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Work inside a task

Use task details, subtasks, time, comments, and files without losing your place.

Written by Geoff Mina

Open a task when you need more than a quick status or date change. The task workspace keeps detailed editing in a right-side panel so you can work without losing the list, project, ticket, or calendar behind it.

When a task has reached a completed status, the task header shows when that happened—for example, Set to Complete on followed by the date—so you can see when work finished without reading the activity history.

Tasks in a canceled project are read-only. The panel shows This project is canceled. Reopen it to change tasks. Reopen the project to edit its tasks again; see Pause, cancel, and resume projects.

Use the Overview tab

Overview contains the task’s workflow and planning fields: status, assignees, client, project, start date, due date, priority, rank, description, and any task custom fields defined by the project type.

The task description supports headings, text color, links, tables, embedded images, and direct HTML editing. Paste or insert an image and save the task; Moxie replaces the temporary embedded copy with a durable image without interrupting your cursor. Pasted content keeps its formatting. To paste plain text instead, press ⌘⇧V on Mac (⌥⇧⌘V in Safari) or Ctrl+Shift+V on Windows.

A task editor open over the Tasks workspace with Overview, Subtasks, Time, Comments, and Files tabs

The slide-over keeps the originating workspace visible while giving the task enough room for complete editing.

Use the supporting tabs

  • Subtasks breaks a task into smaller pieces. Subtasks remain connected to their parent and share the parent’s project context.

  • Time shows time worked on this task and lets you open individual time entries for correction.

  • Comments records rich-text team discussion. Format text, add lists, links, or images, mention a workspace member with @, and decide whether each comment is private or visible to the client.

  • Files keeps task-specific documents attached to the task.

Review task activity

The Overview tab contains a compact Task activity summary below the task details. Expand it to review status and other recorded changes without mixing the audit trail into the Comments conversation.

Save and close

Select Save after editing overview fields. Closing the panel returns you to the same workspace and route context. A direct task link can still reopen the same task, making it safe to share internally.

Use the task action menu for archive, delete, conversion between task and subtask, or other structural changes. Destructive actions require a Moxie confirmation rather than a browser confirmation.


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