Other Ways of Viewing Tasks

The most flexible way to view your tasks is by using Task view, as explained earlier in this chapter. You can also have Outlook display tasks on the To-Do bar and in Calendar view.

Viewing tasks on the To-Do bar

You can display active tasks on the To-Do bar along with the Date Navigator and upcoming appointments. They are displayed at the bottom, as shown in Figure 30-31.

Figure 30-31. Viewing the daily Task list on the To-Do bar.

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If you do not see your tasks on the To-Do bar, you may need to change the To-Do bar display by right-clicking it and then selecting Task List from the shortcut menu.

Viewing tasks on the Calendar

The Outlook Calendar can display the daily Task list along with your appointments. The daily Task list is displayed below the appointment section of the calendar, as shown in Figure 30-32. You have three options as to how the daily Task list is displayed:

• Normal, as shown in the figure, with task subjects, categories, and follow-up flags

• Minimized, which displays the number of active tasks for the displayed time period without any details

• Off, which does not display the list

Figure 30-32. Viewing the daily task list on the Outlook Calendar.

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To switch between daily Task list views, display the Outlook Calendar and then choose Daily Task List from the View menu. Then, select the desired view from the next menu. This menu also lets you specify whether to display tasks by due date (the default) or start date, and whether to show completed tasks.