Use My Day with To Do in new Outlook (2024)

FAQs

How do I use my day in Outlook? ›

Use My Day to help focus on daily tasks. You can add new tasks directly to My Day, or add tasks from other lists, by selecting a task to view its details and then selecting Add to My Day. You can also use suggestions to pick tasks to add to My Day.

select View > To-Do Bar > Tasks to place the Tasks view directly under the Calendar view.

No matter what list and dates you choose, as long as you've added the task *in* My Day, the task will automatically show up in My Day as well. (This applies on the Windows app and Android app.)

In the lower-left corner of the Outlook window, click More (. . .) and then click Tasks. Under My Tasks in the upper-left corner, click Tasks. The list changes to show only tasks, not other to-do items. Choose View→Reading Pane→Right to open a reading pane on the right side of the screen.

If you'd like, you can use Tasks for work-related projects and To Do for personal projects, or vice-versa. This can help keep your important projects organized. The main difference between Tasks and your To Do list is that when you flag an email in Outlook, it will automatically be added to your To Do list, not Tasks.

View tasks with To Do in the My Day pane

to display the Calendar and To Do tabs. If you calendar shows up first, select the To Do tab to view your tasks. Select Add a task to create a new task.

So, you can imagine my utter delight to see that Outlook Tasks are being slowly phased out and To-Do is coming online.

What does the To Do bar do in Outlook? ›

Classic Outlook's To-Do Bar is a narrow pane on the right side of Outlook you can open to keep calendar events, tasks, or contacts always in view.

Simple out-of-office message

I am currently out of the office and will not be able to respond to emails until (date of return). If your matter is urgent, please contact (name and contact information for alternative point of contact). Otherwise, I will get back to you as soon as possible upon my return.

In the Options pane, select Mail > Automatic processing > Reply settings. In Reply settings, choose the option you prefer: Reply: Your reply is sent only to the sender. Reply all: Your reply is sent to everyone on the To and Cc lines.

You have a variety of options to filter and sort your message list in Outlook on the web (or Outlook.com.) You have the option to sort by date, category, sender, size, importance, subject, and more. Select Filter at the top of the message pane. Under Sort by, choose any option you prefer to sort your email.

Select Settings > Calendar > Work hours and location. Select checkboxes for the days you want to set.