> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.pensiv.so/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# 5.3 How tasks link to files

> Tasks created from file header vs. from inbox

In Pensiv,\
**where you create a task** decides how it’s linked.

Tasks look the same,\
but **context is set by where you create them**.

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## 1) Tasks created from the file header

When you create a task\
from the task area in a document, plotboard, or sheet header,

that task\
**belongs to that file**.

* The linked file is set automatically
* In the task list it’s grouped under that file
* Clicking the task opens that file

So this way\
you create "an action for this file."\
The task moves with the file.

***

## 2) Tasks created from the inbox

When you press `+` in the task panel in the navigation bar\
and add a task directly to the inbox,

![Add task from inbox](https://prod-files-secure.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/24100a87-f568-4119-8737-ecdd32e8de5c/b2e31a22-bb23-4abf-b08b-74bc31904986/image.png?X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256\&X-Amz-Content-Sha256=UNSIGNED-PAYLOAD\&X-Amz-Credential=ASIAZI2LB466ZZYWA7DY%2F20260226%2Fus-west-2%2Fs3%2Faws4_request\&X-Amz-Date=20260226T231428Z\&X-Amz-Expires=3600\&X-Amz-Security-Token=IQoJb3JpZ2luX2VjEGcaCXVzLXdlc3QtMiJGMEQCIBZuExvT4924Jm1gkX4nTyWFCZuL3dtlVxPYO8z3IH4MAiA0Tb97GtWGw0g4OMByrkxNjJMekZn0kcPap0TTooxerir%2FAwgwEAAaDDYzNzQyMzE4MzgwNSIMiPCiEakogbQHeOPaKtwDwW%2Fde12zqNYINGt9m9zU2ESpnnum6o3TTTNa6%2BHl0PHfp2nr0QBwzXYsMiOVnzFvO5Kz9oErSIjID6FzE2BG2Hf02abwSb5kZHeZclqk%2ByAbxSuOZv7DkE%2BJHIWV9XyTjCzVKtpUKNxiEI5vHUh30WZjpAxaZWFA4TkcpkoM%2BvthnK7xxvPUWsnqZk2UDQzDjDK3MvVeGlr1J5goKXrVekxLwGlMpHUKRBpJDfkHlFT%2BX0u2ID5tmIekwDIq9HPjWN%2FCPj0G%2Bu2hwG6lAi9fjVgu31o88dOFONCDeIqvw5o2hH8ZYpadX4YyRptVq4UAcEIw76bvfDL01FUiTXxhRZh70Nel7eyFltBCy4VQt3Iw86dwWJjvPeFEOuo%2FQNhBp3rGKbcpBzERv5PDfHpqwtBK8NVNJdjvfQ40%2Fn7dwe4RTjFns0Q%2FPYbOE4KHKlp2Y5UHXsFz54Yx3Ol5LbKVZrGCXAmExQnZKfpWn8%2FULCyjLRVSjalUjGj%2Fp1oiFbUCgqzgcd8raRipvefW1ZmFefPZsVJBfVHth9UbTrQQGIVOASA9tYhBTWjVmdNmcDKfvESDCjuLO1YVxeZXDPQolRxr7wZDBkcY9ef9yS6sQP%2Bf0K2iFOcH812n6fEwh5iDzQY6pgHTXoXFNiBaZdIfClqOQWMN9PL3%2BKqzGGAyR0ZEqHnokmTeqckCmx6eyGVdL6jZ2bdf9Pxy95pkC9%2BSPz0WlQ1JiLn7exUf%2BG0kxybTjVJJp13PUb8itaCB9ASa56uDnZFdBuLS6WrCyvOH1%2F4KD9B0fM4JbD%2FKughKxki1P4iSIYE2sygkKyeHDxucUyACURUNR5omIq8%2B7UK0XsC741BjAIPraJ1e\&X-Amz-Signature=151b0a92b67999f8bf135e5c79bb7be9f8728059f7b470a81a8586eeba2198f3\&X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host\&x-amz-checksum-mode=ENABLED\&x-id=GetObject)

that task\
**is not tied to a file**.

* It exists as a global task
* Managed separately from any file
* You can link it to a file later if you want

So this is\
for "something to do that doesn’t have a home yet."\
You park it in the inbox.

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## How they differ

| Where created | Link                | Meaning        |
| ------------- | ------------------- | -------------- |
| File header   | Auto-linked to file | Run in context |
| Inbox         | No file             | Global to-do   |

***

## Main idea

In Pensiv, tasks live at two levels:

* **Tasks that run in context** (from a file)
* **Tasks that don’t have context yet** (from inbox)

Where you create the task\
sets its place.

A task is not just a checkbox;\
it’s **where in the project structure** that action lives.