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title: Task Overview
description: The Task side panel allows users to properly assign tasks to team members, change due dates of tasks, and leave a comment with tagging capabilities for collaborators. Users have the ability to navigat
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# Task Overview

The Task side panel allows users to properly assign tasks to team members, change due dates of tasks, and leave a comment with tagging capabilities for collaborators. Users have the ability to navigate to the Rulemaking or view the associated rulemaking documents from the task panel.

Assigning a Task:

![Task Overview (Assignment)](https://support.esper.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Task%20Overview%20(Assignment).gif?width=688&name=Task%20Overview%20(Assignment).gif)

Adding a document to the task: 

Click the **+Add a Document button** and click name of the document you want to add to the task.   
*Note: Rulemaking Drafts that are currently in the Rulemaking Package will be available to select.* Click the **x** to close the pop up. Documents are clickable from the task panel. To remove a document:   
Click **Manage Documents** under the listed document and hover over the name of the document you wish to remove. Click the **x** to the far right. 

![task docs](https://support.esper.com/hs-fs/hubfs/task%20docs.png?width=688&height=334&name=task%20docs.png)

Adding a comment on a task:

![Task Overview (Adding a comment)](https://support.esper.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Task%20Overview%20(Adding%20a%20comment).gif?width=688&name=Task%20Overview%20(Adding%20a%20comment).gif)

 

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