If you often use emails to set up meetings or organize projects, you may know that messages can be easily overlooked due to the huge amount of correspondence in your inbox. In addition, it's possible to click on the Description, Priority and Due date fields on the Task List pane to sort your tasks and concentrate on the most important projects. You can focus on different parts within the tree view by expanding or collapsing leaf nodes and modify the hierarchy by using the drag-n-drop operation. You can double-click on the task name in the list to get the standard Outlook window and define all of the above.Īs you can see all the usual Outlook tasks features are available, including the possibility to set a reminder which is really helpful if you don't want to miss a deadline.
The next step will be to set due dates, priority, progress and status. All the items you create on the Task List pane automatically synchronize with Outlook tasks.
You can create as many root tasks and sub-tasks as necessary to build a convenient multi-level tree structure. If you right-click on the name and select the New task option from the list, you'll get a sub-task relating to the current root task. You can achieve more by breaking big tasks and projects into sub-tasks. It will also let you find the needed item later. For example, you may want to use your customer or project number. The task also gets a number that you can modify if necessary.
You will see a dialog box to enter the task name. Just right-click on the pane and select the New root task option from the menu, or press the corresponding icon on the toolbar. Start with creating, naming, and saving new items for your Outlook task list. Display your Outlook tasks in a hierarchical tree viewĪfter the installation the Tasklist add-in seamlessly embeds into Outlook giving you the right arrow above the Reading Pane.Ĭlicking on this arrow opens the add-in pane where you can enter all your tasks. Thus, this Outlook tasks add-in has a number of powerful features that make personal organization less of a chore.