maiowelove.blogg.se - Using outlook for task management

To create a task, simply click on the task icon.

Send an email regarding the highlighted text.

But you may have received a list of tasks/asks from a team member.īy highlighting the text on the page, two options appear just above my selected text: (I regularly do this - if I’m out on the road and want to remind myself of tasks, I’ll sometimes send an email with several tasks outlined). In this example, I have sent myself an email with a list of reminders from my mobile device. This is not a brand new feature (it was announced July 2020), but most people are still unaware of this capability. In this case, you can highlight text in Outlook for the Web and convert it to a task in Outlook – which will then also become visible within Microsoft ToDo. Did you know that you can now generate tasks from these emails while working in context in Outlook?Īs part of the broader Task Management strategy across Microsoft 365, there are some nifty task conversion features being added. Unless we convert that text into an actionable task, things may get lost. Sometimes I add them into my notebook or onto a sticky note, other times I may drag the entire email to my calendar and create a reminder with time blocked out to complete the task. We have all received emails that contain next steps or instructions that really should be added to our daily checklist.