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Using task lists

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Using task lists

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- [Narrator] Now that we've gone over what an issue is and how to create one, we'll be covering how to use task lists within issues and how you can maximize its benefits to best suit you and your team. We will implement task lists in the same issue created from our previous video by selecting the edit option and using the correct markdown in the issues description. To create a task list using markdown, preface list items with a hyphen and a space followed by the bracket symbol and accompanying text. To mark a task as complete, use the bracket symbol with the letter X within the two brackets to symbolize the completion of said task. After saving our changes, we can see how it visually comes to life in the description of our issue. The great thing about task list is that you can change the order by clicking to the left of the task's checkbox and dragging it to a new location with your mouse. However, an important…

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