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Creating task from email

How to create tasks by forwarding emails to SmartTask

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Last updated 6 years ago

Forward Emails to turn them into tasks

You can create tasks by sending emails to the SmartTask Application.

Here’s how a email translates into a power packed task update.

Email field

Task field:

Email to u+id@mail.smarttask.io or p+id@mail.smarttask.io

Task in SmartTask

Email ids except for u+id@mail.smarttask.io or

p+id@mail.smarttask.ioin To field

Task Assignee

CCed email recipients

Task followers

Email subject

Task name

Email body

Task description

Email attachments

Task attachments

Where id is a unique identification number for a project or a user.

Email Tasks to a User or Project

You can send emails to assign a task to a user or add them to a project.

Every project or user in SmartTask has a unique email address that is created at the time of initiation of the application and can be used to create tasks.

To find a the unique email address:

  1. Select the desired project or user from the sidebar

  2. Click the dropdown arrow besides "Add Task" button.

  3. Select Add Task from Email

To create a task via email, send an email to p+uniqueID@smarttask.io . For example, if your projectID is 123, you would email p+123@smarttask.io