Source: https://taska.be/en/help/512-how-to-complete-and-reopen-a-task
Updated: 2026-10-28

# How to complete and reopen a task

To mark a task as complete in Taska, click the circle to the left of its title on the card. A closed task leaves the board, and the same circle brings it back into work.

## How to complete a task

1. Hover over the circle to the left of the task title. A check mark appears in the circle.
2. Click the circle.

Animation: the pointer moves to the circle left of the task title, a check mark appears, after the click a Done! notification appears and the card leaves the board

Taska shows the notification “Done! The task has been successfully completed.” The card disappears because closed tasks are hidden on the board by default. The task also leaves “Today” and “Upcoming”.

The “Complete the task” item in the card menu does the same. You open the menu with a right-click. The task window has no button for completing a task, so you close tasks from the card.

The “Done” column doesn't close a task

If you drag a card to a column such as “Done” or “Closed”, only the status changes. The task stays open until you click the circle. It closes by itself only if the column has an automation that closes tasks.

## Where to find completed tasks

- On a board, click “⋮” in the header and choose “Show closed tasks”. Closed tasks appear in their columns below the open ones. The next time you open the board, they're hidden again.
- On the “My tasks” screen, open the “Done this week” view. It lists tasks closed in the last 7 days where you're the assignee or the author.

## How to reopen a task

1. On a board, click “⋮” in the header and choose “Show closed tasks”.
2. Click the checked circle of the closed task.

The Board actions menu: the ⋮ button in the board header and the Show closed tasks item are numbered 1

A board column with closed tasks shown: the checked circle of the closed task is numbered 2

The task is back in work, and Taska shows “The task has been resumed.” You can also reopen a task with “Reopen the task” in the card menu, or with the circle in the “Done this week” view.

A recurring task doesn't close

For a recurring task, the circle moves the deadline to the next date in the series, and the task stays open. It closes when the series ends. To close it earlier, open the task, choose “Does not repeat” in the “Task recurrence” block and click “Save”. Then click the circle. See “[How to set up recurring tasks](https://taska.be/en/help/519-how-to-set-up-recurring-tasks)”.

What else happens when you close a task

- Your timer for the task is deleted, together with any time you haven't sent to the chat.
- The task's blockers are removed.

The circle doesn't respond

The task is read-only. This happens if you're a guest in the project or the project is archived. Taska shows a window that explains why. See “[Why you only have read-only access](https://taska.be/en/help/536-why-you-only-have-read-only-access)”.

## Related articles

- [Closed tasks: where they go and how to show them](https://taska.be/en/help/568-closed-tasks-where-they-go-and-how-to-show-them)
- [How to set up recurring tasks](https://taska.be/en/help/519-how-to-set-up-recurring-tasks)
- [My tasks: views and what each one shows](https://taska.be/en/help/500-my-tasks-views-and-what-each-one-shows)
- [Task card: what it shows](https://taska.be/en/help/511-task-card-what-it-shows)
- [Status automations](https://taska.be/en/help/594-status-automations)

## Related articles

- [Why you only have read-only access](https://taska.be/en/help/536-why-you-only-have-read-only-access.md)

## Linked from

- [Why a task is missing from “Today” or “Upcoming”](https://taska.be/en/help/501-why-a-task-is-missing-from-today-or-upcoming.md)
- [Tasks FAQ](https://taska.be/en/help/517-tasks-faq.md)
- [Time tracking: timer and logging time](https://taska.be/en/help/526-time-tracking-timer-and-logging-time.md)
- [Blockers: how to mark a task as blocked](https://taska.be/en/help/527-blockers-how-to-mark-a-task-as-blocked.md)
- [Task history](https://taska.be/en/help/530-task-history.md)
- [Tasks: all articles](https://taska.be/en/help/691-tasks-all-articles.md)