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Do one of the following:
- On the main menu, choose .
- Press Alt+Shift+NAlt Shift N
- Click the tasks combo on the main toolbar.
- In the Enter task name pop-up window, choose Create New Task, or just
type the task name.

- If you choose Create new task <description>, a new local task with the specified description will be created. In this case, the IDE will switch to this new task.
- If you select a task from an issue tracker, then the Open Task dialog box opens, where you can specify whether you want PyCharm to clear the current context, create a changelist for the new task, and change the issue status in the tracking system, by selecting the corresponding check boxes.
Tip
- To show task description right in the suggestion list, press Ctrl+QControl J.
- To configure access to your issue tracking system, click
, and specify
your account settings in the
Servers dialog box that opens.

