More task information

Other tabs in the Task window let you view and enter more information for tasks.

Comments

To add a comment to the task:

1. In the Comments tab enter your comments in the field at the bottom.  

2. Click Comment.

You comment will be displayed in the Comments tab and can be read by anyone who can open the task.  Comments will also be displayed in the Recent Activity panel.

History

This tab allows you to track the history of all activities related to the current task.

Attached files

The Files tab (indicated by ) lets you attach relevant files to the task.  

• Add files opens a dialog and lets you browse for files stored locally.

• Add Google Docs allows you to attached a Google doc.  The first time you do this, you'll need to connect to Google and grant access to your Google docs account.  After that, clicking Add Google Docs opens a dialog and lets you browse for the file you want.

Time tracking

The Time tab lets you to keep track of how much time you estimated it would take to complete the task, and how much time it actually took.

Task blocking

Sometimes you can't begin—or finish—a task until another task is completed.  In this case, you may want to indicate that the task is blocked.

When you note that a task is blocking another, that blocking task will receive a higher task ranking to give it a higher priority on the assignee's task list.

To add blocking tasks:

• Drag tasks from the Tasks List onto the Blocking tab.

To remove blocking tasks:

•  In the Blocking tab of the Task window, click next to the blocking task you want to remove.

Check our Mindjet User Community forum for great ideas and tips.

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