How do I assign a task to another teammate?

Here you will learn how to assign a task to another user. There are two convenient ways to organize collaboration on tasks using a project or team.

To assign a task to a user within a project

If you are an owner or admin, you need to set up a project and add members to the project according to this article. In this case, each member added to the project team can assign tasks to themselves or any other member of the project.

Once the project is set up and you are a team member of this project, create a task following these steps:

1. On the Tasks page, click New Task.

2. In the task editor, select the project you need.

3. In the Assignee field, select a member from the project team.

To assign a task to a user within a team

If you are an owner or admin and your workflow does not require linking a task to a project, you can create a team and add a team lead (according to this article). In this case, the team lead can assign tasks to themselves and to the members of their team.

If the team is already added and you are the team lead of this team, add an assignee as follows:

1. Click the New Task button.

2. In the task editor, select the assignee you need.

If you add a private project to the task, you will be able to assign it as described in the case above.