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Assigning tasks
The primary place to assign users to tasks is the project Tasks Spreadsheet.
From this view, you can assign and unassign users from the spreadsheet.
Double-click the cell in the Assignee column to show available users and select the users you want to assign to the task, or click the small remove icon (x) to unassign the user.
The users who show up when selecting the Assignee drop-down for a Task is being driven by a tab in the Teams view Organize team.
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When this view is populated with users, the Assignee drop-down will only show users from this list. When it's empty, all users in the workspace will be shown in the drop-down.
It is required to have at least one user listed in All team members; otherwise, all users are available for selection in a user-select control.
Assigning Tasks from the Sidebar
Another way to assign users is to use the task sidebar.
In the task spreadsheet, click on the task name for the task to which you would like to assign a user. This will open the task sidebar, and from the Info tab, you can assign or unassign users.
When you assign a user to a task, the user gets notified about the assignment.
How this is done depends on your notification setup in Settings.
Assigning tasks using the team board
The easiest way to quickly assign users to tasks that are not started is to use the Team board.
The team board is available on every project in the dashboard menu under Team planner, and a user is assigned to a task by dragging the task from the left column and dropping it to the right.
The board is divided into two columns: Tasks not assigned and Resources.
The Tasks not assigned column to the left lists all tasks that have currently not been assigned to any user yet, and the Resources column to the right lists all available users that can be assigned to tasks.
Assigning tasks using the team calendar
Besides assigning users to tasks in the tasks spreadsheet and on the Team board, it can also be done in the Team calendar that you can find in the dashboard menu under the Team planner.
In the Team Calendar, the list of users shows how they are scheduled in time.
If the Unassigned pane is not already visible, click the panels button in the toolbar and then Unassigned in the menu that appears to show the Unassigned panel to start assigning users to tasks.
The Unassigned panel shows all your scheduled tasks that are not assigned to anyone, and it’s as easy as just dragging the tasks from the panel in the bottom to the Team Calendar to assign the task to a user.
Tip: Remember to press Ctrl+S / Cmd+S regularly to save.
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Filtering the list of users
In some situations, you may want to only assign tasks or re-schedule tasks for some of the users. To filter the list of users, you can open the Filters pane. Click the panels button in the toolbar and then Filters.
Three different filters are available to choose from:
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