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# Creating to-do items

You can create to-do items from text in notes or messages, or when you think of something you want to keep track of.

## Here are ways to create to-do items:

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In a note you create or receive, or in a message you receive, select the text you want to track as a to-do item and click To Do in the toolbar. Or Control-click the text and choose Add To Do from the shortcut menu.

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To change the item’s title or add more text, click in the field and start typing. The original text remains unchanged in a note or message you received; in a note you created, the original text is updated with your changes.

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To set options such as a due date, alarm, or priority status, or to add the item to one of your iCal calendars, click the Details arrow to the left of the to-do item.

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To highlight the original text in the note or message that you used to create the item, select the down arrow to the right of the item.

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When you think of something you want to track, click To Do in the toolbar and then enter information about the to-do item.

Using your to-do list

The account where a to-do item is stored depends on how you created the item, and determines the calendars you can use to track the item. If you created the to-do item from text in a note or message, the item is stored in that same account. If there was no selection, the item is stored according to the settings in the Composing pane of Mail preferences.