Use My Day with To Do in new Outlook (2024)

Show calendar events and tasks with My Day in Outlook

Note:My Day is cleared at midnight every night. Tasks that appear in My Day are stored in other tasks lists, so they aren't deleted when My Day is cleared.

Open My Day

You can open My Day from anywhere in new Outlook, such as mail, calendar, people, or groups. Select My Day at the top of the page.

View upcoming calendar events in the My Day pane

Select My Day to display the Calendartab and your upcoming events.
Select an event for more details. Select Back to return to the Calendar tab. You can also select View full event in new window to display or change all of the event's details.
To create a new event, select New event.
To change the day you're viewing, select the date at the top of the panel.

Change view and display more calendars in Calendar tab

From the Calendar tab in My Day, selectSwitch viewsto switch between agenda view and day view. This is where you can also select additional Calendars to display in the My Day pane.
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View tasks with To Do in the My Day pane

Select My Day to display the Calendar and To Do tabs. If you calendar shows up first, select the To Do tabto view your tasks.
SelectAdd a task to create a new task. Enter the task name, press Enter or Return, or select Add.
To mark a task as important, select Mark as important.
To mark a task as complete, select Mark as completed .
You can reorder your tasks in the My Day pane. Select the dots next to Mark as completed, and then drag the task up or down the list.
To edit the details of your tasks, select Open to do orManage all tasks to open To Do within Outlook.

Tip:To create a calendar event for a task, open your Outlook calendar and drag the task from the To Do pane onto your calendar. When you've got Mail open, you can also drag an email into the To Do pane to create a new task.

Show calendar events and tasks with My Day in Outlook for the web and Outlook.com

Note:My Day is cleared at midnight every night. Tasks that appear in My Day are stored in other tasks lists, so they aren't deleted when My Day is cleared.

Open My Day

You can open My Day from anywhere in new Outlook, such as mail, calendar, people, or groups. Select My Day at the top of the page.

View upcoming calendar events in the My Day pane

Select My Day to display the Calendartab and your upcoming events.
Select an event for more details. Select Back to return to the Calendar tab. You can also select View full event in new window to display or change all of the event's details.
To create a new event, select New event.
To change the day you're viewing, select the date at the top of the panel.

Change view and display more calendars in Calendar tab

From the Calendar tab in My Day, selectSwitch viewsto switch between agenda view and day view. This is where you can also select additional Calendars to display in the My Day pane.

View tasks with To Do in the My Day pane

Select My Day to display the Calendar and To Do tabs. If you calendar shows up first, select the To Do tabto view your tasks.
SelectAdd a task to create a new task. Enter the task name, press Enter or Return, or select Add.
To mark a task as important, select Mark as important.
To mark a task as complete, select Mark as completed .
You can reorder your tasks in the My Day pane. Select the dots next to Mark as completed, and then drag the task up or down the list.
To edit the details of your tasks, select Open to do orManage all tasks to open To Do within Outlook.

Use My Day with To Do in new Outlook (2024)

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How do I use my day in Outlook? ›

View tasks

In My Day, select the To Do tab to view your tasks.
Select Add a task to create a new task. ...
To mark a task as important, select Mark as important .
To create a calendar event for a task, drag it from the task pane onto your calendar.
To mark a task as complete, select Mark as completed .

What does "add to my day" mean in Outlook tasks? ›

Use My Day to help focus on daily tasks. You can add new tasks directly to My Day, or add tasks from other lists, by selecting a task to view its details and then selecting Add to My Day. You can also use suggestions to pick tasks to add to My Day.

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How to use Outlook To Do list effectively? ›

Creating tasks builds a to-do list in Outlook to help you stay organized.

Select Tasks in the navigation pane and choose. New Task.
Add a subject, date, and priority.
Select the Reminder checkbox if you'd like to set a reminder.
Select Save & Close.

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How to integrate To Do with Outlook? ›

Connect with Outlook

All tasks are stored on Exchange Online services, so they'll appear in both Microsoft To Do and Outlook automatically. To enable the Flagged Email list, select the option to Show list. Or, turn the list on in Settings. Once turned on, your flagged email will appear as tasks in Microsoft To Do.

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How do I view my day in New Outlook? ›

Open the new Outlook for Windows and go to Calendar. 2. change your outlook view to Day.

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Does Microsoft to do automatically add to my day? ›

No matter what list and dates you choose, as long as you've added the task *in* My Day, the task will automatically show up in My Day as well. (This applies on the Windows app and Android app.)

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What is the difference between Outlook To Do and tasks? ›

If you'd like, you can use Tasks for work-related projects and To Do for personal projects, or vice-versa. This can help keep your important projects organized. The main difference between Tasks and your To Do list is that when you flag an email in Outlook, it will automatically be added to your To Do list, not Tasks.

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How do I set my work day in Outlook? ›

Select Settings > Calendar > Work hours and location. Select checkboxes for the days you want to set.

How do you use a To Do list effectively? ›

The best practice is to always include a task's priority level and due date, allowing you to better prioritize throughout the day and week. You can also add categories or labels to your tasks, helping you keep your list organized. This is especially important if you're working on multiple projects simultaneously.

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How to assign To Do tasks in Outlook? ›

Assign and track tasks

On the navigation bar, click Tasks, and then click New Task, or open an existing task. ...
Click Assign Task.
In the To box, enter a name or an email address.
Enter Subject, Start date, and Due date.
If you want the task to repeat, click Recurrence, select the options you want, and then click OK.

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Where is To Do list in new Outlook? ›

Tasks are displayed in three locations in Outlook — in the To-Do Bar, in Tasks, and in the Daily Task List in Calendar. If you subscribe to a SharePoint task list, any task assigned to you from this list also appears in all three locations. On the navigation bar, click Tasks.

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Why is To Do not in Outlook? ›

Kindly to uninstall and reinstall the outlook app because the app is supposed to have a to do extension by default so reinstalling it may bring back this feature.

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How do I add To Do bar in New Outlook? ›

Turn the To-Do Bar on or off

To display the To-Do Bar, select View > To-Do Bar.
Select Calendar, Tasks, or People. You can pick one type of item to display in the To-Do bar, two types of items, or all three.
To turn the To-Do Bar off, select View > To-Do Bar > Off.

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Can you add To Do list to Outlook calendar? ›

The To Do app is integrated into Outlook to help you plan your day, track tasks and add to-do items to your calendar.

How do I change Outlook to day mode? ›

How do I turn off dark mode?

At the top of the page, select Settings. > General > Appearance.
Under Dark mode, select Light or Use system settings.
Select Save.

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How do I show emails by day in Outlook? ›

You have a variety of options to filter and sort your message list in new Outlook. You have the option to sort by date, category, sender, size, importance, subject, and more. Select Filter at the top of the message pane. Under Sort by, choose any option you prefer to sort your email.

How do I change my Outlook calendar to day view? ›

Change to Day, Work Week, Week, or Month view

On the navigation bar, select Calendar.
On the Home tab, select the view you want.

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