actualNoteContentPart: Most of the time, when a task is done, users will mark it as "Completed" (to remove it from the note) or ["Crossed out" (to leave it in the note)](https://www.amplenote.com/help/cross_out_strike_through_completed_task) .
  
  But there is a third way to mark a task as "done," and it carries a side benefit that is periodically requested by users: to remove the completed task from their calendar(s).
  
  
  | **💡 See also**: [**Why Amplenote usually leaves completed tasks visible**](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9RZd8yufe-A&t=3s&pp=ygUUZ3NkIG1ldGhvZCBhbXBsZW5vdGU%3D)  on the calendar and [**Voting to allow completed tasks to be auto-removed from calendar**](https://www.amplenote.com/help/feature_voting_roadmap_planning) . | 
  
  # How to mark a task as "Dismissed"
  **Via hotkey**: In general, the fastest way to mark a task as dismissed is to position your cursor within the task text and to use the hotkey to dismiss a task: 
  	macOS: Ctrl-Option-Space (aka Ctrl-Alt-Space or ⌃⌥␣)
  	PC (Linux and Windows): Ctrl-Shift-d (aka ^D)
  **Via task action**: When the cursor is within a task text, you can use !dismiss (effectively, !di at which point it will be auto-suggested) to dismiss a task
  **Via calendar**: Pick "Dismiss task" from the list of options![](https://images.amplenote.com/efbc7268-ac17-11ef-ac7d-17af97ee6322/100fdd91-5d1d-427c-9bf9-981e0369cb31.jpg) 
  
  # Effect of Dismissing task
  Here's what happens when a task is dismissed:
  The task is removed from all calendars
  The task shows up in "Completed task" section of a note, but with [a lighter formatting than the tasks that were marked complete](https://images.amplenote.com/efbc7268-ac17-11ef-ac7d-17af97ee6322/2dd26d10-bba2-40b4-8af2-92c289a7037d.png)  
  Half of the Task Score associated with the task is added to your daily "Completed Task Score"
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  Most of the time, when a task is done, users will mark it as "Completed" (to remove it from the note) or ["Crossed out" (to leave it in the note)](https://www.amplenote.com)`
   . But there is a third way to mark a task as "done," and it carries a side benefit that is periodically requested by users: to remove the completed task from their calendar(s). | 💡 See also
  : [Why Amplenote usually leaves completed tasks visible](https://www.youtube.com)`
    on the calendar and [Voting to allow completed tasks to be auto-removed from calendar](https://www.amplenote.com)`
   . | 
  How to mark a task as "Dismissed"
  Via hotkey
  : In general, the fastest way to mark a task as dismissed is to position your cursor within the task text and to use the hotkey to dismiss a task:
  macOS: Ctrl-Option-Space (aka Ctrl-Alt-Space or ⌃⌥␣)
  PC (Linux and Windows): Ctrl-Shift-d (aka ^D)
  Via task action
  : When the cursor is within a task text, you can use !dismiss (effectively, !di at which point it will be auto-suggested) to dismiss a task
  Via calendar
  : Pick "Dismiss task" from the list of options [Image: OCR text for https://images.amplenote.com/efbc7268-ac17-11ef-ac7d-17af97ee6322/100fdd91-5d1d-427c-9bf9-981e0369cb31.jpg]
  
  Effect of Dismissing task
  Here's what happens when a task is dismissed:
  The task is removed from all calendars
  The task shows up in "Completed task" section of a note, but with [a lighter formatting than the tasks that were marked complete](https://images.amplenote.com)`
  
  Half of the Task Score associated with the task is added to your daily "Completed Task Score"
noteTitle: Dismiss tasks: Prevent completed tasks from showing on calendar and more