You can take ownership of an unassigned task or hand a task to a team member at any time. Use this guide to learn how to assign a task to yourself and how to offer a task to another team member.

Assign a task to yourself

Use Assign to Me to take ownership of a task that is not yet assigned to anyone.

1. Open the task you want to assign to yourself.
2. Click Assign to Me in the task header. Note: The Assign to Me button only appears when the task is unassigned. If a team member is already assigned, you will see Offer to Others instead.

Offer a task to another team member

Use Offer to Others to reassign a task that is currently assigned to you.

1. Open the task you want to reassign.
2. Click Offer to Others in the task header.
3. The task is removed from the current assignee's task list and moves to the Unassigned Tasks for others to pick up.

Reassign a task to another team member 

Use this option to remove yourself from a task and assign it to another team member, or to add a team member to a task with you. 

1. Open the task you want to reassign.
2. Click Edit.
3. Remove your name from the assignee field by clicking the X. 
4. Search for and select the team member to assign it to in the dropdown. 
5. Click Update Task.