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# Manage study tasks with priorities, colors, and due dates

> Create tasks, assign priority levels and due dates, color-code for clarity, and drag and drop to reorder your entire study to-do list.

Todos in Clamly give you a lightweight but flexible task list built for students. Capture everything from readings and assignments to revision sessions, then sort and organize them so the most important work always rises to the top.

## Creating a task

<Steps>
  <Step title="Open Todos">
    Click **Todos** in the sidebar. Your task list opens, showing all current and completed tasks.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Add a New Task">
    Click **Add Task** or press the keyboard shortcut shown at the top of the list. Type the name of your task and press **Enter** to save it quickly, or keep filling in details before saving.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Set a Priority Level">
    Assign a priority. See [Priority levels](#priority-levels) below for what each option means. Higher-priority tasks surface visually so you can spot them at a glance.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Add a Due Date">
    Click the calendar icon on the task and pick a date and optionally a time. Tasks with due dates are sorted and highlighted to warn you as deadlines approach.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Choose a Color">
    Assign a color label for visual grouping. Use colors to represent subjects, project types, or urgency levels. Whatever system works.
  </Step>
</Steps>

## Priority levels

<CardGroup cols={3}>
  <Card title="High Priority" icon="alert-circle">
    For tasks that are urgent or have the most impact on your grades. These display prominently at the top of your list.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Medium Priority" icon="minus-circle">
    The default level for most tasks. Important but not immediately critical.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Low Priority" icon="circle">
    Nice-to-do tasks that can wait if something more pressing comes up.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>

<Tip>
  Be honest with your priorities. If everything is High, nothing is. Treat High priority as "I must do this today" and reserve it for truly urgent tasks.
</Tip>

## Color coding

Color labels let you build a visual layer of organization on top of priorities and due dates.

Some ideas for a color system:

* **One color per subject:** quickly see which subject has the most tasks piling up.
* **One color per type:** for example, red for assessments, blue for readings, green for revision sessions.
* **Urgency-based:** use a consistent "needs attention" color for anything you've been putting off.

To change a task's color, click the color dot on the task card and select a new color from the palette.

## Reordering with drag and drop

Your task list order is fully under your control. Grab any task by its drag handle (the icon on the left side of the task card) and drag it up or down to change its position.

<Note>
  Drag-and-drop order takes precedence over automatic sorting. If you manually position a task, it stays where you put it until you move it again.
</Note>

This is useful when priority alone doesn't capture the exact order you want, for example when two High-priority tasks need to be done in a specific sequence.

## Completing and removing tasks

<Steps>
  <Step title="Mark a Task Complete">
    Click the checkbox to the left of any task to mark it as done. The task moves to the **Completed** section at the bottom of your list and is struck through for visual clarity.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Review Completed Tasks">
    Completed tasks stay visible until you remove them, so you can look back at what you've accomplished.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Delete a Task">
    To permanently remove a task, click the **⋯** icon on the task card and select **Delete**. Deleted tasks cannot be recovered.
  </Step>
</Steps>

<Tip>
  Clear your completed tasks at the start of each week to keep your list clean and give yourself a fresh view of what's actually still outstanding.
</Tip>

## What's next

<CardGroup cols={2}>
  <Card title="Exams" icon="calendar" href="/study-tools/exams">
    Schedule your upcoming exams so due dates inform your task priorities.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Focus Timer" icon="clock" href="/study-tools/focus-timer">
    Work through your todo list during focused Pomodoro sessions.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>