[aarenias]

In Outlook, how can I create a task from an email at the same time that I am
sending the email? Ie I find it cumbersome to send the email, and then go to
my sent items and drag the item to the tasks -- any advice is most
appreciated. Thank you,

[Carol]

You can insert any existing Outlook item such as a message, task, or an
appointment into an email message. This saves the time of having to retype
the information in that item into the message.
1. Click the drop-down arrow on the Insert File button (paper clip icon) and
choose Item to open the Insert Item dialog box.
2. From the Look in list, select tasks
3. From the Items list, select the task you want to insert in the message
4. Under Insert as, select the way in which you want to insert the task in a
message
5. Click OK.
Assigning Tasks to Others
You can assign a task to a team member as long as you're on the Exchange
Server.
1. Create a task
2. Click Assign Task on the Standard toolbar.
3. In the To box, enter the email address of the person to whom you assign
the task.
4. Check the Keep an updated copy of this task on my task list option, if
you want to keep a copy of the task with you.
5. You can click the Send me a status report when the task is complete
option to request the status report.

--
Carol A. Bratt, MCP



"aarenias" wrote:

In Outlook, how can I create a task from an email at the same time that I am
sending the email? Ie I find it cumbersome to send the email, and then go to
my sent items and drag the item to the tasks -- any advice is most
appreciated. Thank you,

[aarenias]

Hi Carol, thanks so much for the answer. The 2nd half of your answer helps a
certain amount - but I frequently receive emails and then want to reply and
create a task at the same time - sounds like there is no way to do this?
Thanks again,

"Carol" wrote:

You can insert any existing Outlook item such as a message, task, or an
appointment into an email message. This saves the time of having to retype
the information in that item into the message.
1. Click the drop-down arrow on the Insert File button (paper clip icon) and
choose Item to open the Insert Item dialog box.
2. From the Look in list, select tasks
3. From the Items list, select the task you want to insert in the message
4. Under Insert as, select the way in which you want to insert the task in a
message
5. Click OK.
Assigning Tasks to Others
You can assign a task to a team member as long as you're on the Exchange
Server.
1. Create a task
2. Click Assign Task on the Standard toolbar.
3. In the To box, enter the email address of the person to whom you assign
the task.
4. Check the Keep an updated copy of this task on my task list option, if
you want to keep a copy of the task with you.
5. You can click the Send me a status report when the task is complete
option to request the status report.

--
Carol A. Bratt, MCP



"aarenias" wrote:

In Outlook, how can I create a task from an email at the same time that I am
sending the email? Ie I find it cumbersome to send the email, and then go to
my sent items and drag the item to the tasks -- any advice is most
appreciated. Thank you,

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

While Carol was able to answer your question, this newsgroup is really for
Word, and you would be better advised to ask in an Outlook NG, since your
question seems to be largely an Outlook one.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so
all may benefit.

"aarenias" wrote in message
...
Hi Carol, thanks so much for the answer. The 2nd half of your answer helps
a
certain amount - but I frequently receive emails and then want to reply
and
create a task at the same time - sounds like there is no way to do this?
Thanks again,

"Carol" wrote:

You can insert any existing Outlook item such as a message, task, or an
appointment into an email message. This saves the time of having to
retype
the information in that item into the message.
1. Click the drop-down arrow on the Insert File button (paper clip icon)
and
choose Item to open the Insert Item dialog box.
2. From the Look in list, select tasks
3. From the Items list, select the task you want to insert in the
message
4. Under Insert as, select the way in which you want to insert the task
in a
message
5. Click OK.
Assigning Tasks to Others
You can assign a task to a team member as long as you're on the Exchange
Server.
1. Create a task
2. Click Assign Task on the Standard toolbar.
3. In the To box, enter the email address of the person to whom you
assign
the task.
4. Check the Keep an updated copy of this task on my task list option,
if
you want to keep a copy of the task with you.
5. You can click the Send me a status report when the task is complete
option to request the status report.

--
Carol A. Bratt, MCP



"aarenias" wrote:

In Outlook, how can I create a task from an email at the same time
that I am
sending the email? Ie I find it cumbersome to send the email, and then
go to
my sent items and drag the item to the tasks -- any advice is most
appreciated. Thank you,

[aarenias]

Hello, you are absolutely right. Can you please direct me to an Outlook
newsgroup where I can post the question? Thank you, Alita

"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

While Carol was able to answer your question, this newsgroup is really for
Word, and you would be better advised to ask in an Outlook NG, since your
question seems to be largely an Outlook one.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so
all may benefit.

"aarenias" wrote in message
...
Hi Carol, thanks so much for the answer. The 2nd half of your answer helps
a
certain amount - but I frequently receive emails and then want to reply
and
create a task at the same time - sounds like there is no way to do this?
Thanks again,

"Carol" wrote:

You can insert any existing Outlook item such as a message, task, or an
appointment into an email message. This saves the time of having to
retype
the information in that item into the message.
1. Click the drop-down arrow on the Insert File button (paper clip icon)
and
choose Item to open the Insert Item dialog box.
2. From the Look in list, select tasks
3. From the Items list, select the task you want to insert in the
message
4. Under Insert as, select the way in which you want to insert the task
in a
message
5. Click OK.
Assigning Tasks to Others
You can assign a task to a team member as long as you're on the Exchange
Server.
1. Create a task
2. Click Assign Task on the Standard toolbar.
3. In the To box, enter the email address of the person to whom you
assign
the task.
4. Check the Keep an updated copy of this task on my task list option,
if
you want to keep a copy of the task with you.
5. You can click the Send me a status report when the task is complete
option to request the status report.

--
Carol A. Bratt, MCP



"aarenias" wrote:

In Outlook, how can I create a task from an email at the same time
that I am
sending the email? Ie I find it cumbersome to send the email, and then
go to
my sent items and drag the item to the tasks -- any advice is most
appreciated. Thank you,

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

Look around in the Communities forum you posted this from; you should see a
tree that lists Outlook NGs along with Word ones.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so
all may benefit.

"aarenias" wrote in message
...
Hello, you are absolutely right. Can you please direct me to an Outlook
newsgroup where I can post the question? Thank you, Alita

"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

While Carol was able to answer your question, this newsgroup is really
for
Word, and you would be better advised to ask in an Outlook NG, since
your
question seems to be largely an Outlook one.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the
newsgroup so
all may benefit.

"aarenias" wrote in message
...
Hi Carol, thanks so much for the answer. The 2nd half of your answer
helps
a
certain amount - but I frequently receive emails and then want to
reply
and
create a task at the same time - sounds like there is no way to do
this?
Thanks again,

"Carol" wrote:

You can insert any existing Outlook item such as a message, task, or
an
appointment into an email message. This saves the time of having to
retype
the information in that item into the message.
1. Click the drop-down arrow on the Insert File button (paper clip
icon)
and
choose Item to open the Insert Item dialog box.
2. From the Look in list, select tasks
3. From the Items list, select the task you want to insert in the
message
4. Under Insert as, select the way in which you want to insert the
task
in a
message
5. Click OK.
Assigning Tasks to Others
You can assign a task to a team member as long as you're on the
Exchange
Server.
1. Create a task
2. Click Assign Task on the Standard toolbar.
3. In the To box, enter the email address of the person to whom you
assign
the task.
4. Check the Keep an updated copy of this task on my task list
option,
if
you want to keep a copy of the task with you.
5. You can click the Send me a status report when the task is
complete
option to request the status report.

--
Carol A. Bratt, MCP



"aarenias" wrote:

In Outlook, how can I create a task from an email at the same time
that I am
sending the email? Ie I find it cumbersome to send the email, and
then
go to
my sent items and drag the item to the tasks -- any advice is most
appreciated. Thank you,