Create task by selecting text in status update

I like that we can create subtasks by selecting text in a task description

What I think would be even better would be to have this option in a Status Update, to add tasks to the project you’re writing the update for.

A lot of times Status Updates are used to convey conclusions and next steps in a project. Often, when I write a status-update it is after we’ve had a meeting, and I’m informing the rest of the project team.

It’s a bit of a hassle going back and forth writing the status update, and then creating the tasks to match them, and then finding them again using @-mention Doing this smoothly now requires two windows, where one has the status update and another one displays the project.

What I think would be really handy is to be able to type the status update including next steps, and then before submitting the status update selecting the next steps so they become the tasks in the project.

I think this could improve the experience of writing status updates, especially with limited screen real estate. (read laptop screen only)

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Agree. I don’t understand why this options doesn’t exists

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Welcome to the forum @Alvaro5!

If that’s the case, then don’t forget to vote at the top. :wink:

@Jan-Rienk 100% agree! The entire purpose of the Status Update flow for our team is to identify the next steps. It’s totally crazy to me that the “Create task” option is not part of every corner of Asana… And this one in particular is making me ditch the Status Updates.

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I wouldn’t go that far, as I think the benefits are well worth the inconvenience of not being able to create tasks from this view. Especially when you start connecting the work graph and linking/nesting projects/portfolios/goals.

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I’ve switched to creating a Note tab in every Project and just renaming it Status Updates.
That gives me full markup for the notes, puts them all in one easy to read place, and most importantly can Create tasks in that project from the selected text!
Only thing it’s missing is the roll up updates, which I have not found helpful for our projects.