# Tasks and events from handwritten notes

> Write todo: or cal: on paper and Axsuro creates tasks and calendar events, also in Google, Microsoft or Todoist if you like.

Source: https://www.axsuro.com/help/en/tasks-and-events · Updated 2026-11-02

What you plan on paper should not stay on paper. Two markers turn lines into real tasks and events.

## Writing tasks

Write `todo:` at the start of the line:

```
todo: file tax return by 31.7. !
todo: send offer to Lena @Lena #Website
```

- A **date** in the line becomes the due date.
- **`!`** makes the task important, **`!!`** very important.
- **`@Name`** links the task to a person, **`#Name`** to a project.
- **`wait:`** instead of `todo:` means you are waiting for someone else.

You find your tasks under **Tasks**, sorted into Today, Upcoming and Someday.

## Writing events

Write `cal:` with a date and time, in any order:

```
cal: Thu 14.10. 10:00 coffee with Lena
cal: 10.–12.10. trade fair in Vienna
```

Events over several days work too. `@Name` and email addresses in the line become attendees. Once you confirm the event, they get an invitation.

## Confirm or take over directly

So nothing wrong lands in your calendar:

- **What Axsuro reads with certainty** goes straight in and is marked "Taken over". **Check it** sends it back to be confirmed.
- **What is uncertain** or involves other people waits for your yes. With **Go through them** you go through everything at once, each next to its line from your photo.

You set this in **Settings → Markers**: switch "Take clear entries over" on or off, and with "Always take over" tasks or events go straight in even when Axsuro is not quite sure.

## Connect Google, Microsoft or Todoist

Under **Settings → Connections** you connect Google, Microsoft or Todoist. Tasks and events then go both ways: what you write on paper is in your calendar, and what you change there, Axsuro sees too.

> **Tip:** **Your week** shows each week what you wrote, what you did and what is still open.