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url: https://docs.revis.io/notes-tasks/turn-a-comment-into-a-task.md
description: >-
  Convert a comment into a task with an assignee and a due date, follow its
  status, and find your tasks on the Tasks page.
---

# Turn a comment into a task and track it

Convert a comment into a task to give it an assignee, a due date, and a status of **Open**, **In progress**, or **Done**. The task sits under the comment in the player, and the **Tasks** page lists every task in one place. revis.io's UI also calls comments "notes".

::: info Before you start

* **Who:** signed-in members who can comment on the review: Owners, Admins, Members, Project Admins, Contributors, and Reviewers. Viewers can't create tasks, though an assigned Viewer can change that task's status. Guests on a share link can't use tasks.
* **Where:** the web app. The desktop app has no tasks.
* **You need:** a review item with at least one comment.
  :::

## Convert a comment to a task

1. Open the item in the player and select **Notes** if the panel is closed.
2. Point to the comment and select **More**.
3. Choose **Convert to Task**.

A task bar appears under the comment, showing a status circle, **Unassigned**, and **No due date**. Only top-level comments offer **Convert to Task**. Replies don't, and neither does a comment that already has a task.

## Assign the task and set a due date

1. Select **Unassigned** in the task bar. The task editor opens.
2. Under **Assignee**, choose a person from the list.
3. Under **Due date**, choose a day on the calendar. Select **Clear** to remove it.

Every change saves at once. To change them later, select the assignee's name or the date in the task bar. The date turns red when it has passed and the task isn't done.

The list shows the members of the project and the organization, but revis.io accepts only people who can open the review. For anyone else, it shows **Failed to update task**. Owners, Admins, Members, Project Admins, and Contributors can edit any task. A Reviewer can edit the tasks they created.

## Track the status

1. Select the circle at the left of the task bar.
2. Choose **Open**, **In progress**, or **Done**.

The circle is empty for **Open**, dotted for **In progress**, and a check for **Done**. Marking a task done doesn't resolve its comment. Anyone who can edit the task can change its status, and so can its assignee, who can change nothing else.

## Add more comments to a task

1. Select **+** (**Add a comment to this task**) on the task bar. The comment box opens with **Adding to task**.
2. Type your comment and select **Comment**.

Select the **X** (**Don't add to task**) to leave the task out. The new comment gets the same task bar.

## Remove a task

1. Select the name or the date in the task bar.
2. Select **Remove task**.

The task disappears at once, with no confirmation. Its comments stay. Owners, Admins, Project Admins, and the person who created the task can remove it.

## Find your tasks

1. Select **Notes** in the left sidebar, then **Tasks**.
2. Choose **Assigned to me** for your tasks in every project you can open, or **All in project** for the current project.
3. Use the status menu to choose which statuses show. It starts with **Open** and **In progress**, and reads **All statuses** when none are chosen.
4. Select a task to open the player at its comment.

Each row shows the status, the review's name (with the project's name under **Assigned to me**), the number of comments, the due date, and the assignee. The page is read-only: change a status in the player. A task converted from a comment shows the title **Untitled task**, so use the review's name to recognize it.

## Limits

* The page shows 25 tasks at a time. Select **Load more** for the next 25.
* Assigning a task can email the assignee, depending on notification settings and how revis.io is set up. Don't rely on it. The task also appears on the assignee's **Tasks** page.