How to Assign Someone Else a Task in Outlook

You can assign tasks to other people on your network in Outlook 97, 98 or 2000. Outlook also lets you track the progress of the task.

Things You'll Need

• Computers
• Microsoft Outlook

Instructions

1. Select New from the File menu.

2. Click Task Request.

3. Type a name for the task in the Subject box.

4. Click Due and click the down arrow to select an ending date from the calendar.

5. Click the down arrow to the right of the Start box to select a beginning date from the calendar.

6. Add additional information (such as "See Julie for the background on this") in the large window.

7. Choose a priority for the task: Low, Normal or High.

8. Click in the box to the left of "Keep an updated copy of this task on my task list" if you want to keep a record of the task in your own list.

9. Click in the box to the left of "Send me a status report when this task is complete" if you want notification when the task is finished.

10. Click the Send button.

Tips & Warnings

• The person who receives the task request can accept it, decline it or assign it to someone else.

• To assign a task that's been created and is in your task list, right-click the task and choose Assign Task from the menu that appears. Click the To button to choose a person to give the task to.