<p>We believe in the concept of having a <em>Direct Responsible Individual</em>, which ensures that a single person is always clearly responsible for any given task. This is why we decided not to allow for a single task to be assigned to multiple people at once.</p>
<p>Instead, try these alternatives to assign tasks and work together in shared projects:</p>
<h2>Split your task into smaller sub-tasks</h2>
<p>When working with multiple people on a big task, split it into <a href="https://get.todoist.help/hc/en-us/articles/206432369">sub-tasks</a> and assign each one to your team members. It becomes easy to keep track of who’s responsible and who’s completed their task – giving you a better picture of the overall progress. Here’s how to create sub-tasks:</p>
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<div data-platform="web mac">
<ol>
<li>Right-click on the task you want to add a sub-task to.</li>
<li>Select <strong>Add task below</strong>.</li>
<li>Press <strong>Ctrl + →</strong> to turn the task into a sub-task.</li>
<li>Enter the task's name and any details you want to add.</li>
<li>Click <strong>Add Task</strong> or press <strong>Enter</strong> to save the task.</li>
</ol>
</div>
<div data-platform="windows-10">
<ol>
<li>Right-click on the task you want to add a sub-task to.</li>
<li>Select <strong>Add task below</strong>.</li>
<li>Press <strong>Alt + Shift + →</strong> to turn the task into a sub-task.</li>
<li>Enter the task's name and any details you want to add.</li>
<li>Click <strong>Add Task</strong> or press <strong>Enter</strong> to save the task.</li>
</ol>
</div>
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<ol>
<li>Drag and drop the <strong>Dynamic Add Button</strong> below the parent task and drag it slightly to the right.</li>
<li>Enter the task's name and any details you want to add.</li>
<li>Tap the <img src="https://get.todoist.help/hc/article_attachments/360005038759/android_submit.svg" alt="android_submit.svg" data-icon=""> <strong>submit icon</strong> to save the task.</li>
</ol>
</div>
<div data-platform="ios">
<ol>
<li>Drag and drop the <strong>Dynamic Add Button</strong> below the parent task and drag it slightly to the right.</li>
<li>Enter the task's name and any details you want to add.</li>
<li>Tap the <img src="https://get.todoist.help/hc/article_attachments/360005038759/android_submit.svg" alt="android_submit.svg" data-icon=""> <strong>submit icon</strong> to save the task. <img src="https://get.todoist.help/hc/article_attachments/360005817299/iOS_-_Add_subtask.gif" alt="iOS_-_Add_subtask.gif">
</li>
</ol>
</div>
</div>
<div class="box-tip">You can easily add sub-tasks using the <a href="https://get.todoist.help/hc/articles/360007288380" target="_self">task view</a>.</div>
<div class="box-note">You’ll only be able to create sub-tasks inside a project. It’s not possible in the Today/Upcoming views or any filtered views.</div>
<h2>Use comments to alert others</h2>
<p>As soon as you have assigned the task to one person in a shared project, you can loop in additional people using <a href="https://get.todoist.help/hc/en-us/articles/205348311-Comments-File-Uploads">task comments</a>. Here’s how:</p>
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<div data-platform="web mac">
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<li>Hover over a task and click on the <strong>speech bubble icon</strong> that appears to the right of the task name.</li>
<li>Type a comment in the comment field.</li>
<li>In the bottom right, click on <strong>Change</strong> to select who to notify.</li>
<li>Select the people you want to notify.</li>
<li>Click <strong>Add Comment</strong> to post your comment.</li>
</ol>
</div>
<div data-platform="windows-10">
<ol>
<li>Click on a task to open the comment field.</li>
<li>Type a comment in the comment field.</li>
<li>In the bottom right, click on <strong>Change</strong> to select who to notify.</li>
<li>Select the people you want to notify.</li>
<li>Click <strong>Send</strong> to post your comment.</li>
</ol>
</div>
<div data-platform="android">
<ol>
<li>Tap on a task to open the task view.</li>
<li>Tap on the <img src="https://get.todoist.help/hc/article_attachments/360006962840/android_speech-bubble.svg" alt="android_speech-bubble.svg" data-icon=""> <strong>speech bubble icon</strong>.</li>
<li>Type a comment in the comment field.</li>
<li>Tap on the <img src="https://get.todoist.help/hc/article_attachments/360006976959/bell_android.svg" alt="bell_android.svg" data-icon=""> <strong>bell icon</strong> on the left, select the users you want to notify and tap <strong>done</strong> when you’re finished.</li>
<li>Tap the <img src="https://get.todoist.help/hc/article_attachments/360006976499/android_submit.svg" alt="android_submit.svg" data-icon=""> <strong>submit icon</strong> to post your comment.</li>
</ol>
</div>
<div data-platform="ios">
<ol>
<li>Tap on a task to open the task view.</li>
<li>Tap on the <img src="https://get.todoist.help/hc/article_attachments/360006977139/speech_bubble_ios.svg" alt="speech_bubble_ios.svg" data-icon=""> <strong>speech bubble icon</strong>.</li>
<li>Type a comment in the comment field.</li>
<li>Tap on the <img src="https://get.todoist.help/hc/article_attachments/360006963460/bell_ios.svg" alt="bell_ios.svg" data-icon=""> <strong>bell icon</strong> on the right, select the users you want to notify and tap <strong>done</strong> when you’re finished.</li>
<li>Tap the <img src="https://get.todoist.help/hc/article_attachments/360006963500/ios_submit.svg" alt="ios_submit.svg" data-icon=""> <strong>submit icon</strong> to post your comment.</li>
</ol>
</div>
</div>
<h2>Duplicate tasks</h2>
<p>In cases where you need multiple people to be assigned to the same exact task, you can <a href="https://get.todoist.help/hc/en-us/articles/115001800469">duplicate</a> it and assign the new task to whomever you need to. Here’s how:</p>
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<div data-platform="web mac">
<ol>
<li>Right-click on a task.</li>
<li>Select <strong>Duplicate</strong>.</li>
</ol>
<p>A copy of the task (including all its sub-tasks) will be created below the original.</p>
</div>
<div data-platform="android">
<ol>
<li>Tap on a task to open the task view.</li>
<li>Tap the <img src="https://get.todoist.help/hc/article_attachments/360005868239/three-dots_android.svg" alt="three-dots_android.svg" data-icon=""> <strong>three dots icon</strong>.</li>
<li>Select <strong>Duplicate task</strong>.</li>
</ol>
<p>A copy of the task (including all its sub-tasks) will be created below the original.</p>
</div>
<div data-platform="windows-10">It’s currently not possible to duplicate tasks on Windows 10. We plan to make this available in a future update.</div>
<div data-platform="ios">
<ol>
<li>Tap on a task to open the task view.</li>
<li>Tap the <img src="https://get.todoist.help/hc/article_attachments/360005833120/three-dots_ios.svg" alt="three-dots_ios.svg" data-icon=""> <strong>three dots icon</strong>.</li>
<li>Select <strong>Duplicate Task</strong>.</li>
</ol>
</div>
</div>

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