Task Reminders

Never for Scheduling! Never use task reminders to schedule tasks at specific times. If it needs to be done at a specific time, put it in your calendar with your other appointments. That’s what your calendar is for. In MS Planner, task alerts are optional...

Your Recent Tasks List

Task lists support different methods for the Recent Tasks view. Typical options include: A predefined Recent Tasks list. This is the best option. An All Tasks view that you can sort by Creation Date or Modified Date. If your task manager doesn’t support a Recent...

Set up the Recent Tasks List

Choose a Recent Tasks list method and make sure it is easy to access, with a single click, without defining search terms each time. If you need to define and save a custom view, do it now and name it “Recent Tasks”.

Next Actions

Enter the next action in the task name, after the project name, like this:    Project Name – Next Action Handle multiple tasks at once by adding other tasks with the same “Project Name”. Future next steps are kept in a...