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Use the calendar layout in Todoist

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The calendar layout helps you and your team align on important dates and plan upcoming work. It's an ideal aid to avoid any scheduling conflicts and prevent team members from overcommitting.

Use the calendar layout in a project

Apply the layout during project creation

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When creating a new project, select Calendar in the Layout section.

Change the layout of a view or existing project

  1. Open the view or project from the sidebar.
  2. Click View at the top-right.
  3. Select Calendar.
  4. Choose between the Week or Month layout.

If you no longer need the calendar layout, switch to either the board or list layouts.

Apply the layout during project creation

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When creating a new project, select Calendar in the Layout section.

Change the layout of a view or existing project

  1. Tap the project in the navigation menu.
  2. Tap the three dots icon and select View.
  3. Select Calendar.
  4. Tap Layout and choose between Agenda and 3-Day.

If you no longer need the calendar layout, switch to either the board or list layouts in the View menu. Then, tap Done.

Apply the layout during project creation

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When creating a new project, select Calendar in the Layout section.

Change the layout of a view or existing project

  1. Tap the project in the navigation menu.
  2. Tap the three dots icon and select View.
  3. Select Calendar.
  4. Tap Layout and choose between Agenda and 3-day .
  5. Tap Save to confirm.

If you no longer need the calendar layout, switch to either the board or list layouts in the View menu.

Customer Experience Specialist Take time management to the next level with the Upcoming view! Apply the calendar layout to this view and create a time-blocked plan for your week.

Use the calendar layout in a filter or label

  1. Click Filters & Labels in the sidebar.
  2. Select the filter or label you wish to apply the layout to.
  3. Click View in the top-right.
  4. Select Calendar.
  5. Choose between Week and Month layout.
  1. Tap Browse at the bottom-right.
  2. Tap Filters & Labels.
  3. Open the filter or label you wish to apply the layout to.
  4. Tap the three dots icon in the top-right.
  5. Tap View.
  6. Select Calendar.
  7. Tap Layout and choose between Agenda and 3-Day.

Create a task in the calendar layout

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  1. Click the day to schedule a task in the calendar.
  2. Enter the task name and add any task details.
  3. (Optional) Add a deadline to display a deadline chip in the calendar.
  4. Click Add task.

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  1. Drag the Dynamic Add button to the day to schedule a task.
  2. Enter the task name and add any task details.
  3. (Optional) Add a deadline to display a deadline chip in the calendar.
  4. Tap the submit button.

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  1. Drag the Dynamic Add button to the day to schedule a task.
  2. Enter the task name and add any task details.
  3. (Optional) Add a deadline to display a deadline chip in the calendar.
  4. Tap the submit button.
Who says the week always starts on a Monday? Choose when your week starts in the General tab of your Todoist settings. This will automatically reflect in the calendar layout.

Schedule a task in the calendar layout

Schedule a task without a date

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  1. Open the project from the sidebar.
  2. Click No date at the top-right. A sidebar will expand and display tasks with no dates.
  3. Drag the task to the appropriate date in the calendar to assign it as the date.

    To use the scheduler instead, click the three dots icon beside the task and pick a date to assign it as a date.

Reschedule a task

Drag the task to a different day in the calendar.

Schedule a task without a date

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  1. Tap No Date at the top-right of the project.
  2. Select the task in the list. 
  3. Tap Schedule.
  4. Assign a date.

Reschedule a task

Drag the task to a different day in the calendar.

Schedule a task without a date

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  1. Tap No date at the top-right of the project.
  2. Select the task in the list.
  3. Tap Schedule.
  4. Assign a date.

Reschedule a task

Drag the task to a different day in the calendar.

Manual sorting isn't available for the calendar layout. Instead, tasks are sorted by default.

View future occurrences

By default, recurring tasks will only show the next upcoming occurrence. However, if you are a Todoist Pro or Business customer, and you've applied the calendar layout to the Upcoming view on your desktop, you'll be able to see all future occurrences of your recurring tasks.

To turn future occurrences on or off, click View at the top-right and toggle Future occurrences.

Future occurrences are not supported on mobile apps yet.

Get in touch

The calendar layout is a much-awaited feature, and we want to make sure it's working well for you. If you're having trouble using the calendar layout, get in touch with us. We— Marija, Sergio, Pierre and any of our fourteen other teammates—are more than happy to help!