I would like to be able to cross-reference from one task to another.

However, Tasks do not allow for insertion of Items as Shortcuts.

For a Task, the "Attach Item" button on the "Include" ribbon opens an
“Insert Item” dialogue box. Here, the “Insert as” options are limited to
“Text only” or “Attachment”. I would like to insert another Task as a
“Shortcut”.

This limitation does not make sense given that the same dialogue box on an
Appointment, Contact or Journal Entry allows for “Insert as” a shortcut.

How can I overcome this limitation?

May I ask why you want to insert a shortcut to another task? Is this to
link related tasks (such as sub-tasks) or just to track them?

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"Bald Eagle" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> I would like to be able to cross-reference from one task to another.
>
> However, Tasks do not allow for insertion of Items as Shortcuts.
>
> For a Task, the "Attach Item" button on the "Include" ribbon opens an
> “Insert Item” dialogue box. Here, the “Insert as” options are
> limited to
> “Text only” or “Attachment”. I would like to insert another Task
> as a
> “Shortcut”.
>
> This limitation does not make sense given that the same dialogue box on an
> Appointment, Contact or Journal Entry allows for “Insert as” a
> shortcut.
>
> How can I overcome this limitation?
>

RE: May I ask why...

Sure.

The content of one task (Task A) may relate to another task (Task B), and I
don’t want to have to duplicate the content of Task A in Task B. Does that
make sense?

By the way, prior versions of Outlook allowed for shortcuts within Tasks.
When I converted to Outlook 2007, the functionality continued to work.


"Milly Staples - MVP Outlook" wrote:

> May I ask why you want to insert a shortcut to another task? Is this to
> link related tasks (such as sub-tasks) or just to track them?
>
> --
> Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]
>
> Post all replies to the group to keep the discussion intact.
> ALWAYS post your Outlook version.
> How to ask a question: http://support.microsoft.com/KB/555375
>
>
> "Bald Eagle" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:B49BFD74-D6C8-4A35-A3FE-(E-Mail Removed)...
> > I would like to be able to cross-reference from one task to another.
> >
> > However, Tasks do not allow for insertion of Items as Shortcuts.
> >
> > For a Task, the "Attach Item" button on the "Include" ribbon opens an
> > “Insert Item” dialogue box. Here, the “Insert as” options are
> > limited to
> > “Text only” or “Attachment”. I would like to insert another Task
> > as a
> > “Shortcut”.
> >
> > This limitation does not make sense given that the same dialogue box on an
> > Appointment, Contact or Journal Entry allows for “Insert as” a
> > shortcut.
> >
> > How can I overcome this limitation?
> >