How to Organize, Prioritize and Number Tasks in Outlook
You can use Microsoft Outlook tasks as an electronic to-do list on your computer, to track the tasks in your daily business and personal life. Tasks can send you reminders so you keep current on your projects. You can add categories to organize the tasks and priorities to set their importance. They are numbered by how you choose to sort them in your task view.
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Instructions
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Open Outlook 2010 and click the "Task" icon in the Navigation Pane. Click the "New" icon on the "Home" tab, which opens a blank task.
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Type a name for your task in the "Subject" field. Add details about the task in the large "Note" field. Select a start date for the task in the "Start Date" calendar. Select a due date from the "Due Date" calendar. Add a priority to the tasks by selecting one from the "Priority" section on the tasks.
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Click the "Categorize" icon on the "Home" tab. Select a category from the drop-down list to help organize your tasks. Click "Save and Close" on the ribbon to save the task. The task appears in your task list.
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Sort your tasks by clicking on the "View" tab on the ribbon. Select "View Setting," then "Sort." Select the "Sort By" option. This lets you sort your task by field names. Select the "Due Date" field so your tasks are numbered and sorted by the due date. Select "Ascending" or "Descending" to customize your sorted task list.
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