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The default view for the Tasks List is Simple List view, with tasks arranged by due date.
Not surprisingly, the default view for the To-Do List is To-Do List.
From the Arrangements gallery in the Arrangement group on the View tab, you can
select from the following standard arrangements of items within the To-Do List or a
Tasks List view:
● Assignment
● Categories
● Due Date
● Folder (Available in the To-Do List only, this view separates tasks and flagged
messages that are stored in different folders.)
See Also For information about organizing tasks in custom folders, see the sidebar
“Finding and Organizing Tasks” later in this chapter.
● Importance
● Modified Date
● Start Date
● Type
You can reorder the tasks in any list view by clicking the heading of the field you want to
sort on. You can add and remove fields from the list view by using the Field Chooser, in
the same way that you would from the list view of contact records.
See Also For information about adding and removing fields in a list view, see “Displaying
Different Views of Contact Records” in Chapter 22, “Store and Access Contact Information.”
Completed tasks remain in the Tasks List until you actually delete them, so they are
available there if you want to view them.
Tip The Tasks List views don’t by default display the Reading Pane. If you want, you can
display it at the bottom of the Tasks pane so that you don’t lose horizontal screen space and
obscure task details. Click the Reading Pane button in the Layout group on the View tab,
and then click Bottom.
In this exercise, you’ll look at different views of tasks and flagged messages within the
Tasks module.SET UP This exercise uses the SBS Order Brochures, SBS Dinner Reservations, and SBS
Send Dinner Invitations tasks, and the SBS First Draft and SBS Tradeshow Schedule
flagged messages you created and assigned earlier in this chapter. If you didn’t create
those tasks and messages, you can do so now, or you can substitute any tasks and
flagged messages in your task list. Display the To-Do List in the Tasks module, in the
default To-Do List view, and then follow the steps.