Creating Issues

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Create a task from a date

1. Hover a day cell and click New Task.
2. Enter the task title and press Enter.
3. Select a team if LinCal asks you to (this step may be skipped when your filters already imply a single team).
4. On the Task Properties step, optionally set:
   • Assignee
   • Project
   • Labels
   • Cycle
5. Optionally add a description (short field in the panel, or expand it for more room while you write).
6. Use Create task, or Cmd+Enter (Mac) / Ctrl+Enter (Windows/Linux) to create. Esc cancels from the title step.

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Notes

• Tasks are created in Linear and appear on the date you picked.
• If your filters already narrow to a single team, LinCal may preselect that team and move you past team selection after the title.

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Edit a task

1. Left-click a task card on the calendar to open Task Properties in LinCal.
2. To open the issue in Linear in a new tab instead, Cmd-click (Mac) or Ctrl-click (Windows/Linux) the card.
3. Change assignee, project, labels, or cycle. Updates sync to Linear automatically (there is no separate Save step).
4. Use Open in Linear in the panel (or Cmd/Ctrl+Enter when suitable) when you need the full Linear issue—including long descriptions, attachments, comments, etc.
5. Esc closes the panel.

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Notes

• This flow is for quick property updates from the calendar.
• Changes sync back to Linear.

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Change status from the task card

1. On the task card, click the status control on the left.
2. Pick the new status from the menu.
3. The card updates right away.

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Notes

• Available statuses come from the task’s team workflow in Linear.
• This is the fastest way to move work between states from calendar view.