Creating & editing on iOS
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- Create a Task
- View or edit a task's details
- Sort options for tasks
- Adding tags to tasks
- Comment Actions
- Mark Up Mobile Images in Asana
- Create a Project
- View & Edit Project Details
- Create a Conversation
- View & Manage Conversation Details
Tasks
Create a task
Create a task in your project
Tap the quick add icon from your project’s list or board view.
From the create task pop up, you can:
- Scroll up to expand the create task window
- Add a task name
- Select an Assignee
- Add a due date
- Add an image, attachment or take a photo
- Tap Create to create your task
Create a task in your My Tasks
Tap the quick add icon from your My Tasks list view.
From the create task pop up, you can:
- Scroll up to expand the create task window
- Add a task name
- Select an Assignee
- Add a due date
- Add an image, attachment or take a photo
- Tap Create to create your task
View or edit a task's details
Tap into any task to view or edit its details.
From the task details screen, you can:
- Mark a task as complete, like a task or create a subtask
- Add a task title
- Appoint an assignee or add a due date
- View associated Custom fields
- Add a description
- View a tasks associated projects
- Write a comment
- Add an image, attachment or link
- Add Collaborators
- Tap the three dot icon to view more options
From the more options screen, you can:
Sort options for tasks
Sorting by task status
You can sort your tasks by incomplete tasks, completed tasks or all tasks. To do this, tap on the task sort option on the left hand side of your screen.
Then, choose your task filter.
Additional sort options
To view additional sort options, click the Sort icon.
Next pick your desired sort option.
Marking a task's priority
To mark a task's priority:
- Tap the three dot icon
- Tap Mark for
From here, choose to mark the task for either Today, Upcoming or Later
3D Touch
Hard-press the Asana app icon from your home screen.
If your iOS device has 3D touch, you can:
- Create a new task
- Create a task with a photo attachment
- Access your inbox
- Search for items in Asana
- Edit your Home Screen
- Share the App
- Remove the App
Create tasks with Siri
Create tasks in Asana from anywhere using Siri. This integration works in multiple languages.
- Download the latest version of Asana for iOS
- Press and hold the Home button
- Say, “Hey Siri.”
- Say a task name—like, “Create a task in Asana to post photos of the conference”
- Make sure to say, “in Asana” or “using Asana” somewhere in your task name
- The new task will appear in your My Tasks
You must have iOS version 11.0.0 or higher to use Siri task creation.
Learn more about our accessibility features.
Adding tags to tasks
To add a tag to a task, tap the three dot icon from inside the task.
Next, tap Add tag.
From the next screen, you can:
- Add a Tag Name
- Add a new Tag
Comment actions
When commenting on a task in iOS, you can:
- Add task followers
- @ mention others on your team
- Upload images from your phone
- Upload file attachments
It's also possible to copy a comment or pin it to the top of the comment list in a task. You can edit or delete your own comments as well.
Tap and hold a comment, then select:
- Copy Comment
- Tap Pin to Top
- Edit Comment
- Delete Comment
You can only delete or edit your own comments.
Mark up images in Asana
Once you've either selected an image or taken a photo, tap and hold the image.
From here, select Mark Up.
Once you've made your desired changes to the image, tap Save on the top right of your screen and post the image as a comment by tapping Send
Start dates
Add a start date to your tasks so you know when to start your work, how long it should take, and never miss another due date.
To add a start date to a task from the Calendar screen:
- Tap More Options
- Tap Add Start Date
Enter the day you need to start working on your task as your start date. Then enter the date you need to complete your task by as your due date.
Projects
Create a project
To create a project:
- Tap the + button on the top right of the projects tab
From the create project screen:
- Enter the project name
- Select which team you want to add this project to
- Select a Board or List Layout
- Create project
View project details
Access any project in order to view and edit its details.
When you access a project and tap the arrow next to the title, you can:
- View the project's task list
- Access the project's Calendar
- View and post project Conversations
- View/Add/Remove project Members
- View/Edit the project's description & color
- If you click the slider icon on the top right of the screen, you can sort your tasks by incomplete, completed, all tasks or by custom field.
Conversations
Create a Conversation
To create a Conversation:
- Tap the arrow next to the team name from the All projects tab to access the team's page
From here, tap the Conversations icon to see all team Conversations or create a new one.
From the create Conversation screen, you can:
- Identify the teamteamA team is a group of people in an Organization who are working together on a collection of projects.Read more or projectprojectProjects are lists of tasks.Read more you'd like to post the Conversation in
- Enter a subject line for your post
- Provide context in the body of the post
- Add an attachmentattachmentA file that is attached to a task or conversation.Read more to your post
Conversation details
Tap any Conversation to view its details.
From the create Conversation screen, you can:
- Like the Conversation
- Access more options
- Write a commentcommentComment on a task or conversation to offer help, answer questions, and help move work forward.Read more
- @ mention a team Member
- Upload an image or photo
- Upload an attachmentattachmentA file that is attached to a task or conversation.Read more
- Add followersfollowersAdd followers to any task and they will receive notifications about updates to the task.Read more
More options
Tap the three dot icon in the Conversation details screen for more options.
This Popup allows you to:
- Access the team's page
- Share the Conversation
- Copy the Conversation URL