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Microsoft To Do vs Outlook Tasks
Is Microsoft To Do replacing Outlook Tasks? Or how do they work together? Is Outlook Tasks being retired? I'm a Technology Adoption Analyst who co-leads our Champions program and we want to make sure...
WillDeHaan hey, good questions
Why are there 2 places for To Do tasks?
Outlook tasks have been around for a long time and there would be users who still use it and the features are slightly different.
Is there a best practice or best overall tool to use for this? Is To Do a better tool to push to our end users since it integrates with Planner and Teams and Outlook?
I'd be promoting To Do for individuals.
- It has its own handy features (lists, grouped lists, smart lists, list sharing, tags, recognised dates, My Day etc)
- It's integrated with Microsoft Teams
- It surfaces your Planner items
- It surfaces flagged emails
- It has a dedicated app with mobile widgets
I want to see and edit my task list within the Outlook application just like it is in the older desktop version (not the "New Outlook"). I don't want to be taken to a website just to see and edit my tasks for the day. It's inefficient not to have everything in one place, categorized, and color coded with details included within the list. To Do is not the same thing at all.
Whoever decided to removed the Task feature must not use it as intended or they wouldn't have done that.
Whoever decided to removed the Task feature must not use it as intended or they wouldn't have done that.
