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August 21, 2009 2:49 PM PDT

Gmail's task list can now be e-mailed

by Josh Lowensohn
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Google has enhanced the task feature that's integrated into Gmail and other Google products to let users share their lists with others. Gmail users can now choose to share an entire task list in a new e-mail message. Doing so transfers all of your tasks including information like due dates, and any tasks that have been completed which show up as being crossed out.

One thing to note is that this only works in Gmail, and not in other places where tasks can be found, including Google Calendar, the mobile version of Gmail, and on iGoogle. Although knowing Google, the e-mailing feature will make its way to each of these places soon enough.

Gmail tasks is the one and only feature to "graduate" from Gmail labs, which is Google's test bed for new and experimental features. The feature was launched in early December of last year, and graduated from labs last month. The rest of the labs-only features, including the 13 that were launched alongside the release of the labs program, continue to require user action to be enabled.

Gmail users can now e-mail a task list to someone else right through the tasks UI.

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Josh Lowensohn writes for Webware.com, CNET's blog about Web applications and services. E-mail Josh, or follow him on Twitter at http://www.twitter.com/Josh.
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by bluemountain August 21, 2009 3:23 PM PDT
It is a useful feature, but I like the print feature in tasks prints it neat.
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by fitzydog August 21, 2009 4:21 PM PDT
I'm more concerned with the pink accents of his theme........ :-/
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by jollygreenguy August 21, 2009 9:51 PM PDT
I thought it was magenta :)
by jatstuff August 22, 2009 3:18 PM PDT
yawn
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As the son of a Palm programmer, Josh Lowensohn grew up in a household full of technology. From a young age he was taking apart computers, finding hot new bulletin board systems, and re-programming video games. Josh currently covers the latest and greatest Web apps and services for CNET's Webware blog. Prior to that he covered news, and wrote reviews for GamersReports.com. For this blog Josh is exploring the latest Web apps and technologies, and trends in consumer entertainment devices.

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