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Break a task into subtasks

A big assignment is easier to start when it's a handful of small steps. Break any task into subtasks — next-actions you can check off one at a time — and watch the progress bar fill up.

Web only for now

Subtasks live on a task's detail view. On the web and desktop apps you can open any task to reach it; on mobile that detail screen isn't reachable in the current release, so manage subtasks from the web app for now.

  1. Click Home, open the Todos tab, and click a task to open its detail.

  2. Scroll to the Subtasks section.

    Screenshot coming soon
    The Subtasks section of an open task, with a progress counter, checkable subtasks, and the Break it into a next step field
    Capture spec (for maintainers)
    {
  "id": "web.tasks.break-tasks-into-subtasks.subtasks-section",
  "platform": "web",
  "route": "/organization/todos",
  "actions": [
    {
      "click": {
        "testId": "todo-row"
      }
    },
    {
      "fill": {
        "testId": "subtask-input",
        "value": "Read section 3.2"
      }
    }
  ],
  "clip": {
    "testId": "todo-subtasks",
    "pad": 16
  }
}

  3. Type your next step in the Break it into a next step field and press Enter (or click the +).

  4. Check off each subtask as you finish it. The counter tracks how many are done out of the total.

On the Latte desktop app

Subtasks look and behave the same in the desktop app.