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Calendar TaskPad - Today's Tasks View
When using Outlook 2003 and choosing the Today's Tasks
view for the calendar taskpad, the title implies that only tasks due on today (or whatever day you choose on the calendar) appear. However, when I choose Today's Tasks, all tasks that are due from today forward are displayed. Is this correct? Is there a way to view only the tasks that are due today on the calendar taskpad? |
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Sherry
Outlook can do a good job of showing you current Tasks in the TaskPad as long as you understand that it's the Start date that's crucial! Use the Active Tasks for Selected Days view. Now if you schedule a Task for Friday week (using the Start Date) it will appear on that day. It will go Red the day after Due Date. This means you can set a Task to call me in 5 days time by setting the Start Date to the day you want it to appear on your To Do list (TaskPad). Judy Gleeson Acorn Training and Consulting we're nuts about Outlook www.acorntraining.com.au Sherry wrote in message ... When using Outlook 2003 and choosing the Today's Tasks view for the calendar taskpad, the title implies that only tasks due on today (or whatever day you choose on the calendar) appear. However, when I choose Today's Tasks, all tasks that are due from today forward are displayed. Is this correct? Is there a way to view only the tasks that are due today on the calendar taskpad? |
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Judy,
Thanks for responding to my question. So are you saying that the Today's Tasks on the Calendar TaskPad goes by the start date and not the due date of a task? Sherry -----Original Message----- Sherry Outlook can do a good job of showing you current Tasks in the TaskPad as long as you understand that it's the Start date that's crucial! Use the Active Tasks for Selected Days view. Now if you schedule a Task for Friday week (using the Start Date) it will appear on that day. It will go Red the day after Due Date. This means you can set a Task to call me in 5 days time by setting the Start Date to the day you want it to appear on your To Do list (TaskPad). Judy Gleeson Acorn Training and Consulting we're nuts about Outlook www.acorntraining.com.au Sherry wrote in message ... When using Outlook 2003 and choosing the Today's Tasks view for the calendar taskpad, the title implies that only tasks due on today (or whatever day you choose on the calendar) appear. However, when I choose Today's Tasks, all tasks that are due from today forward are displayed. Is this correct? Is there a way to view only the tasks that are due today on the calendar taskpad? . |
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'Today's tasks' are all active tasks - that includes ones due today, past
due or due in the future. If you want to see only tasks due today, click on the TaskPad field name and choose customize and change the filter to only show ones due today. -- Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook] Author, Teach Yourself Outlook 2003 in 24 Hours Coauthor, OneNote 2003 for Windows (Visual QuickStart Guide) Author, Google and Other Search Engines (Visual QuickStart Guide) Outlook Tips: http://www.outlook-tips.net/ Outlook & Exchange Solutions Center: http://www.slipstick.com Join OneNote Tips mailing list: http://www.onenote-tips.net/ Vote for your favorite Outlook and Exchange utilities in the Slipstick Ratings Raffle at http://www.slipstick.com/contest/ "Sherry" wrote in message ... Judy, Thanks for responding to my question. So are you saying that the Today's Tasks on the Calendar TaskPad goes by the start date and not the due date of a task? Sherry -----Original Message----- Sherry Outlook can do a good job of showing you current Tasks in the TaskPad as long as you understand that it's the Start date that's crucial! Use the Active Tasks for Selected Days view. Now if you schedule a Task for Friday week (using the Start Date) it will appear on that day. It will go Red the day after Due Date. This means you can set a Task to call me in 5 days time by setting the Start Date to the day you want it to appear on your To Do list (TaskPad). Judy Gleeson Acorn Training and Consulting we're nuts about Outlook www.acorntraining.com.au Sherry wrote in message ... When using Outlook 2003 and choosing the Today's Tasks view for the calendar taskpad, the title implies that only tasks due on today (or whatever day you choose on the calendar) appear. However, when I choose Today's Tasks, all tasks that are due from today forward are displayed. Is this correct? Is there a way to view only the tasks that are due today on the calendar taskpad? . |
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Sherry - I'm saying the Active Tasks for Selected days setting, which I
suggest as a key step in using Outlook as a time management tool, goes by START date - it gives you the opportunity to see tasks as they become relevant! For example, if you want to pay your electricity bill in 3 weeks time, it will show on the day you set as the START date. I don't recommend the Today's Tasks view. Judy Gleeson Acorn Training and Consulting "we're nuts about Outlook" www.acorntraining.com.au Diane Poremsky [MVP] wrote in message ... 'Today's tasks' are all active tasks - that includes ones due today, past due or due in the future. If you want to see only tasks due today, click on the TaskPad field name and choose customize and change the filter to only show ones due today. -- Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook] Author, Teach Yourself Outlook 2003 in 24 Hours Coauthor, OneNote 2003 for Windows (Visual QuickStart Guide) Author, Google and Other Search Engines (Visual QuickStart Guide) Outlook Tips: http://www.outlook-tips.net/ Outlook & Exchange Solutions Center: http://www.slipstick.com Join OneNote Tips mailing list: http://www.onenote-tips.net/ Vote for your favorite Outlook and Exchange utilities in the Slipstick Ratings Raffle at http://www.slipstick.com/contest/ "Sherry" wrote in message ... Judy, Thanks for responding to my question. So are you saying that the Today's Tasks on the Calendar TaskPad goes by the start date and not the due date of a task? Sherry -----Original Message----- Sherry Outlook can do a good job of showing you current Tasks in the TaskPad as long as you understand that it's the Start date that's crucial! Use the Active Tasks for Selected Days view. Now if you schedule a Task for Friday week (using the Start Date) it will appear on that day. It will go Red the day after Due Date. This means you can set a Task to call me in 5 days time by setting the Start Date to the day you want it to appear on your To Do list (TaskPad). Judy Gleeson Acorn Training and Consulting we're nuts about Outlook www.acorntraining.com.au Sherry wrote in message ... When using Outlook 2003 and choosing the Today's Tasks view for the calendar taskpad, the title implies that only tasks due on today (or whatever day you choose on the calendar) appear. However, when I choose Today's Tasks, all tasks that are due from today forward are displayed. Is this correct? Is there a way to view only the tasks that are due today on the calendar taskpad? . |
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Except by default, only the due date is set and many tasks don't include a
start date... and dates with no start date are considered active too (at least in ol 2003). -- "Judy Gleeson" wrote in message ... Sherry - I'm saying the Active Tasks for Selected days setting, which I suggest as a key step in using Outlook as a time management tool, goes by START date - it gives you the opportunity to see tasks as they become relevant! For example, if you want to pay your electricity bill in 3 weeks time, it will show on the day you set as the START date. I don't recommend the Today's Tasks view. Judy Gleeson Acorn Training and Consulting "we're nuts about Outlook" www.acorntraining.com.au Diane Poremsky [MVP] wrote in message ... 'Today's tasks' are all active tasks - that includes ones due today, past due or due in the future. If you want to see only tasks due today, click on the TaskPad field name and choose customize and change the filter to only show ones due today. -- Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook] Author, Teach Yourself Outlook 2003 in 24 Hours Coauthor, OneNote 2003 for Windows (Visual QuickStart Guide) Author, Google and Other Search Engines (Visual QuickStart Guide) Outlook Tips: http://www.outlook-tips.net/ Outlook & Exchange Solutions Center: http://www.slipstick.com Join OneNote Tips mailing list: http://www.onenote-tips.net/ Vote for your favorite Outlook and Exchange utilities in the Slipstick Ratings Raffle at http://www.slipstick.com/contest/ "Sherry" wrote in message ... Judy, Thanks for responding to my question. So are you saying that the Today's Tasks on the Calendar TaskPad goes by the start date and not the due date of a task? Sherry -----Original Message----- Sherry Outlook can do a good job of showing you current Tasks in the TaskPad as long as you understand that it's the Start date that's crucial! Use the Active Tasks for Selected Days view. Now if you schedule a Task for Friday week (using the Start Date) it will appear on that day. It will go Red the day after Due Date. This means you can set a Task to call me in 5 days time by setting the Start Date to the day you want it to appear on your To Do list (TaskPad). Judy Gleeson Acorn Training and Consulting we're nuts about Outlook www.acorntraining.com.au Sherry wrote in message ... When using Outlook 2003 and choosing the Today's Tasks view for the calendar taskpad, the title implies that only tasks due on today (or whatever day you choose on the calendar) appear. However, when I choose Today's Tasks, all tasks that are due from today forward are displayed. Is this correct? Is there a way to view only the tasks that are due today on the calendar taskpad? . |
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Judy & Diane,
I filtered today's tasks to show only tasks that are "due today." After I filtered "today's tasks," and clicked on today (9/20), only tasks that are due today or later are shown. However, when I clicked on a date 1-2 months out, my taskpad tasks did not change. This leads me to think that the computer gets "today's date" from its internal clock vs. the Outlook calendar. Am I correct? My manager is under the impression that the taskpad should show whatever tasks are for that particular day according to the Outlook calendar. Also, when I click on any other taskpad view, the tasks do not change. I am unable to find taskpad view definitions on the Microsoft web site (they may very well be there somewhere, but I haven't found them yet). Do you know where I could find definitions of the various taskpad views? Thanks, again. -----Original Message----- Except by default, only the due date is set and many tasks don't include a start date... and dates with no start date are considered active too (at least in ol 2003). -- "Judy Gleeson" wrote in message ... Sherry - I'm saying the Active Tasks for Selected days setting, which I suggest as a key step in using Outlook as a time management tool, goes by START date - it gives you the opportunity to see tasks as they become relevant! For example, if you want to pay your electricity bill in 3 weeks time, it will show on the day you set as the START date. I don't recommend the Today's Tasks view. Judy Gleeson Acorn Training and Consulting "we're nuts about Outlook" www.acorntraining.com.au Diane Poremsky [MVP] wrote in message ... 'Today's tasks' are all active tasks - that includes ones due today, past due or due in the future. If you want to see only tasks due today, click on the TaskPad field name and choose customize and change the filter to only show ones due today. -- Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook] Author, Teach Yourself Outlook 2003 in 24 Hours Coauthor, OneNote 2003 for Windows (Visual QuickStart Guide) Author, Google and Other Search Engines (Visual QuickStart Guide) Outlook Tips: http://www.outlook-tips.net/ Outlook & Exchange Solutions Center: http://www.slipstick.com Join OneNote Tips mailing list: http://www.onenote- tips.net/ Vote for your favorite Outlook and Exchange utilities in the Slipstick Ratings Raffle at http://www.slipstick.com/contest/ "Sherry" wrote in message ... Judy, Thanks for responding to my question. So are you saying that the Today's Tasks on the Calendar TaskPad goes by the start date and not the due date of a task? Sherry -----Original Message----- Sherry Outlook can do a good job of showing you current Tasks in the TaskPad as long as you understand that it's the Start date that's crucial! Use the Active Tasks for Selected Days view. Now if you schedule a Task for Friday week (using the Start Date) it will appear on that day. It will go Red the day after Due Date. This means you can set a Task to call me in 5 days time by setting the Start Date to the day you want it to appear on your To Do list (TaskPad). Judy Gleeson Acorn Training and Consulting we're nuts about Outlook www.acorntraining.com.au Sherry wrote in message ... When using Outlook 2003 and choosing the Today's Tasks view for the calendar taskpad, the title implies that only tasks due on today (or whatever day you choose on the calendar) appear. However, when I choose Today's Tasks, all tasks that are due from today forward are displayed. Is this correct? Is there a way to view only the tasks that are due today on the calendar taskpad? . . |
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The setting Active Tasks for selected days (that I always suggest - see my
earlier posting to you) makes clicking on the date navigator show tasks for that day. It's showing you them according to Start date. Start date is what "Activates" a Task. Outlook will show tasks for today if you follow the settings I suggested. Outlook's idea of what you have to do today is perfect according to sound time management principles (my area of expertise) the start date is when it turns up on your list of things to do, the due date makes it go red. Work to a plan - not reacting to urgency of when stuff's due! JIT (just in time) is OK in a factory but not for most white collar workers. Judy Gleeson Acorn Training and Consulting "we're nuts about Outlook" www.acorntraining.com.au/productivit.htm Sherry wrote in message ... Judy & Diane, I filtered today's tasks to show only tasks that are "due today." After I filtered "today's tasks," and clicked on today (9/20), only tasks that are due today or later are shown. However, when I clicked on a date 1-2 months out, my taskpad tasks did not change. This leads me to think that the computer gets "today's date" from its internal clock vs. the Outlook calendar. Am I correct? My manager is under the impression that the taskpad should show whatever tasks are for that particular day according to the Outlook calendar. Also, when I click on any other taskpad view, the tasks do not change. I am unable to find taskpad view definitions on the Microsoft web site (they may very well be there somewhere, but I haven't found them yet). Do you know where I could find definitions of the various taskpad views? Thanks, again. -----Original Message----- Except by default, only the due date is set and many tasks don't include a start date... and dates with no start date are considered active too (at least in ol 2003). -- "Judy Gleeson" wrote in message ... Sherry - I'm saying the Active Tasks for Selected days setting, which I suggest as a key step in using Outlook as a time management tool, goes by START date - it gives you the opportunity to see tasks as they become relevant! For example, if you want to pay your electricity bill in 3 weeks time, it will show on the day you set as the START date. I don't recommend the Today's Tasks view. Judy Gleeson Acorn Training and Consulting "we're nuts about Outlook" www.acorntraining.com.au Diane Poremsky [MVP] wrote in message ... 'Today's tasks' are all active tasks - that includes ones due today, past due or due in the future. If you want to see only tasks due today, click on the TaskPad field name and choose customize and change the filter to only show ones due today. -- Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook] Author, Teach Yourself Outlook 2003 in 24 Hours Coauthor, OneNote 2003 for Windows (Visual QuickStart Guide) Author, Google and Other Search Engines (Visual QuickStart Guide) Outlook Tips: http://www.outlook-tips.net/ Outlook & Exchange Solutions Center: http://www.slipstick.com Join OneNote Tips mailing list: http://www.onenote- tips.net/ Vote for your favorite Outlook and Exchange utilities in the Slipstick Ratings Raffle at http://www.slipstick.com/contest/ "Sherry" wrote in message ... Judy, Thanks for responding to my question. So are you saying that the Today's Tasks on the Calendar TaskPad goes by the start date and not the due date of a task? Sherry -----Original Message----- Sherry Outlook can do a good job of showing you current Tasks in the TaskPad as long as you understand that it's the Start date that's crucial! Use the Active Tasks for Selected Days view. Now if you schedule a Task for Friday week (using the Start Date) it will appear on that day. It will go Red the day after Due Date. This means you can set a Task to call me in 5 days time by setting the Start Date to the day you want it to appear on your To Do list (TaskPad). Judy Gleeson Acorn Training and Consulting we're nuts about Outlook www.acorntraining.com.au Sherry wrote in message ... When using Outlook 2003 and choosing the Today's Tasks view for the calendar taskpad, the title implies that only tasks due on today (or whatever day you choose on the calendar) appear. However, when I choose Today's Tasks, all tasks that are due from today forward are displayed. Is this correct? Is there a way to view only the tasks that are due today on the calendar taskpad? . . |
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Maybe I should purchase a book on Outlook 2003. Do you
have any recommendations? Sherry -----Original Message----- The setting Active Tasks for selected days (that I always suggest - see my earlier posting to you) makes clicking on the date navigator show tasks for that day. It's showing you them according to Start date. Start date is what "Activates" a Task. Outlook will show tasks for today if you follow the settings I suggested. Outlook's idea of what you have to do today is perfect according to sound time management principles (my area of expertise) the start date is when it turns up on your list of things to do, the due date makes it go red. Work to a plan - not reacting to urgency of when stuff's due! JIT (just in time) is OK in a factory but not for most white collar workers. Judy Gleeson Acorn Training and Consulting "we're nuts about Outlook" www.acorntraining.com.au/productivit.htm Sherry wrote in message ... Judy & Diane, I filtered today's tasks to show only tasks that are "due today." After I filtered "today's tasks," and clicked on today (9/20), only tasks that are due today or later are shown. However, when I clicked on a date 1-2 months out, my taskpad tasks did not change. This leads me to think that the computer gets "today's date" from its internal clock vs. the Outlook calendar. Am I correct? My manager is under the impression that the taskpad should show whatever tasks are for that particular day according to the Outlook calendar. Also, when I click on any other taskpad view, the tasks do not change. I am unable to find taskpad view definitions on the Microsoft web site (they may very well be there somewhere, but I haven't found them yet). Do you know where I could find definitions of the various taskpad views? Thanks, again. -----Original Message----- Except by default, only the due date is set and many tasks don't include a start date... and dates with no start date are considered active too (at least in ol 2003). -- "Judy Gleeson" wrote in message ... Sherry - I'm saying the Active Tasks for Selected days setting, which I suggest as a key step in using Outlook as a time management tool, goes by START date - it gives you the opportunity to see tasks as they become relevant! For example, if you want to pay your electricity bill in 3 weeks time, it will show on the day you set as the START date. I don't recommend the Today's Tasks view. Judy Gleeson Acorn Training and Consulting "we're nuts about Outlook" www.acorntraining.com.au Diane Poremsky [MVP] wrote in message ... 'Today's tasks' are all active tasks - that includes ones due today, past due or due in the future. If you want to see only tasks due today, click on the TaskPad field name and choose customize and change the filter to only show ones due today. -- Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook] Author, Teach Yourself Outlook 2003 in 24 Hours Coauthor, OneNote 2003 for Windows (Visual QuickStart Guide) Author, Google and Other Search Engines (Visual QuickStart Guide) Outlook Tips: http://www.outlook-tips.net/ Outlook & Exchange Solutions Center: http://www.slipstick.com Join OneNote Tips mailing list: http://www.onenote- tips.net/ Vote for your favorite Outlook and Exchange utilities in the Slipstick Ratings Raffle at http://www.slipstick.com/contest/ "Sherry" wrote in message ... Judy, Thanks for responding to my question. So are you saying that the Today's Tasks on the Calendar TaskPad goes by the start date and not the due date of a task? Sherry -----Original Message----- Sherry Outlook can do a good job of showing you current Tasks in the TaskPad as long as you understand that it's the Start date that's crucial! Use the Active Tasks for Selected Days view. Now if you schedule a Task for Friday week (using the Start Date) it will appear on that day. It will go Red the day after Due Date. This means you can set a Task to call me in 5 days time by setting the Start Date to the day you want it to appear on your To Do list (TaskPad). Judy Gleeson Acorn Training and Consulting we're nuts about Outlook www.acorntraining.com.au Sherry wrote in message ... When using Outlook 2003 and choosing the Today's Tasks view for the calendar taskpad, the title implies that only tasks due on today (or whatever day you choose on the calendar) appear. However, when I choose Today's Tasks, all tasks that are due from today forward are displayed. Is this correct? Is there a way to view only the tasks that are due today on the calendar taskpad? . . . |
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You need to use 'Active tasks for selected days' if you only want to see the
tasks for specific dates. Note that you may see more tasks than you expect because of how outlook decides what is active, but if you use Today's Tasks, it's always going to show you the tasks for "today". -- Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook] Author, Teach Yourself Outlook 2003 in 24 Hours Coauthor, OneNote 2003 for Windows (Visual QuickStart Guide) Author, Google and Other Search Engines (Visual QuickStart Guide) Outlook Tips: http://www.outlook-tips.net/ Outlook & Exchange Solutions Center: http://www.slipstick.com Join OneNote Tips mailing list: http://www.onenote-tips.net/ Vote for your favorite Outlook and Exchange utilities in the Slipstick Ratings Raffle at http://www.slipstick.com/contest/ "Sherry" wrote in message ... Judy & Diane, I filtered today's tasks to show only tasks that are "due today." After I filtered "today's tasks," and clicked on today (9/20), only tasks that are due today or later are shown. However, when I clicked on a date 1-2 months out, my taskpad tasks did not change. This leads me to think that the computer gets "today's date" from its internal clock vs. the Outlook calendar. Am I correct? My manager is under the impression that the taskpad should show whatever tasks are for that particular day according to the Outlook calendar. Also, when I click on any other taskpad view, the tasks do not change. I am unable to find taskpad view definitions on the Microsoft web site (they may very well be there somewhere, but I haven't found them yet). Do you know where I could find definitions of the various taskpad views? Thanks, again. -----Original Message----- Except by default, only the due date is set and many tasks don't include a start date... and dates with no start date are considered active too (at least in ol 2003). -- "Judy Gleeson" wrote in message ... Sherry - I'm saying the Active Tasks for Selected days setting, which I suggest as a key step in using Outlook as a time management tool, goes by START date - it gives you the opportunity to see tasks as they become relevant! For example, if you want to pay your electricity bill in 3 weeks time, it will show on the day you set as the START date. I don't recommend the Today's Tasks view. Judy Gleeson Acorn Training and Consulting "we're nuts about Outlook" www.acorntraining.com.au Diane Poremsky [MVP] wrote in message ... 'Today's tasks' are all active tasks - that includes ones due today, past due or due in the future. If you want to see only tasks due today, click on the TaskPad field name and choose customize and change the filter to only show ones due today. -- Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook] Author, Teach Yourself Outlook 2003 in 24 Hours Coauthor, OneNote 2003 for Windows (Visual QuickStart Guide) Author, Google and Other Search Engines (Visual QuickStart Guide) Outlook Tips: http://www.outlook-tips.net/ Outlook & Exchange Solutions Center: http://www.slipstick.com Join OneNote Tips mailing list: http://www.onenote- tips.net/ Vote for your favorite Outlook and Exchange utilities in the Slipstick Ratings Raffle at http://www.slipstick.com/contest/ "Sherry" wrote in message ... Judy, Thanks for responding to my question. So are you saying that the Today's Tasks on the Calendar TaskPad goes by the start date and not the due date of a task? Sherry -----Original Message----- Sherry Outlook can do a good job of showing you current Tasks in the TaskPad as long as you understand that it's the Start date that's crucial! Use the Active Tasks for Selected Days view. Now if you schedule a Task for Friday week (using the Start Date) it will appear on that day. It will go Red the day after Due Date. This means you can set a Task to call me in 5 days time by setting the Start Date to the day you want it to appear on your To Do list (TaskPad). Judy Gleeson Acorn Training and Consulting we're nuts about Outlook www.acorntraining.com.au Sherry wrote in message ... When using Outlook 2003 and choosing the Today's Tasks view for the calendar taskpad, the title implies that only tasks due on today (or whatever day you choose on the calendar) appear. However, when I choose Today's Tasks, all tasks that are due from today forward are displayed. Is this correct? Is there a way to view only the tasks that are due today on the calendar taskpad? . . |
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