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- If you want to manually change the task status—for example, to Waiting on
someone else or Deferred—click that option in the Status list. - Save and close the task.
Outlook updates the task both in your own task list and in the task originator’s
task list.
You can’t track the status of a flagged message.
In this exercise, you’ll update the status and due date of a task on your task list.
SET UP You need the SBS Dinner Reservations task you created earlier in this chapter
to complete this exercise. If you didn’t create that task, you can do so now, or you
can substitute any task in your default task list. Display your To-Do List in the Tasks
module, and then follow the steps.- In the Tasks pane, double-click the SBS Dinner Reservations task.
For the purposes of this exercise, assume that you are waiting for the banquet
manager to confirm whether a private dining room is available. You want to
update the task to reflect your progress, change the task due date, and also
remind yourself to call again if you don’t hear from her by the end of the day.- Click the Start date arrow, and then on the calendar, click Today.
- Click the Status arrow, and then in the list, click Waiting on someone else.
- In the % Complete box, type or select (by clicking the arrows) 25%.
- In the notes pane, on a new line, type the following sentence:
Left message for banquet manager—will call back tomorrow.- Click the Due date arrow, and then on the calendar, click the next day.
The information bar at the top of the task header changes to reflect the new
due date.- Select the Reminder check box. Click the first Reminder arrow, and then on the
calendar, click the due date. - Click the second Reminder arrow, and then in the list, click 3:00 PM.
Outlook is set to display a reminder on the afternoon of the new due date.