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How can I import tasks in Microsoft To Do ? (urgent)
I have to import a large number of tasks from TodoIst (or CSV)
I’ve solved it!
I’ve long had a frustration with the fact that MS To-do does not have the ability to import mass tasks from excel like Wunderlist did, and every attempt to search up a solution just led me to posts with the same complaint, and no solution. However, there is a way to do it – through Outlook instead.
To do this, you must be signed in to Outlook on a desktop – as far as I know this will not work on the web version. On the bottom left there is a tab to navigate to the “Tasks” page – click on this. If you are signed in to the correct MS account, your To-do list should be synced to this page. Find the list you want to upload to, and make sure there is at least one filler task in their for the time being so that you have a template to work from. Then, go to file > Open and export > Import/Export > Export to a file > Comma Separated Values > select your desired folder/list > save the file. Then you can go in and open that file, and add your tasks according to the template that was downloaded. Remember to save this as a CSV!
After you have edited and saved your CSV, go to file > Open and export > Import/Export > Import from another program or file > Comma Separated Values > Select your file > select your desired folder/list > **Check that the box is clicked** > import your tasks!
**if the box is not clicked, click it, and it will (Likely) bring you to a page to “map custom fields”. Don’t just skip past this, if it is showing up it probably means that something about your template got a little messed up and its not quite sure what to import, and to where. Verify that every category on the right-hand “to” column has the correct column header connected to it, and if not, fix it by dragging and dropping from the left hand column.
NOTE: I am not a MS expert! I just found a solution that works, and this is the sequence of events that got me there. Hopefully it works for you!
- Hi Sofia. Is there any way you can add pictures to this description. Having trouble following along with this one. Any help would be greatly appreciated, thanks in advance.
- As someone completing a Gmail (personal accounts) to office 365 migration this works brilliantly. As a note to others you can export google tasks using google takeout, this exports as a JSON which you can then use a convertor tool (JSON to CSV) to convert the file and import as mentioned above.
- Thank you for sharing this.
Fun fact: To Do data is synced with Outlook Tasks (web app and desktop app).
To Do is synced with Outlook Project Moca (renamed to
MS Sticky Notes is linked to One Note.
MS Sticky Notes is linked to Outlook (only confirmed with web app outlook)
I don't use Outlook with My MS Account, so my Tasks List only showed items from my Gmail, not To Do. Before I solved that, I went to the Outlook Web app.
When I went to the "To Do" part of the Outlook web app, I was able to paste a list of items separated by new lines, and the web app version of To Do just accepted the pasted list. I have long feared making the jump to a new task app. Thank you Sofia_Melchert for this genius tutorial. It worked flawlessly to take my world of tasks in the declining Toodledo and bring them into Microsoft. Thank you!
You suggested that in order to import tasks to Microsoft To-Do, I could import as CSV but that does not appear to be an option here. Further assistance is greatly appreciated.
Sofia_Melchert THANKS.. ITS WORKING
