Image rights: Microsoft.MICROSOFT TO DO
Looks great
Syncs tasks with Outlook
Have to manually add tasks to My Day
No Siri Shortcuts or extensions
GREATWhen Wunderlist, one of
the most popular to–do
list apps on the Mac and
iOS, ceased development,
it was acquired by Microsoft and
re–emerged as To Do. And its
heritage is obvious to anyone who
used Wunderlist from the second you
launch it.
Now at version 2, the layout and
organization of lists and tasks in To
Do is immediately familiar, and
that’s no bad thing. And it’s just as
aesthetically pleasing, with the
option to choose from a selection of
images to use as backgrounds to
lists. There are a limited number to
choose from, but they all look great,
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each list. We’d love to be able to use
our own images, though. As before,
you can schedule tasks, view those
due today in a special list called My
Day, and share lists with, as well asassign tasks to, others.
Like Wunderlist, syncing
is lightning quick. And,
crucially, once you’ve signed
in to or created a Microsoft
account and started using
To Do, you can import your
Wunderlist lists just by
entering your Wunderlist
account details.
New in version 2 are those
background images we
mentioned previously, as
well as the option to choose
colored backgrounds. And
there’s also Dark mode
support for iOS 13 or iPad
OS. You can even sync tasks
with Outlook.
Despite now being in its second
version under Microsoft’s
stewardship, there are a few things
missing in To Do. There’s no support
for Siri Shortcuts, for example. And
while there is a Share sheet in To
Do to allow you to share tasks with
other apps, there’s no share
extension to allow you to share
from those other apps to To Do.
You can add attachments,
including images, to tasks, but
images don’t display a preview,
which is a shame. There’s also the
option to watch videos in the app.
There’s much to like here, such as
the light bulb in My Day which, when
you tap it, suggests tasks to focus on.
But there are omissions too, such asthe need to manually add tasks to My
Day, instead of all tasks scheduled
for the current day being
automatically added.
THE BOTTOM LINE. Fans of
Wunderlist will like To Do a lot. And
if you use Outlook, the integration is
useful. For the rest of us, Reminders
is smarter and better integrated with
other apps. KENNY HEMPHILLThe My Day view shows tasks due today,
but you have to add items to it manually.Microsoft To Do
Wunderlist lives on in To Do
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64 DEC 2019 maclife.com