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title: "[Set Up Your Project] - Mark a Task as Complete"
description: How to mark a task as complete in the Tasks section and what actions are required for different task types.
url: https://www.contentstack.com/docs/developers/set-up-workflows-and-publish-rules/mark-a-task-as-complete
product: Set Up Your Project
doc_type: guide
audience:
  - developers
version: v1
last_updated: 2026-03-26
---

# [Set Up Your Project] - Mark a Task as Complete

This page explains how tasks are marked as complete within your stack’s **Tasks** section, who should take action to complete different task types, and when tasks will remain visible until the required workflow action is performed.

## Mark a Task as Complete

Tasks remain in your stack’s **Tasks** section until they are completed. To remove the task from your **Tasks** section, you need to complete the action that is required for the task. There is no other way to mark a task as complete.  You can use the shortcut key “alt + M” for Windows OS users, and “option + M” for Mac OS users to access Tasks.
- If someone has assigned you to work on a stage of an entry, this task will remain in your **Tasks** section until you work on the stage, and assign it to some other user.
- If you have received an approval request to publish an entry, the task will remain in your **Tasks** section until you ‘approve’ or ‘reject’ the request.
- If you have sent an approval request to publish an entry, it will remain in your ‘Tasks’ section until the approver approves or rejects the request, and then you take the corresponding action — details given in the following points.
- If the approver approves your approval request to publish or unpublish an entry, the task will remain in your **Tasks** section until you publish or unpublish the entry.
- If the approver rejects your approval request to publish or unpublish an entry, the task will remain in your **Tasks** section until you make relevant changes in the entry, and resend the entry for approval.

## Common questions

**How do I remove a task from the Tasks section?**  
To remove the task from your **Tasks** section, you need to complete the action that is required for the task.

**Is there any other way to mark a task as complete?**  
There is no other way to mark a task as complete.

**What keyboard shortcuts can I use to access Tasks?**  
You can use the shortcut key “alt + M” for Windows OS users, and “option + M” for Mac OS users to access Tasks.

**Why is an approval-related task still showing in my Tasks section?**  
Approval-related tasks remain until the required action is taken (approve/reject, publish/unpublish, or make changes and resend for approval), depending on the approval outcome.