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Select tasks to show by start date, (in progress) rather then due

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N94502 - 04 Nov 2004 20:09 GMT
I use Outlook 2003 to track tasks

I have MANY items on my TASK list and do not want to show them all.  
However, I also have many tasks that take many days or weeks to accomplish,
so I need to be aware of when they should begin.

Currently, the only options are to show TODAY'S tasks or to show ALL tasks.  
I'd like to see an option to show tasks that you should work on today (i.e.
start date of today or earlier, but not yet completed!).
Judy Gleeson - 04 Nov 2004 23:38 GMT
That's a great way to use Tasks.  I teach it as an effective way of managing
work to do. Here's how you do it:

use your Start Date to set when you want the Task to appear on your list of
things to do (the TaskPad in the 1 day Calendar view).

Set the view as follows: View, TaskPad view, Active Tasks for Selected Days.

Now Start Date is the trigger for making Tasks appear on the TaskPad.  If
you want to call me in 2 weeks time to follow up something, set a Start Date
of 2 weeks away and it will not appear until then - the Date Navigator will
show you it if you click the Start Date.  All incomplete Tasks will stay in
view until you either delete or complete them.  They go Red the day after
their Due Date.

You can also show additional columns in the TaskPad by right clicking on its
heading bar and selecting Field Chooser, then drag additional fields into
the TaskPad (eg Due Date, Category, Owner).

Judy Gleeson
Acorn Training and Consulting
"we're nuts about Outlook"

www.acorntraining.com.au/productivit.htm

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Outlook 2003 to track tasks

> I have MANY items on my TASK list and do not want to show them all.
> However, I also have many tasks that take many days or weeks to accomplish,
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> I'd like to see an option to show tasks that you should work on today (i.e.
> start date of today or earlier, but not yet completed!).
Rose - 14 Jun 2005 20:09 GMT
That is great but can you set-up Outlook Today to show only these tasks as
well?

> That's a great way to use Tasks.  I teach it as an effective way of managing
> work to do. Here's how you do it:
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> (i.e.
> > start date of today or earlier, but not yet completed!).

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