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# How do I create a task?

To create a new task, click on ${color}[#030303](**Tasks**) (1.) in the menu on the left and then on the ${color}[#030303](**+ New task**) button (2.) in the top right.

![](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/-/7/f/f/e/7ffe47b65f73d800/image_vez8uv.png)

A new window will open and you should complete the following mandatory information:

1. **Short description** - Select the title of the task.
2. **To be done by** - Select yourself or assign the task to a contact.
3. **Date due** - Define a date by which the task is to be completed.

As an addition, you can optionally add the following:

4. **Location** - Define a location.
5. **Distributor** - Select the desired persons. => [How do I create a distribution group for tasks?](https://help.smino.com/en/article/how-do-i-create-a-distribution-group-for-tasks-1ql03bq/)
6. **Description** - Optionally, you can enter more detailed information about the task.
7. **Marker** - Press the **+ Add marker** button to add a marker on a plan that has already been filed and processed on smino.
8. **Files** - Here you can upload files that have already been uploaded to smino by clicking the **Add from File Tray** button.
9. **Files** - Here you can upload further documents.
10. **Images** - Here you can upload further images.
11. **Subtask** - Here you have the possibility to create another subtask.
12. **Form fields** - Checkboxes, dropdowns or text fields can be added.

You can save the task as a draft with the **Save as Draft** button (13.). The task is displayed as a draft only visible to you and you can edit the task again before you finally assign it. By selecting **Save and Assign** (14.), you definitely assign the task. The person responsible is automatically notified.

![](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/-/7/f/f/e/7ffe47b65f73d800/image_1qrjyfs.png)

| Note: You can also edit tasks afterwards, here you will find the helparticle to do so. => [How do I edit a task?](https://help.smino.com/en/article/how-do-i-edit-a-task-10fge8p/)

|| Information: How to create a task directly from an IFC model is described by the following helparticle => [How do I assign a task to an IFC model?](https://help.smino.com/en/article/how-do-i-assign-a-task-to-an-ifc-model-18w6su9/)