I've discovered something this morning that puzzles me, and I can't work out how to google it! In my organiser file I have this task set up - --8<---------------cut here---------------start------------->8--- *** TODO end of life care DEADLINE: <2016-12-30 Fri> SCHEDULED: <2016-08-31 Wed +1d> :PROPERTIES: :35:00: 35:00 :BUDGET_WEEK: 35:00 :BUDGET_MONTH: 140:00 :BUDGET_YEAR: 500:00 :Effort: 500:00 :END: :LOGBOOK: CLOCK: [2016-08-31 Wed 02:46]--[2016-08-31 Wed 03:47] => 1:01 CLOCK: [2016-08-31 Wed 02:22]--[2016-08-31 Wed 02:23] => 0:01 :END: **** TODO death.org **** TODO to include 'caring with dignity' --8<---------------cut here---------------end--------------->8--- And when its displayed in the agenda it shows as a grey line of text which is different from other surrounding text, see attached screenshot snippet [fn:1]. However, if I take the subtasks out it displays perfectly normally. So how can I have it displaying normally but still retain the subtasks please? Are the subtasks position-dependent? Although in my experiments they don't seem to be. Thanks Sharon. [fn:1]