# View a task in Deadline Cloud
View a task

Use the AWS Deadline Cloud monitor to view the tasks in your processing jobs. In the **Job monitor**, the **Tasks** list shows the tasks that make up the step selected in the **Steps** list. 

**To view a task**

1. Follow the steps in [View and manage job details in Deadline Cloud](view-a-job.md) to view a list of jobs.

1. Select a job from the **Jobs** list.

1. Select a step from the **Steps** list.

1. Select a task from the **Tasks** list.

You can use the **Actions** menu to do the following:
+ Change the status of the task.
+ View task logs. For more information, see [View session and worker logs in Deadline Cloud](view-logs.md).
+ View that parameters that were set when the task was created.
+ Download the output of the task. When you download the output of a task, it only contains the output generated by the selected task.