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Key Points.
● You can create tasks for yourself and assign tasks to other people.
● Outlook displays tasks in the Tasks pane, in the Daily Task List in the Calendar
pane, and on the To-Do Bar, which is available from any Outlook pane.
● You can organize tasks by grouping them in additional task folders or by
categorizing them.
● When you assign tasks, Outlook sends a task request to the designated person,
who can accept or decline the task. If you keep a copy of the assigned task, it is
automatically updated when the person you assigned the task to updates the
original.
● You can update tasks assigned to you and send status reports to the person who
assigned the task.
● A task can have a status of Not Started, Deferred, Waiting, Complete, or the
percentage completed.
● You can create one-time or recurring tasks. Outlook creates a new occurrence of a
recurring task every time you complete the current occurrence.
● You can set a reminder to display a message at a designated time before a task
is due.
● When you complete a task you can mark it as complete, remove it from your task
list, or delete it.