Creating and Updating Tasks

To create a task, you click the New Task button on the Standard toolbar. A new Task dialog box opens. Type the Subject, which is the text of the task. This text appears in the Subject column in the Tasks folder. You can also set a Due Date (the date by which the task must be completed), Start Date, the Priority (Low, Normal, or High), and you can check the Reminder check box to have a reminder window open the morning of the due date. To keep track of the task, you can set the Status (Not Started, In Progress, Completed, Waiting On Someone Else, or Deferred) and the Percentage Complete (0 to 100%). You can type additional information about the task in the notes area at the bottom of the window.

Create or Update a Task

In Tasks view, click the New Task button on the Standard toolbar or double-click the task.

Type a short description of the task in the Subject box.

Click the Due Date list arrow, and then click the due date.

Click the Start Date list arrow, and then select the start date.

Click the Status list arrow, and then click an option.

Select the percentage in the % Complete box, and then type a new percentage.

Click in the Notes area, and then type additional information about the task.

Click the Save And Close button.