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# Tasks

## What is a task in Ellie?

A task is a representation of something that you need to do.

## Task Features

Unlike a normal todo-list where tasks just have a title and a checkbox, Ellie tasks are much more powerful. Here are a list of things you can do with Ellie tasks (in order of how often people use them)

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[Labels](/features/tasks/labels.md)
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[Subtasks](/features/tasks/subtasks.md)
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[Recurring tasks](/features/tasks/recurring-tasks.md)
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[Email -> Task](/features/tasks/email-greater-than-task.md)
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[Estimated/Actual time](/features/tasks/estimated-actual-time.md)
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## Non-obvious tips

1. You can right click a task to bring up the option to duplicate/delete it

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