Whether you’re planning a presentation, preparing for an event or creating a website, create a project so all the important details are saved in one central place.
Quick add tasks to your project
Load up your new project with every relevant task you can think of. It’s a brainstorm - no bad ideas. You can add a task directly to your project by clicking/tapping the Add task or + button in the project.
When quick-adding a new task, you can immediately move it to a project by typing “#” directly into the task field and entering the name of the project.
Set due dates
Some work needs to be done now, other work can wait. To make sure you get things done on time, set each task’s due date.
Set the due date by typing the date into the task name, like “Today”, “Next Thursday” or “March 12”.
Once your due dates are set, you can easily see which tasks are due next in your project:
Use task priorities
Some tasks are more important than others. Go through your project and set your most important tasks as priority 1. They’ll show up in red so you know what to work on first.
Organize your project using sections
If you want to break your project down into different parts, you can do so by creating sections and adding your tasks to their relevant section.
Not sure what a section is? Click here to learn more.

You can then drag and drop tasks to change the indent and rearrange them as sub-tasks.
Discover more about projects
- Walk through a project with the Quick and Easy Guide to Completing a Project in Todoist.
- Customize Todoist by changing the color of a project.
- When you’re done with a project, learn how to archive it.
FAQ
Can I sort my projects?
Yes, you can sort your projects. You can do so by hovering over the project, then drag and drop the project to its desired location.