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# How to delete a Task

#### 1. Go to the task list in the app Home tab

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#### 2. Click on More options

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#### 3. Click on Edit to-do items

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#### 4. Click on Select an item to edit

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#### 5. Choose the task that you want to delete

![](https://images.tango.us/public/screenshot_54d390e0-759e-4dc2-8efc-8089f067ec92.png?fm=png\&crop=focalpoint\&fit=crop\&fp-x=0.4992\&fp-y=0.4947\&fp-z=2.2222\&w=1200\&mark-w=0.2\&mark-pad=0\&mark64=aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWFnZXMudGFuZ28udXMvc3RhdGljL21hZGUtd2l0aC10YW5nby13YXRlcm1hcmsucG5n\&ar=1440%3A821)

#### 6. You will see a dialogue box with the task details

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#### 7. Click on Remove item

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#### 8. Click on Yes, remove item

![](https://images.tango.us/public/screenshot_24cfb17c-b205-44a0-becf-90adf409ee22.png?fm=png\&crop=focalpoint\&fit=crop\&fp-x=0.6156\&fp-y=0.8076\&fp-z=2.6325\&w=1200\&mark-w=0.2\&mark-pad=0\&mark64=aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWFnZXMudGFuZ28udXMvc3RhdGljL21hZGUtd2l0aC10YW5nby13YXRlcm1hcmsucG5n\&ar=1440%3A821)

#### 9. Click on Done

![](https://images.tango.us/public/screenshot_306153f3-1165-4a77-995d-edccc1a73182.png?fm=png\&crop=focalpoint\&fit=crop\&fp-x=0.6361\&fp-y=0.5968\&fp-z=2.8125\&w=1200\&mark-w=0.2\&mark-pad=0\&mark64=aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWFnZXMudGFuZ28udXMvc3RhdGljL21hZGUtd2l0aC10YW5nby13YXRlcm1hcmsucG5n\&ar=1440%3A821)

#### 10. Your task will be deleted

If you have shared your task list in a channel, your task will be automatically deleted from the channel. If you have shared your task list in a DM, click on the 'Sync Todo List' button for the list to get synced with the Home tab. After that, the deleted task will stop showing in the DM as well.

![](https://images.tango.us/public/screenshot_b2b663e8-933c-42bb-80d4-095a48a48674.png?fm=png\&crop=focalpoint\&fit=crop\&fp-x=0.5708\&fp-y=0.4702\&fp-z=1.2457\&w=1200\&mark-w=0.2\&mark-pad=0\&mark64=aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWFnZXMudGFuZ28udXMvc3RhdGljL21hZGUtd2l0aC10YW5nby13YXRlcm1hcmsucG5n\&ar=1440%3A821)