Outlook 2016 Intermediate/Advanced

Outlook 2016

Lesson – Working with Tasks

3. To change the order of the sort, click the same column heading a second time.

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Step-by-Step

Sort and reorder tasks.

If necessary, open the Tasks pane.

Steps

Practice Data

1. To sort tasks, click the column heading by which you want to sort. The tasks are sorted in ascending or descending order by the column heading and the arrow in the column heading points in the sort direction. 2. To change the order of the sort, click the same column heading a second time. The tasks are sorted in the opposite order by the column heading and the arrow in the column heading points in the opposite direction.

Click the Due Date column heading

Click the Due Date column heading

Practice the Concept: Sort the task list by Subject in ascending order (arrow pointing up).

A SSIGNING A T ASK TO A NOTHER O UTLOOK U SER

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Discussion

You can assign tasks by delegating them to other Outlook users. When a task is assigned to another user, it is sent as a message to the user’s Inbox. You can select options to track the status of the delegated task, as well as monitor the progress of the task.

If the task recipient accepts the task, the task is added to the recipient’s task list and removed from yours unless you select the Keep an updated copy of this task on my task list option in the Task window. This option allows you to view the changes made to the task by the recipient in your task list. When the recipient records the task as

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