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# Task Assignee & Followers

## Assigning a Task

#### **To assign a task:**

* Click on the assignee tab displayed on the right pane of the page
* Start typing the name or email address of the user to whom the task needs to be assigned.
* Select the user and assign the task.

Upon doing this functions, the assignee is automatically added as a follower and would get immediate notifications on task updates and comments.

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### Unassign a task

Select the team member to be unassigned and Click on the x on the right hand side of the assigned user.

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## Followers

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Following a task is a great way to stay updated with all the task changes and comments. If you follow a task, you can see its updates in the Activity Stream.

You can easily follow or unfollow and invite other teammates as follower to any particular task. As soon as a user makes any change in a task he/she is automatically added to the task followers' list by default functionality.

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### Add all project members as followers

To add all members of a project to the followers list type and select "All Members" in the dropdown list.