Outlook 2016 Tips and Tricks

Outlook 2016

Lesson 2 – Working with Tasks

E XERCISE

W ORKING WITH T ASKS

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Task

Practice working with tasks.

1. Open the Tasks pane, if necessary. 2. Add three new tasks. Create the first task with the subject Review training materials and a due date of next Wednesday . Create a second task with the subject Prepare training rooms and systems and a due date of next Thursday , and the third task with the subject Conduct intermediate training and a due date of next Friday . 3. Create a recurring task with the subject Prepare training report that occurs monthly on the first weekday of the month. Save the task. 4. Sort the tasks by subject in descending order. Then, sort the tasks by due date in ascending order. 5. Assign a High priority level to the Conduct intermediate training task. 6. Assign the Conduct intermediate training task to another student as indicated by your instructor. 7. When you receive a Task Request message from another student, accept the task and send the response now. 8. Indicate that the Prepare training rooms and systems task is 50% complete. 9. Send a status report about the Prepare training rooms and systems task to another student as indicated by your instructor. Close the Task window. 10. When you receive a Task Status Report message from another student, open the message and view the status report. 11. Mark the Review training materials task complete. 12. Print the Prepare training rooms and systems task in Memo Style . 13. Turn the To-Do Bar on, displaying the Calendar and Tasks, and People (Contacts), in that order. 14. Delete the tasks you created during this exercise, including all occurrences of the recurring task.

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