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A scheduled task is a job Ted does for you again and again. It runs at set times, like every weekday at 9 AM, or each time something happens, like a paid sale. You write what Ted should do once, and he does it every time. Ted can do this for you: tell him in the chat what you want done, and when. He sets the task up himself, with no card to approve.
Only the owner can make a task, in Schedule or by asking Ted.
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Open Schedule

On a computer or tablet, press Schedule (the calendar) in the top bar. On a phone, press More, then Schedule.
2

Press New task

Press New task (the +). The “New Task” sheet opens.
The New Task sheet: At a Time or When Something Happens, a title and instructions for Ted, when it starts, how it repeats, and its time zone.
3

Choose how it starts

Pick At a Time or When Something Happens.
4

Say what Ted should do

Type a Title, then the instructions under “Instructions for Ted”.
5

Choose when

For At a Time, set Starts and Repeat. For When Something Happens, choose What Happens and When to run.
6

Save it

Check the Time Zone, then press the check mark (Add) at the top. It turns on once the task has a title and instructions.
To leave without saving, press the × (Cancel).

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Choose when it runs

At a Time: Starts sets the date and time of the first run. Repeat offers Never, Daily, Weekdays, Weekly, Monthly and Custom. With Custom, you pick the days, or have Ted run it every so many minutes or hours. Under it, the sheet says the rule in plain words. When Something Happens: under What Happens, choose what starts the task.
  • A sale is paid: any sale, or Only sales of at least an amount you set.
  • An email arrives: from Anyone, or from These addresses. Only replies to your emails starts it only when someone answers an email you sent.
  • Something happens in an app: pick the App and its Event.
Under When to run, choose As each one arrives, or Together, at set times to handle several at once. Each run uses credits, so handling several together costs less.

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Check that it worked

The sheet closes, and a task that runs at set times shows on the calendar. All tasks lists every task, including one that starts only when something happens. A task Ted made says “Set up by Ted”, or “Set up by Ted during your run”.

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If something goes wrong

It shows only for the owner. Ask the owner to make the task, or to ask Ted for it. An admin can still edit, run, pause and delete tasks.
A task set to run once has a time that has passed, so it would never start. Pick a later time. If you save it anyway, you see “Some values were not accepted. Check them and try again.”
It shows once you’ve connected an app that offers events. Connect the app first.

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FAQ

No. Repeat offers Never, Daily, Weekdays, Weekly, Monthly and Custom. See Choose when it runs.
Yes. Ask him in the chat, and he can set up or change a task for you, as far as your role allows. Only the owner can resume a paused task. See Scheduled tasks.
Press the task to open its card. Edit changes it, and Pause Task stops it until you press Resume Task. See A task’s card.

Scheduled tasks

The calendar, each task’s runs, and why a task didn’t run.

Things to ask Ted

More requests to copy, scheduled work included.

Connect your apps

Let an app you use start a task.

Ask first or On its own

Choose whether a task’s emails and posts wait for your OK.