You may check your Sent messages folder to verify that the assignment email was sent. While email is open, hover over the tasks icon on the lower left of the screen. Existing tasks may have these filled in, but all fields may be changed.Ĭlick the “Send” button to delegate the task. Open the Email panel where you want the tasks to show. Note that if you’re assigning an existing task, these fields may already be completed.Īdd any additional information to the task, such as priority, request a status report, recurrence, and description of the task, if desired. You may also type his email address or click the “To” button and choose a name from the list.Ĭlick into the “Subject” field and type the name of the task, then choose the task’s beginning and completion dates from the two calendar menus. Type the name of the person who should be assigned this task.

Note that this is the ribbon on the Task window itself, not the main Outlook screen ribbon.Ĭlick into the “To” text field on the Task window. To delegate an existing task, double-click that task from the list on the main screen.Ĭlick the “Assign Task” button on the ribbon. Click the “New Task” button on the left side of the ribbon.

How to use tasks in outlook