# Editing Task Due Date Calendar vs. Drop Down List

**URL:** <https://community.hubspot.com/t/editing-task-due-date-calendar-vs-drop-down-list/89758>\
**Category:** Productivity Tools\
**Tags:** enterprise\
**Created:** [September 15, 2023, 7:50pm UTC](https://community.hubspot.com/t/editing-task-due-date-calendar-vs-drop-down-list/89758 "2023-09-15T19:50:36Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![EMangrum4](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a87d85/32.png) [@EMangrum4](https://community.hubspot.com/u/EMangrum4)\
**Post date:** [September 15, 2023, 7:50pm UTC](https://community.hubspot.com/t/editing-task-due-date-calendar-vs-drop-down-list/89758/1 "2023-09-15T19:50:36Z")

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Can anyone explain why some tasks display a calendar when editing the due date and others show a drop down list of future timeframes (i.e. 2 business days, etc.)? I can’t seem to find a commonality or explanation anywhere.

 ![Screenshot 2023-09-15 at 2.47.52 PM.png](https://d2qpr2jzcazej7.cloudfront.net/original/3X/8/6/8682d4320a2fa9a5f9c885d253f0a50ba5c98736.png)

 ![Screenshot 2023-09-15 at 2.39.39 PM.png](https://d2qpr2jzcazej7.cloudfront.net/original/3X/9/c/9c579a399ca9269a829a2443f72878aa5998e6f5.png)

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**Author:** ![JWingate2](https://d10pqhm3lwygmk.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/community.hubspot.com/jwingate2/32/37981_2.png) [@JWingate2](https://community.hubspot.com/u/JWingate2)\
**Post date:** [September 15, 2023, 8:34pm UTC](https://community.hubspot.com/t/editing-task-due-date-calendar-vs-drop-down-list/89758/2 "2023-09-15T20:34:09Z")

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Hi @EMangrum4 ,

My best answer would be because it allows for a quick grab. The second picture you shared is very similar to a reminder in the email tool, it gives commonly used reminder times when sending emails, but if you were to scroll down you could choose a custom date as well.

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**Author:** ![EMangrum4](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a87d85/32.png) [@EMangrum4](https://community.hubspot.com/u/EMangrum4)\
**Post date:** [September 16, 2023, 12:12am UTC](https://community.hubspot.com/t/editing-task-due-date-calendar-vs-drop-down-list/89758/3 "2023-09-16T00:12:26Z")

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Thanks for the thoughts. I definitely understand why that option appears, but it is not consistent. Both of these were taken from a task, in the space where the due date is edited. I just can’t make heads or tails of why it varies.