Microsoft Office Tutorials and References
In Depth Information
Updating tasks
Tasks generally appear on the Outlook task lists by start date or due date. You can change
the details or dates of a task, or track the progress you’ve made on it.
To update the status of a task:
Open the task window.
1
In the
% Complete
list, enter or select (by clicking the arrows) the percentage of the
project you estimate as complete to change the status to reflect your selection. Tasks
that are
0%
complete are
Not Started
, tasks that are
1%
to
99%
complete are
In
Progress
, and tasks that are
100%
complete are
Completed
.
2
If you want to manually change the task status—for example, to
Deferred
or
Waiting
on
someone
else
—click that option in the
Status
list.
3
Save and close the task to update the task both in your own task list and in the task
originator’s task list.
4
You can’t track the status of a lagged 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 Make 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 the To-Do List folder in the
Tasks module, and then follow the steps.
1
In the task list, double-click the
SBS Make 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.
2
Note the original start and due dates, which you set to the next Monday. Click the
Start date
arrow, and then below the calendar, click
Today
. Notice that the due date
also changes to today.
3
Click the
Due date
arrow, and then on the calendar, click tomorrow’s date.
4
Click the
Status
arrow, and then in the list, click
Waiting on someone else
.
5
In the
% Complete
box, enter or select (by clicking the arrows)
25%.
