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title: Create a new Task
description: "Click on the \"All applications\" icon on the top and select tasks. In the toolbar select the option new task. Fill out the subject line and enter a description of the task. To create the task, click on the create button at the bottom."
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          - [OX Calendar](https://www.oxcloud.email/ox_calendar)
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          - [OX Tasks](https://www.oxcloud.email/ox_tasks)
          - [OX Portal](https://www.oxcloud.email/ox_portal)
          - [Essential Security](https://www.oxcloud.email/essential-security)
    - Productivity 
          - [OX Drive](https://www.oxcloud.email/ox_drive)
          - [OX Documents](https://www.oxcloud.email/ox_documents)
          - [Email Undelete](https://www.oxcloud.email/email-undelete)
    - Advanced Security 
          - [Email and document encryption](https://www.oxcloud.email/email-and-document-encryption)
          - [Safe Unsubscribe Service](https://www.oxcloud.email/safe-unsubscribe-service)
          - [Real-time Anti-Phishing](https://www.oxcloud.email/real-time-anti-phishing)
  
  
  
  
  
  #### Email Essentials
  
    - [OX Mail](https://www.oxcloud.email/ox_mail)
    - [OX Calendar](https://www.oxcloud.email/ox_calendar)
    - [OX Address Book](https://www.oxcloud.email/address_book)
    - [OX Tasks](https://www.oxcloud.email/ox_tasks)
    - [OX Portal](https://www.oxcloud.email/ox_portal)
    - [Essential Security](https://www.oxcloud.email/essential-security)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  #### Productivity
  
    - [OX Drive](https://www.oxcloud.email/ox_drive)
    - [OX Documents](https://www.oxcloud.email/ox_documents)
    - [Email Undelete](https://www.oxcloud.email/email-undelete)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  #### Advanced Security
  
    - [Email and document encryption](https://www.oxcloud.email/email-and-document-encryption)
    - [Safe Unsubscribe Service](https://www.oxcloud.email/safe-unsubscribe-service)
    - [Real-time Anti-Phishing](https://www.oxcloud.email/real-time-anti-phishing)
- [Help](https://www.oxcloud.email/ox-help-and-support)
- [Price](https://www.oxcloud.email/price)
- [Become a Reseller](https://www.oxcloud.email/cs/c/?cta_guid=cf7fbad5-c40b-4f7f-bdf1-e580632d266c&signature=AHFS_avQRuRqRC5C-VeKhltb-8Y5JZwGDw&pageId=44611270124&placement_guid=afafb15c-51c1-4609-abcb-5a436ac5c659&click=c8df68c3-f7fb-4487-9ace-a4d44e436c7c&hsutk=22e3c8a9641d0a112d0f8f6786b645bc&canon=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.oxcloud.email%2F&utm_referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2F&portal_id=24981076&redirect_url=AD7p6W8pcdaqZUACslJ-506Naloln9f-_l_JxuhE0cDgB1SE5mAstc_sDOdvSD_d7kn42g2jzg0CDzkeK361M7UlWHNqoWKjf153IEgY2X8TIyqLQeoxSdyvNUZSnjWZI4YWRVt1iXdi5hP1UIURl-LC5fQ5F3ZpigBfYe6vRxYSh7Y5rhTCOxUSfxTSTvog1NCFNHFP4gEmFPNw1LVN4bwFja5WYXPSxV5UYhOaLj-TQL-oyxCX5ip5ioqL9HzWM07begCnpoGLald2I2emUuBhm0Wu_dvIt-oTvWZLLJHWzJSGzLBhYVE&__hstc=72842060.22e3c8a9641d0a112d0f8f6786b645bc.1705974259254.1706252591529.1706255275280.12&__hssc=72842060.2.1706255275280&__hsfp=1025488658&contentType=standard-page)

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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)
    - [Safe Unsubscribe Service (Advanced Security)](https://www.oxcloud.email/help-and-support/safe-unsubscribe-service-advanced-security)
    - [How to Auto forward emails](https://www.oxcloud.email/help-and-support/auto-forwarding-emails)
    - [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)
    - [Mark as Read/Unread](https://www.oxcloud.email/help-and-support/mark-as-read/unread)
    - [Mark as Spam/Not Spam](https://www.oxcloud.email/help-and-support/mark-as-spam/not-spam)
    - [Delete an email](https://www.oxcloud.email/help-and-support/delete-an-email)
    - [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)
    - [Adding new calendars](https://www.oxcloud.email/help-and-support/adding-new-calendars)
- [OX Guard](https://www.oxcloud.email/help-and-support/tag/ox-guard) 
  
    - [How to remove encryption from a file](https://www.oxcloud.email/help-and-support/how-to-remove-encryption-from-a-file)
    - [Forgot your Guard password for email and file encryption](https://www.oxcloud.email/help-and-support/forgot-your-password-for-email-encryption)
    - [Advanced email and file encryption settings](https://www.oxcloud.email/help-and-support/advanced-email-and-file-encryption-settings)
    - [How to digitally sign an email](https://www.oxcloud.email/help-and-support/how-to-digitally-sign-an-email)
    - [Encrypting Files](https://www.oxcloud.email/help-and-support/encrypting-files)
    - [Open an encrypted email](https://www.oxcloud.email/help-and-support/open-an-encrypted-email)
    - [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)
- [Customize your email experience](https://www.oxcloud.email/help-and-support/tag/customize-your-email-experience) 
  
    - [Enable dark-mode](https://www.oxcloud.email/help-and-support/enable-dark-mode)
    - [Customize your email with themes and backgrounds](https://www.oxcloud.email/help-and-support/customize-your-email-themes-and-backgrounds)
    - [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)
    - [Customize your portal](https://www.oxcloud.email/help-and-support/customize-your-portal)
    - [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)
    - [Exporting Contacts](https://www.oxcloud.email/help-and-support/exporting-contacts)
    - [Subscribe to third party contacts like (Google, Outlook, Yahoo, etc.)](https://www.oxcloud.email/help-and-support/subscribe-to-third-party-contacts-google-outlook-yahoo)
    - [Edit a contact](https://www.oxcloud.email/help-and-support/edit-a-contact)
    - [Create a new contact](https://www.oxcloud.email/help-and-support/create-a-new-contact)
    - [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)
    - [Upload a new file](https://www.oxcloud.email/help-and-support/upload-a-new-file)
    - [Downloading Files](https://www.oxcloud.email/help-and-support/downloading-files)
    - [Editing Files](https://www.oxcloud.email/help-and-support/editing-files)
    - [Viewing Files](https://www.oxcloud.email/help-and-support/viewing-files)
    - [Sharing files and permissions](https://www.oxcloud.email/help-and-support/sharing-files-and-permissions)
- [Collaboration](https://www.oxcloud.email/help-and-support/tag/collaboration) 
  
    - [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)
    - [Adjust the size of text](https://www.oxcloud.email/help-and-support/adjust-the-size-of-text)
    - [Setting up your email domain name OX Cloud US](https://www.oxcloud.email/help-and-support/setting-up-your-email-domain-name-ox-cloud-us)
    - [How to spellcheck emails](https://www.oxcloud.email/help-and-support/how-to-spellcheck-emails)
    - [Storage Usage](https://www.oxcloud.email/help-and-support/storage-usage)
- [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)

# Create a new Task

Click on the App launcher and select the "Tasks" icon. On the left side you will see the action button "New task". From the dropdown you can now choose between "New email", "New appointment" and "New contact".  Fill out the subject line and enter a description of the task. 

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