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716 Chapter 24 Track Tasks
Practice Files The exercises in this chapter use Outlook items you created in exercises in
previous chapters. If an exercise requires an item that you don’t have, you can complete
the exercise in which you create the item before beginning the exercise, or you can
substitute a similar item of your own. A complete list of practice files is provided in
“Using the Practice Files” at the beginning of this book.
See Also For information about the Daily Task List, see “Displaying Different Views of a
Calendar” in Chapter 23, “Manage Scheduling.” For information about the To-Do Bar and
the To-Do Bar Task List, see “Displaying Different Views of Tasks” later in this chapter.
Creating Tasks
If you use your Outlook task list to its fullest potential, you’ll frequently add tasks to it.
You can create one-time or recurring tasks from scratch in different ways, or you can
add an existing Outlook item (such as a message) to your task list. Regardless of how or
where you create a task, all tasks are available in the Tasks module and in the To-Do Bar
Task List. Only individual tasks are available in the Tasks List.
Tip Another way to add a task to your list is by accepting an assigned task. For more
information, see “Managing Task Assignments” later in this chapter.
You can attach files to task items, and you can include text, tables, charts, illustrations,
hyperlinks, and other content in the task window content pane by using the same
commands you use in other Outlook item windows and in other Microsoft Office 2010
programs, such as Microsoft Word. You can also set standard Outlook item options
such as recurrence, color categories, reminders, and privacy.
Tip You can maintain multiple task lists by creating folders to contain task items. For
information about creating task folders, see the sidebar “Finding and Organizing Tasks”
later in this chapter.
Creating Tasks from Scratch
You can create a task item from scratch by using one of several methods.
In the Tasks module:
● Click the New Task button on the Home tab, enter the task details in the task
window that opens, and then save and close the task.
● When you display your To-Do List, enter the task description in the Type A New
Task box at the top of the list, and then press Enter to create a task with the
default settings.