# Advanced actions | Convert a subtask into a task

**URL:** <https://forum.asana.com/t/advanced-actions-convert-a-subtask-into-a-task/77631>\
**Category:** Ask the Community\
**Created:** [17 March 2020 18:07 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/advanced-actions-convert-a-subtask-into-a-task/77631 "2020-03-17T18:07:59Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![Alessandro\_Grassano](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/asana/user_avatar/forum.asana.com/alessandro_grassano/32/39967_2.png) [@Alessandro\_Grassano](https://forum.asana.com/u/Alessandro_Grassano)\
**Post date:** [17 March 2020 18:07 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/advanced-actions-convert-a-subtask-into-a-task/77631/1 "2020-03-17T18:07:59Z")

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Hi,

_is it possible to convert a subtask into a task?_

Use case: sometimes a user realizes that a specific sub-task is critical and he/she wants to keep track of this subtask in a more easy/prominent way by converting this subtask into a task. Is it possible? If it’s not possible, is there an easy workaround?

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**Author:** ![Marie](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/asana/user_avatar/forum.asana.com/marie/32/42208_2.png) [@Marie](https://forum.asana.com/u/Marie)\
**Post date:** [17 March 2020 19:56 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/advanced-actions-convert-a-subtask-into-a-task/77631/2 "2020-03-17T19:56:49Z")

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Hi @Alessandro_Grassano 👋🏼

The easiest solution I ca, think of is to [drag and drop](https://asana.com/guide/help/fundamentals/my-tasks#gl-drag-and-drop) the subtask into the project task list, your subtask will automatically be converted into a task!

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**Author:** ![anon12986944](https://luna1.co/8d76cd.png) [@anon12986944](https://forum.asana.com/u/anon12986944)\
**Post date:** [15 January 2021 14:16 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/advanced-actions-convert-a-subtask-into-a-task/77631/3 "2021-01-15T14:16:31Z")

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Hi @Marie, this actually doesn’t work for me. I click on a sub-task. When I drag it, I’m simply highlighting the tasks along the drag as if I’m multi-selecting the tasks along the way. I can’t move the sub-task to the task level. It’s like there is a protection on sub-tasks that prevents doing this. Any insights?

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**Author:** ![Emily\_Roman](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/asana/user_avatar/forum.asana.com/emily_roman/32/283076_2.png) [@Emily\_Roman](https://forum.asana.com/u/Emily_Roman)\
**Post date:** [18 January 2021 11:21 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/advanced-actions-convert-a-subtask-into-a-task/77631/4 "2021-01-18T11:21:34Z")

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Hi @anon12986944, thanks for reaching out!

You need to hover over the task’s name, left click & hold the grid icon, then drag the subtask to the list. I’ve added a gif for more details:

![ezgif.com-gif-maker](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/asana/original/3X/a/c/ac1e651736125a03f50de5cea948d9f33718106a.gif)

I hope this helps! 🙂

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**Author:** ![anon12986944](https://luna1.co/8d76cd.png) [@anon12986944](https://forum.asana.com/u/anon12986944)\
**Post date:** [18 January 2021 16:38 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/advanced-actions-convert-a-subtask-into-a-task/77631/5 "2021-01-18T16:38:30Z")

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Thanks! I got it to work using this method.

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**Author:** ![system](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/asana/user_avatar/forum.asana.com/system/32/276370_2.png) [@system](https://forum.asana.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [27 April 2022 14:14 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/advanced-actions-convert-a-subtask-into-a-task/77631/6 "2022-04-27T14:14:38Z")

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Closed on 27 April 2022 14:14 UTC