This article will guide you through the most important features of the Sendtask integration for Slack. You will find out how to bring powerful task management features to your Slack team and control everything in one place.
Install the Sendtask integration for Slack
How to see your to-do list
You can see your list of tasks that are due today, tomorrow or are overdue by typing in “/sendtasks” in any Slack channel in your team.
Note: There is a limit of 100 tasks to be shown in Slack, ordered by due date.
How to see all your incomplete tasks
If you want to see all of your incomplete tasks (not just due today, tomorrow or overdue), you must type in “/sendtasks incomplete”. The tasks will be arranged by due date.
Note: There is a limit of 100 tasks to be shown in Slack, ordered by due date.
How to see tasks that you’ve completed
You can see all the tasks you’ve completed by typing in “/sendtasks complete”. You will get a list of all tasks you’ve completed arranged by due date.
Note: There is a limit of 100 tasks to be shown in Slack, ordered by due date.
How to see all your tasks – both complete and incomplete
You can see all your tasks – both complete and incomplete – when you type in “/sendtasks all”. This will bring a list of every task that was assigned to you in Sendtask, even if it was completed. The list will be arranged by due date.
Note: There is a limit of 100 tasks to be shown in Slack, ordered by due date.
How to create tasks for yourself
You can create a task for yourself by typing in “/sendtask” followed by the task name.
For Example:
/sendtask Buy milk on the way home
This will create a task titled “Buy milk on the way home” which will appear in your to-do list when you view it in the Sendtask app or in Slack. The task will automatically be assigned to you.
How to set a task due date
You can set a task due date by adding the due date anywhere after the “/sendtask” command.
For example:
/sendtask Buy milk on the way home tomorrow
OR
/sendtask Tomorrow buy milk on the way home
OR
/sendtask Buy milk tomorrow on the way home
All of these examples will create a task titled “Buy milk on the way home tomorrow” (or one of the other two variations) with the due date set to the next day.
How to assign a task to someone else
You can assign a task to someone else by adding their @name (if they’re on your Slack team) or email address anywhere after the “/sendtask” command.
For example:
/sendtask Buy milk on the way home tomorrow @jason
OR
/sendtask @jason buy milk on the way home tomorrow
OR
/sendtask Buy milk on the way home jason@emailprovider.com
All of these examples will create a task titled “Buy milk on the way home tomorrow” that is assigned to Jason and has a due date set to the next day.
How to add followers to a task
You can add a task follower by including their @name (if they’re on your Slack team) or email address anywhere after the assignee’s name.
For example:
/sendtask @jason Buy milk on the way home tomorrow bart.simpson@springfield.com
OR
/sendtask Buy milk on the way home tomorrow @jason bart.simpson@springfield.com
Both of these examples will create a task titled “Buy milk on the way home tomorrow” that is assigned to Jason and has a due date set to the next day. However, it will also include the task creator and Bart Simpson as followers in the task.
Note: If you want to assign the task to yourself and add collaborators, you have to include your @name or email address before you include any followers.
How to mark a task as complete
Whenever you view any task in Slack, you will see a “Complete Task” button. If you want to mark a task as done, simply click the button.
How to see more details about a task
Whenever you view any task in Slack, you will see a “Show Task Details” button. If you want to see more details about the task such as followers, due date, comments, and assignee, simply click the button.
How to undo completing a task
Whenever you mark a task as complete, the button will change from “Complete Task” to “Undo”. Simply press “Undo” to bring the task back to your list.
