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Task managers - what should they be able to do?
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Posted by Alexander Deliyannis
Apr 6, 2008 at 07:21 AM
[re-posting again, with apologies for the previous message. I think I know what the problem was; an extra “>” got in somewhere in the quoted version Graham’s post.]
>Graham Rhind wrote:
>I only started using Outlook with version 2007 (I’m no expert with it!) and I think it’s the new flagging system in that version that gives >no option to copy the e-mail instead of flagging it as a todo. See http://blogs.msdn.com/melissamacbeth/archive/2006/10/26/don-t-delete-mark-it-complete.aspx
>It would be nice if there was a way around it.
Hi Graham
I just tested this and I get a different result on my Outlook 2007 SP1. Flagging an email (i.e. follow-up) places a task in the To-do Bar. Trying to delete the task there does give the message about deleting the email as well. However, marking it complete in the To-do Bar (right click | follow-up | mark complete) causes the task to disappear. It does not appear at all in my tasks folder. The original email remains where it was, but now with the header changed to indicate that there had been a follow-up now completed. Was the problem fixed in SP1?
If this still doesn’t work, I would use the old 2003 techniques: drag & drop the email onto the task folder to create a new task, or open a blank new task and insert item (the relevant email).
I agree it’s important to be able to link emails and tasks (as well as emails and calendar items).
Hope this helps somehow.
Jack
Posted by Chris Murtland
Apr 7, 2008 at 03:00 AM
Indeed, it was an extra > within the URL. I’ve fixed the previous two posts in case someone stumbles across them first.
Thanks,
Chris
Posted by Arnold
Apr 7, 2008 at 03:53 PM
Also you may wish to try this:
Link the email to the task - not insert into task body.
I move the email to the folder for ‘storage’
Open a New Task
Fill in the subject and details
Insert Menu | Item
Select the Outlook item
Radio button - as Shortcut
Now there is a link to the email and the task subject or body is what ever I wished.
Posted by Graham Rhind
Apr 7, 2008 at 04:41 PM
Great tip Arnold! Thanks a lot!
Graham
Arnold wrote:
>Also you may wish to try this:
>
>Link the email to the task - not insert into task body.
>I
>move the email to the folder for ‘storage’
>Open a New Task
>Fill in the subject and
>details
>Insert Menu | Item
>Select the Outlook item
>Radio button - as Shortcut
>
>Now
>there is a link to the email and the task subject or body is what ever I wished.
>
Posted by Cassius
Apr 9, 2008 at 12:25 AM
I have NOT been following this thread as I am retired ;-). However, I just ran across a listing of some To-Do List managers that someone might be interested in. It is at
http://jonathanstoolbar.blogspot.com/2007/02/12-to-do-find-to-do-list-manager.html
-c