How are tasks tied to conversations?

When you create a task, note, or news item from a message, FabricLoop keeps a reference to that message so anyone working on it can open the discussion that started it.

From a message

1. Open the message menu and choose Task, Note, News, or Event. The same actions are labelled Create Task, Create Note, Create News, and Create Event.
2. FabricLoop creates the item from that message and records where it came from.
3. Open the new item and choose Created from to open the original message.
4. On the message, Created from this message lists the task, note, or news item. Open that card to go back to it.

From a note

On iPhone, iPad, and Mac, create a task from a note (including highlight to task). FabricLoop writes a From note link in the task description. Open that link to return to the note.

Why this matters

Tasks created this way aren't copies of the conversation or note — they're a pointer to it. That means the task stays lightweight (title, owner, due date) while the "why" and full detail stay where the discussion actually happened.

Tips

• You can still add comments and files directly on the task without touching the original conversation — the two build independent histories after the task is created.
• Not every task needs to come from a message or note — plenty of tasks are created directly on the Tasks screen with no conversation behind them at all.

Related

• How do I create a task?
• How do I turn a highlight into a task?
• How do I add comments and files to a task?

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