Click "+ Add" at the top of the sidebar to create a task, or press Ctrl + Enter (Cmd + Return on a Mac). You can also open an existing task.
Click in the description box under the task's name.
In the toolbar above the description, click the to-do list button. It is the third of the three list buttons, at the right end of the toolbar.
Type your first sub-task and press Enter to add the next one.
Click "Create Task", or "Update Task" if you are editing. You can also press Ctrl + S (Cmd + S on a Mac).
Checking Off Sub-Tasks
Open the task and check each sub-task as you finish it. Checked items are struck through. Only the main task is scheduled on your calendar, so checking off sub-tasks does not change your plan.
Sub-Tasks, Chunks, or Blockers?
TurboHog has three ways to break up bigger work:
Sub-tasks: a checklist inside one task. Best for small steps you do in one session.
Task chunks: split one task into parts that are scheduled separately, such as two 60-minute sessions. Learn more in Task Chunks.
Blockers: separate tasks that must be done in order. Learn more in Blockers.
Using Blockers for Steps in Order
If a task is really several tasks, create each as its own task and use blockers to keep them in order. For example, "Create a video for social" could become:
Script the video.
Record the video.
Edit the video.
Upload the video.
"Record the video" is blocked by "Script the video", "Edit the video" is blocked by "Record the video", and so on. TurboHog then schedules each one after the step before it.
To learn every field in the task form, read Creating a Task.
