Using the Tasks Tab: Routines and Chores

You can create, update, and remove tasks both directly on your Skylight Calendar and in the Mobile App.

Tasks have two types: a task can be either a chore or a routine.

A chore is a task that can be assigned to one or more people, and can be used to track completion of singular events or repeating events. Chores do not need to happen at a particular time of the day.

A routine is a task that is meant to repeat, to build a habit or make steady progress on an open-ended goal. Routines occur around the same time of day, which repeat on a daily basis and can be set for morning, afternoon, and evening. 

When completing a task, a family member can earn stars. Stars can be redeemed for Rewards.

Viewing Tasks in Skylight Calendar

Tasks View

To show the Tasks pane, tap the Tasks icon in the navigation bar.

There are two views of tasks: day and week.

View Tasks By Day

Tap Day to show the Tasks day view.

In Day view, Skylight Calendar shows a list of Tasks for each Profile, including Routines and Chores. Appropriate routines are shown for the current time of day, and the other Routines are hidden by default.

At the following times, the device will switch to show only the routines from the appropriate part of the day:

Time	Routines Displayed
Midnight - Noon	Morning
Noon - 6pm	Afternoon
6pm - Midnight	Evening

Tap the Morning, Afternoon, or Evening icons to show or hide routines at any time. 

Tap the Filter button in the Information Bar to adjust the kinds of Tasks you want to be visible:

• Tap the Completed tasks toggle to show or hide completed tasks.
• Tap the Late chores toggle to show or hide chores that are overdue.
• Tap the toggles next to individual Profiles to show or hide tasks associated with that Profile.

View Tasks By Week

Tap Week to show the Tasks week view.

In week view, Skylight Calendar displays a week’s worth of Tasks for one Profile, starting on Sunday:

Tap a Profile to show tasks associated with that Profile.

Tap the Morning, Afternoon, or Evening icons to show or hide routines from those times in the grid. 

Tasks cannot be edited from Week View. Switch to daily view to edit tasks.

Tracking Progress, Filtering and Rewards

Like Chores, each Routine has a progress bar indicating how many have been completed. These appear as icons at the top of each column. 

Tap the Morning, Afternoon, Evening, or Chores icons to show/hide scheduled tasks at any time. 

Up For Grabs Tasks

With Skylight's Up for Grabs feature, you can set up tasks that anyone in your household can claim and complete.

View Up for Grabs Tasks

Up for Grabs tasks are shown as the left-most column in tasks view:

If you do not want Up for Grabs tasks to be shown, toggle their appearance with the Filter menu:

1. Tap the Filter menu.
2. Tap the Up for Grabs toggle to show or hide the Up for Grabs column.
   
   If you are re-enabling the Up for Grabs column, you may need to scroll the view to make it visible.

Claim an Up For Grabs Task

Up for Grabs tasks can be claimed by anyone in the household.

When the Up for Grabs task has been completed, tap the task to bring up the Profile list:

Tap a Profile in the list to credit the complete task:

..and tap Complete.

The task will now appear as completed in the selected Profile's task column:

Mark an Up For Grabs Task As Incomplete

1. Tap on a complete Up for Grabs task.
2. Tap Mark as Incomplete.

The task will be removed from the Profile, and returned to the Up for Grabs task column.

Creating Tasks

Create a new Task

1. Tap the Add button.
2. Add the task title.
   Use the onscreen keyboard, and tap the green check button when done.
3. Optional: Add a description.
   The task description can be a short piece of text describing the task or listing the steps.
4. Optional: Add an Emoji.
   This function is especially popular with customers who have children who cannot yet read, but can also be used as a fun way to spice up your daily routines. 
5. Leave Up for Grabs unset.
   If you want to create an Up for Grabs task, please see: Create a New Up for Grabs Task
6. Assign the task to one or more Profiles by tapping the Profile buttons.
   All tasks need to be assigned to at least one Profile. If needed, add an additional profile with the Add button.
7. Choose to create a Chore or a Routine.

Set Up a Chore

Date

If you want the chore to be due on a specific day, enable Date. 

Change the date:

1. Tap the date.
2. Select the date in the popup.
3. Tap Select.

Time

If you want the chore to be due at a specific time, enable Time.

Change the time:

1. Tap the time.
2. Select or type the hours in the popup.
3. Select or type the minutes in the popup.
4. Select AM or PM.
5. Tap Select.

Repeats

If you would like the chore to be automatically rescheduled, enable Repeats.

Change the repeat schedule, using the settings that appear beneath Repeats (you may need to swipe up to see them):

1. Tap the boxes to adjust how often the event will repeat.
   Depending on the period you select, you may get additional options for when the event should repeat.
2. Optional: Tap the Repeats until switch to set a limit on repeats.
   Set the date for when you want the repeating event to stop.

When the chore is set up, tap Add.

Set Up a Routine

Repeats

Type or select how often the routine repeats, and choose whether the routine will repeat daily (Day) or weekly (Week). 

For daily routines, choose the time of day when the routine will repeat (you may need to swipe up to see them). 

You can select any combination of Morning, Afternoon, and Evening. Routines can be assigned to multiple times of day.

For weekly routines, choose the days and time of day when the routine will repeat (you may need to swipe up to see them). 

You can select any combination of the days of the week.  Routines can be assigned to multiple days.

You can select any combination of Morning, Afternoon, and Evening. Routines can be assigned to multiple times of day.

When the routine is set up, tap Add.

Create a New Up For Grabs Task

1. Tap the Add button.
2. Add the task title.
   Use the onscreen keyboard, and tap the green check button when done.
3. Optional: Add an Emoji.
   This function is especially popular with customers who have children who cannot yet read, but can also be used as a fun way to spice up your daily routines. 

If you want the task to be due on a specific day, enable Date. 

Change the date:

1. Tap the date.
2. Select the date in the popup.
3. Tap Select.

If you want the task to be due at a specific time, enable Time.

Change the time:

1. Tap the time.
2. Select or type the hours in the popup.
3. Select or type the minutes in the popup.
4. Select AM or PM.
5. Tap Select.

If you would like the task to be automatically rescheduled, enable Repeats.

Change the repeat schedule, using the settings that appear beneath Repeats (you may need to swipe up to see them):

1. Tap the boxes to adjust how often the event will repeat.
   Depending on the period you select, you may get additional options for when the event should repeat.
2. Optional: Tap the Repeats until switch to set a limit on repeats.
   Set the date for when you want the repeating event to stop.

When the Task is set up, tap Add.

Mark a Task as Completed

To mark a chore or routine as completed in the list, tap the white circle to the right of the name.

You can also mark a task as completed in the Details popup:

1. Tap a Chore or Routine.
   A popup will appear with details for the task.
2. Tap Mark as Complete.

The task will be marked completed on screen with a check.

Mark a Task as Incomplete

To mark a chore or routine as incomplete in the list, tap the checkmark to the right of the name.

You can also mark a task as incomplete in the Details popup:

3. Tap a Chore or Routine.
   A popup will appear with details for the task.
4. Tap Mark as Incomplete.

The checkmark will be removed from the task.

Skip a Task

If there is a recurring task on your calendar and the task cannot be done that day (due to illness, or a conflict, etc.), you can use the Skip button to skip the task.

Skip a task:

1. Tap the task you want to skip.
2. Tap Skip.
   The Skip button is only available for routines and repeating chores.
   
3. Tap outside the task details.

When a task is skipped:

• The Profile for the task receives no stars.
• The task is no longer counted in the total tasks or the circular completion bar.
• Skipped tasks do not break a streak.  

Skipped tasks can be shown or hidden using the Skipped tasks filter. 

Adjust the Skipped tasks filter:

1. Tap the Tasks icon.
2. Tap the Filter button.
3. Adjust the Skipped tasks toggle to view or hide skipped tasks.

Unskip a Task

If a task has been accidentally skipped, you can unskip it to make it available again.

Unskip a task:

1. Tap the task you want to unskip.
2. Tap Unskip.
   The Unskip button is only available for skipped tasks.
   
3. Tap outside the task details.

Edit a Chore or Routine

You cannot assign or edit star values in the Calendar. To assign star values to a chore or routine, use the Mobile App. 

1. Tap a Chore or Routine.
   A popup will appear with details for the task.
2. Adjust the settings for the task.
3. Tap Save.

Reorder Routines

You can choose to reorder Routines for each part of the day. Routines can only be reordered within their section for a particular Profile.

Reorder your Routines:

1. Tap and hold a Routine to select it.
2. Drag the selected Routine into a new position in the list.
3. Release the Routine.

Routines cannot be dragged into different times of day, or across into other Profiles.

Chores cannot be reordered.

Delete a Chore

1. Tap a Chore.
   A popup will appear with details for the task.
2. Tap Delete.
3. In the Delete popup, choose to delete only the current instance of the task, all future tasks, or all tasks for this chore.
4. Tap Delete.

Delete a Routine

1. Tap a Chore or Routine.
   A popup will appear with details for the task.
2. Tap Delete.
3. In the Delete popup, choose to delete all future tasks or all tasks for this routine.
4. Tap Delete