How to create task in outlook

Posted by Jonh Sunday, September 7, 2008

A task is a personal or work-related errand you want to track to completion. A task can occur once or repeatedly (a recurring task). A recurring task can repeat at regular intervals or repeat based on the date you mark the task complete. For example, you might want to send a status report to your manager on the last Friday of every month, and get a haircut when one month has passed since your last haircut. For more use Outlook Support.

To create a task you must first select the Tasks container in the Folder List or Outlook

Bar.

Follow the steps to create a task

1. Click Tasks from your “Folder List” or “Shortcuts”.

2. Click New (left corner).

3. In the “Subject” field Type Test1.

4. Use the down arrow to select a due date one day from today’s

date.

5. Click Save and Close.

You can use also

1. In any open space in the “Task” window double-click to open a

new task.

Notice you have opened a new task two different ways.

2. In the “Subject” field Type Complete lab 5.

“Due date” field enter today’s date.

“Start date” field enter today’s date.

“Status” click the down arrow and click In Progress.

3. Check the “Reminder” box.

4. Set the “Time for completion” box to the next half hour from the

computer’s time.

5. Click save and close.

1 Responses to How to create task in outlook

  1. Judy Says:
  2. I disagree with your statement "To create a Task you must first select the Task container..."

    A very useful way to create a Task is to drag an email into the Tasks Folder using either the right or left mouse button. If you use the right mouse button you can chose to move the email, rather than copy it to Tasks.

    This works in every version of Outlook.

    You also suggest a very long-winded method of setting start and due dates. Just click the little arrow to the right of either one and use a wiping action to set a date range. That will save you many clicks.

    Judy Gleeson, The Desk Doctor
    www.deskdoctors.com
    Microsoft Outlook MVP

     
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