actualNoteContentPart: # Recommendations based on use cases
  One of the biggest drawbacks of "tasks as checkboxes" is that creating a task anywhere will also display it in Tasks and Calendar Mode. This can be undesirable, since it's hard to differentiate between checklists and "real tasks". So let's explore three scenarios and the recommended solutions for each.
  
  ## I am often employing reusable checklists
  If you're the type of note-taker that has a checklist for everything, then the best solution for you is to use [Note templates](/help/using_note_templates) . Note templates are regular notes that are usually [locked](/help/notes_and_writing_other_settings#Lock_Note)  and rarely edited. Instead of editing the template note, you are duplicating it every time you need to use it, for example by typing @= inside your editor and searching for your template's title. 
  
  
  Using @= (the legacy [[=) to find a section of a note and insert it in a Daily Jot
  
  
  The big advantage of this method is that, even though we are using "real tasks" to represent our checklists, **tasks from locked notes are hidden from Tasks and Calendar Mode**. This means that only the actual working copy of your checklist will be shown in your to-do lists.
  
  **To complete a task and have it stay inline**, simply choose the "Cross out" option from the task details or us the Ctrl-Shift-Space hotkey. If you'd still rather not use "real tasks" with this method, you can safely use bullet points instead. The hotkey for crossing out a bullet point is the same.
  
  Note templates are a fan-favorite feature and team Amplenote highly recommends using them for repetitive checklists and routines!
  
  ## I am creating checklists in specific notes 
  For those times when you manually create checklists inside specific notes, this method is the way to go:
  Create your checklists as normal task lists
  In Tasks and Calendar Mode, make sure to filter out the notes containing checklists
  
  
  Tag your checklist notes with checklists or a similar tag, to help distinguish them from notes containing regular tasks.
  
  
  To exclude checklists from **Tasks Mode**, you can either:
  [Make sure the individual checklist notes are excluded](https://images.amplenote.com/d9210b66-dc62-11ee-94c7-c250cfa702b7/55263f31-46ea-4bcb-a8c0-6659382cb64d.png)  
  Deselect your checklists tag (and select a different tag combination)
  
  To exclude checklists from **Calendar Mode**, you can either:
  [Exclude individual checklist notes](https://images.amplenote.com/d9210b66-dc62-11ee-94c7-c250cfa702b7/b5b503e6-ec1b-4aa1-b6ae-9e377d869505.png)  
  Omit adding your checklists tag to your Task Domains
processedNoteContent: ---
  title: Checkboxes and checklists in Amplenote (lightwe...
  headers: # Recommendations based on use cases
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  Recommendations based on use cases
  One of the biggest drawbacks of "tasks as checkboxes" is that creating a task anywhere will also display it in Tasks and Calendar Mode. This can be undesirable, since it's hard to differentiate between checklists and "real tasks". So let's explore three scenarios and the recommended solutions for each. 
  I am often employing reusable checklists
  If you're the type of note-taker that has a checklist for everything, then the best solution for you is to use [Note templates](/help/using_note_templates)
   . Note templates are regular notes that are usually [locked](/help/notes_and_writing_other_settings#Lock_Note)
    and rarely edited. Instead of editing the template note, you are duplicating it every time you need to use it, for example by typing @= inside your editor and searching for your template's title. Using @= (the legacy [[=) to find a section of a note and insert it in a Daily Jot The big advantage of this method is that, even though we are using "real tasks" to represent our checklists, tasks from locked notes are hidden from Tasks and Calendar Mode
  . This means that only the actual working copy of your checklist will be shown in your to-do lists. To complete a task and have it stay inline
  , simply choose the "Cross out" option from the task details or us the Ctrl-Shift-Space hotkey. If you'd still rather not use "real tasks" with this method, you can safely use bullet points instead. The hotkey for crossing out a bullet point is the same. Note templates are a fan-favorite feature and team Amplenote highly recommends using them for repetitive checklists and routines! 
  I am creating checklists in specific notes
  For those times when you manually create checklists inside specific notes, this method is the way to go:
  Create your checklists as normal task lists
  In Tasks and Calendar Mode, make sure to filter out the notes containing checklists Tag your checklist notes with checklists or a similar tag, to help distinguish them from notes containing regular tasks. To exclude checklists from Tasks Mode
  , you can either:
  [Make sure the individual checklist notes are excluded](https://images.amplenote.com)`
  
  Deselect your checklists tag (and select a different tag combination) To exclude checklists from Calendar Mode
  , you can either:
  [Exclude individual checklist notes](https://images.amplenote.com)`
  
  Omit adding your checklists tag to your Task Domains
noteTitle: Checkboxes and checklists in Amplenote (lightweight tasks that don't show up in Tasks Mode)