To-Do List
Updated 4 weeks ago
The To-Do List is the panel on your dashboard showing what's due. It isn't a separate page like the Planner — it sits where you already are, and there's a lot you can change about it.
Turn it on or off
Use Enable To-Do List in the General settings. Switching it off hides the panel without affecting your Planner.
Display
Four settings control how the list looks.
Ring Style — the shape of the progress indicator next to each class. Circle is the default, and every style is free.
Show Rings For — which classes get a ring. The default only shows rings for classes that currently have tasks, which keeps the list short.
Task Date Grouping — groups your tasks under date headings instead of showing one flat list.
Due Date Format — Absolute shows the actual date. The alternative shows how far away it is instead.
Timeframe
Two settings control how far ahead you look.
Timeframe — how much you see at once. Week is the default.
Start of Week — where the week begins. Rolling (Today) means the next seven days from now, rather than resetting on a fixed day.
Rolling is worth keeping if deadlines sneak up on you — a fixed week can hide something due in two days just because it falls after the reset.
Completion
Mark Assignments Complete decides when a task gets ticked off. The default lets your school platform do it — once it registers your submission, the task clears on its own. The alternative is ticking things off yourself.
Missing tasks
Show Missing Tasks — keeps overdue work visible instead of letting it disappear once the deadline passes.
Show Missing Tasks for — how long overdue work sticks around. The default is 1 week after the due date.
Streaks
Turn on Streaks to track how many days in a row you've kept up. Turn it off if a broken streak does more harm than good for you.
If your streak was lost by mistake or transferred incorrectly from Tasks for Canvas, see Streaks to request a reset.
Calendar sync
The To-Do List settings include a shortcut to calendar sync, so you can send your tasks to Google Calendar or Outlook from here. This is the one Pro feature on this page — see Sync your calendar.
Every other setting here works the same on both plans.
Celebrations
What happens when you check something off is a To-Do setting too. See Change your celebration style.
To-Do List vs Planner
The To-Do List is the quick view on your dashboard. The Planner is the full page where you drag tasks onto a calendar and plan when you'll do them. They show the same work.