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How to organize and manage your To-Do List

Use your personal To-Do List to track quick tasks, add sections, assign to team members, and mark items complete.

Written by Gail Esterhuyse
Updated over 2 months ago

This guide shows you how to use Programa's To-Do List to stay on top of daily tasks so you can manage personal items, small admin work, and quick reminders efficiently.


Understanding your To-Do List

Your To-Do List is a personal workspace for managing small daily tasks that may or may not be project-specific - think of items you'd write on a notepad like "Send invoice to Client X" or "Order new business cards."

Best uses for your To-Do List:

  • Small administration tasks

  • Personal reminders

  • Quick task notes

Note: Your To-Do List is private—only you can see tasks you create. However, tasks assigned to you by others will appear in your list. To-Do items don't appear in Studio WIP view. For larger project tasks, use the Project Management tool instead.


Adding tasks

Your To-Do List helps you keep track of small reminders and admin tasks so nothing gets missed.

  1. Go to Studio > To-Do List tab in the left-hand toolbar

  2. Click 'New To-Do task' to enter task details. You can add tasks individually, to an existing section, or create a new section to organize them.

  3. To add notes, click the task, type your notes, and press Enter (tasks with notes will display a paragraph icon)

  4. Click the calendar icon to set a due date

  5. To reorder tasks, hover to the left of a task and drag and drop

  6. Click Done to apply your changes


Organizing tasks with sections

Sections help you organize tasks into categories like Admin/Project/Personal or Priority/Ongoing.

You can add unlimited sections and rename or delete them by clicking on the section name.

  1. Navigate to the To-do List tab in your left-hand toolbar

  2. Click the Add a section button

  3. Type your section name

  4. Press enter to save


Assigning tasks to team members

Important: You can only assign tasks to registered Programa users. Team members will only see tasks they created or were assigned to.

  1. Navigate to the To-do List tab in your left-hand toolbar

  2. Click on the task you want to assign

  3. Click the People icon button

  4. Select the team member from the dropdown list

  5. Click the Save button (the task now appears in their To-Do List)


Completing and deleting tasks

To complete a task:

  1. Navigate to the To-do List tab in your left-hand toolbar

  2. Check the checkbox next to your task (completed tasks show with a strikethrough)

  3. To remove all completed tasks, click Clear completed at the bottom.

To delete a task:

  1. Navigate to the To-do List tab in your left-hand toolbar

  2. Access the task you want to delete

  3. Click the trash icon button and confirm

Note: Only task creators can delete tasks. If someone assigned you a task you'd like removed, re-assign it back to them or ask them to delete it.


When to use Project Management boards instead

For project-specific, team or client collaboration tasks, use the Project Management tool rather than the To-Do List. Project Management boards appear in Studio view and enable better team collaboration. If you need admin tasks to show in Studio view, set up an Internal Studio project for studio administration tasks.


Need more help with your To-Do List? Contact our support team via live chat for personalized assistance.

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