# Tasks Window

The Tasks window provides an organized overview of tasks that are recorded in a task repository.

The Tasks window contains the following elements:

Element | Description
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Filter | Type a string in the text field to filter the list of tasks to tasks that contain the string.
Categories | Tasks are grouped by category in this section. You can create custom categories for your tasks. By default this section contains categories for scheduled tasks and recently opened tasks.
Schedule | Categories for tasks that have a scheduled completion date are created by default. The default categories are Today, This Week and All.
Recently Opened | Default category that groups all recently opened tasks.
Repositories | Local and remote repositories are grouped in this section. You can add remote task repositories in this section or in the Services window.
Local Tasks | Default task repository that you can use to store tasks locally. No external task repository is required.

The following icons are used in the Tasks window:

Element | Description
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| Modify sorting order for tasks
| Modify filter of displayed tasks
| Create category for grouping tasks
| Remove all finished tasks from categories
| Refresh
| Add repository
| Task
| Create a new task
| Create a new query
| Search for a task in the repository
| Local task repository
| Remote task repository

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