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# Create checklist items for a project task

# Create checklist items for a project task {#ariaid-title1}

Release version: Australia  
Updated March 12, 2026  
![](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/portal-asset/ico-clock) 1 minute to read  
Create checklist items for a project task to track items to be completed in the task.

## Before you begin

Role required: it_project_user, it_project_manager

## Procedure

1. Open a project from the planning page of Project Workspace.  
   For information on how to navigate to the planning page, see [Access the Project Workspace](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/NizzG8MYmtX6E2dj4LyjPw "Learn how to navigate to the new Project Workspace and open a project in the planning page."). {#create-project-task-checklist__st01}
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2. Navigate to a project task.
3. Select project tasks and then select the checklist icon (![checklist-icon.]()) from the side panel to add checklist items.  
   You can add, edit, organize, or remove checklist items as needed.
4. Create a checklist item by entering the checklist name and press enter.
5. Select Save to save the checklist items.  
   To edit a checklist item for a task, select edit item icon (![edit-item-checklist-icon.]()) in the checklist section. This option appears when there is at least one checklist in the Checklist side panel. To remove a checklist from the project task, select remove item icon (![remove-icon.]()).
**Related concepts**   

* [Project task checklist items](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/WpV7vUZLBJoqPmkvC3e7Zw "Track the activities that must be completed on a task using the project task checklist items.")