Tasks In Outlook For Mac

 



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Managing Tasks in Outlook 2016 for the Mac A task is an item that you want to track in Outlook 2016 for the Mac until completion. Tasks can be created from messages that you have flagged for follow-up, or items that you have manually added to any of the task folders. By default, tasks appear under the Tasks folder by assigned category.

  1. In the lower-left corner of the Outlook window, click More (.) and then click Tasks. Under My Tasks in the upper-left corner, click Tasks. The list changes to show only tasks, not other to-do items. Choose View→Reading Pane→Right to open a reading pane on the right side of the screen.
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Outlook is included with Microsoft Office 365. Faculty and staff with full-service SUNet IDs can download Microsoft Office for Mac via webmail for free. See the Microsoft Office page for more information.

How To Use Outlook Tasks

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You can configure Microsoft Outlook to access your Office 365 account by setting up an Exchange connection. An Exchange connection provides access your email, calendar, contacts, and tasks in Outlook.

Note: Two-step authentication may also be required.

View Tasks In Outlook For Mac

  1. Launch Outlook.
  2. On the Outlook menu, click Preferences and then click Accounts.
  3. Select Exchange or Office 365 for the account type
  4. Enter the following information for your Exchange account:
    • Email Address: your @stanford.edu email address
    • Method: User Name and Password
    • User name: sunetid@stanford.edu
    • Password: your SUNet ID password
    • Configure automatically: checked

  5. Click Add Account.
  6. A message displays asking whether you want to allow the Outlook autodiscover server to configure your settings. Check Always use my response for this server and click Allow.
  7. Your Exchange account settings display. Close this window.