules)
    - [Organize your email with folders](https://www.oxcloud.email/help-and-support/organize-your-email-with-folders)
    - [Using Inbox Categories to organize your incoming emails](https://www.oxcloud.email/help-and-support/using-inbox-categories-to-organize-your-incoming-emails)
    - [Enabling Conversations (Visually group all messages with their replies)](https://www.oxcloud.email/help-and-support/enabling-conversations)
- [OX Documents](https://www.oxcloud.email/help-and-support/tag/ox-documents) 
  
    - [Editing Text Documents, Spreadsheets or Presentations](https://www.oxcloud.email/help-and-support/editing-text-documents-spreadsheets-or-presentations)
    - [Creating a new Text Document, Spreadsheet or Presentation](https://www.oxcloud.email/help-and-support/creating-a-new-text-document-spreadsheet-or-presentation)
    - [Collaborate in real-time with Documents](https://www.oxcloud.email/help-and-support/collaborate-in-real-time-with-documents)
- [OX Tasks](https://www.oxcloud.email/help-and-support/tag/ox-tasks) 
  
    - [Edit a Task](https://www.oxcloud.email/help-and-support/edit-a-task)
    - [Create a new Task](https://www.oxcloud.email/help-and-support/create-a-new-task)
    - [Share a task with someone](https://www.oxcloud.email/help-and-support/share-a-task-with-someone)
- [Using Search](https://www.oxcloud.email/help-and-support/tag/using-search) 
  
    - [Using search in Mail](https://www.oxcloud.email/help-and-support/using-search-in-mail)
    - [Using sort to search](https://www.oxcloud.email/help-and-support/using-sort-to-search)
    - [Search contacts](https://www.oxcloud.email/help-and-support/search-contacts)
- [Working with Folders](https://www.oxcloud.email/help-and-support/tag/working-with-folders) 
  
    - [Create a new folder](https://www.oxcloud.email/help-and-support/create-a-new-folder)
    - [Rename a folder/subfolder](https://www.oxcloud.email/help-and-support/rename-a-folder/subfolder)

# Assign a task to someone

To create a task and assign it to someone click "New task". Then click "Expand form" to open additional options. Type in the persons name or email address or select them from the address book in the Participants box. Add the rest of the task details and then click "Create". The person you added will now receive an email with the task.

Tip: you can also add reminders to a task to remind all participants of the task. 

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