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Google Tasks on Windows, Wednesday, Mar 4, 2026

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Discussed topics
Google Tasks overview and accessibility

The session began with an introduction to Google Tasks as a cross-platform task management tool.

  • Details
    • Siena: Explained that Google Tasks works on web, iPhone, and Android platforms
    • Siena: Demonstrated that the web version is accessible at tasks.google.com
    • Siena: Noted that when using JAWS screen reader, users need to turn off Virtual PC cursor to access keyboard shortcuts
    • Conclusion
      • Google Tasks provides a consistent experience across different devices
      • Screen reader users can effectively navigate the interface with proper settings
        • Keyboard shortcuts

        A comprehensive review of keyboard shortcuts available in Google Tasks was provided.

        • Details
          • Siena: Pressed Shift+/ (question mark) to display the keyboard shortcuts dialog
          • Siena: Reviewed navigation shortcuts: up/down arrows to move between tasks, Home to focus first task, End to focus last task
          • Siena: Covered task actions: C to create, Space to mark complete/incomplete, Enter to edit, Delete/Backspace to remove
          • Siena: Explained list management shortcuts: L to create a new list, left arrow to focus on lists, right arrow to focus on tasks within a list
          • Ali: Noted that Mac shortcuts differ slightly, with Command replacing Ctrl in most cases
          • Conclusion
            • Extensive keyboard shortcuts make Google Tasks efficient for keyboard-only users
            • Shortcuts are organized into categories: Navigation, Task Actions, Editing Tasks, List Actions, and Application
              • Creating and managing tasks

              The session demonstrated how to create and manage tasks with various options.

              • Details
                • Siena: Created a task titled “Transfer Techstravaganza topics from reminders to Google tasks”
                • Siena: Showed how to set dates using the date picker or by typing directly
                • Siena: Demonstrated setting times in half-hour increments
                • Siena: Created recurring tasks in the “Medicine” list for “Take my drops” and “Take my puffer”
                • Ali: Helped troubleshoot task creation when Siena encountered issues
                • Conclusion
                  • Tasks can be created with the C shortcut or Add Task button
                  • Date and time settings are flexible with multiple input methods
                  • Tasks can be assigned to specific lists for organization
                    • Recurrence options

                    The session explored setting up recurring tasks with various frequency options.

                    • Details
                      • Siena: Demonstrated setting daily recurrence for medication tasks
                      • Siena: Explored custom recurrence options including intervals (every X days/weeks/months/years)
                      • Siena: Noted that unlike Apple Reminders, Google Tasks doesn’t appear to support patterns like “first Thursday of the month”
                      • Ali: Acknowledged that Apple Reminders offers more flexibility for recurrence patterns
                      • Conclusion
                        • Google Tasks supports basic recurrence patterns (daily, weekly, monthly, annually)
                        • Custom recurrence allows for interval-based scheduling
                        • Some advanced recurrence patterns are not available
                          • Subtasks and task organization

                          The session demonstrated creating and managing subtasks and organizing tasks.

                          • Details
                            • Siena: Added subtasks to the “Transfer Techstravaganza topics” task
                            • Siena: Created subtasks for “Download the separate tracks for each participant” and “Create a folder in recordings/originals with today’s date”
                            • Siena: Demonstrated reordering subtasks using Ctrl+Down arrow
                            • Siena: Showed how to navigate between main tasks and subtasks
                            • Conclusion
                              • Subtasks can be added through the task options menu or with Ctrl+Alt+Enter
                              • Tasks and subtasks can be reordered using keyboard shortcuts
                              • Subtasks help organize complex tasks into manageable components
                                • List management

                                The session covered creating and managing task lists.

                                • Details
                                  • Siena: Created a “Medicine” list for medication-related tasks
                                  • Ali: Created a “Techstravaganza afternoons” list
                                  • Siena: Explored list options including sorting, renaming, deleting, and printing
                                  • Siena: Noted that old Google Keep reminders had been migrated to a special list in Google Tasks
                                  • Conclusion
                                    • Multiple lists help organize different categories of tasks
                                    • Lists can be managed with various sorting and organization options
                                    • No option was found to share lists with other users
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