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Phippsy
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      21st Jul 2009


When a task is completed the default is to leave it in the list. Is there a
setting so that it can be automatically deleted?

 
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Brian Tillman [MVP - Outlook]
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      21st Jul 2009
"Phippsy" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> When a task is completed the default is to leave it in the list. Is there a
> setting so that it can be automatically deleted?


I'd delete it instead of marking it complete.
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Judy Gleeson \(MVP Outlook\)
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      22nd Jul 2009
No such setting.

You can set your view to filter out Completed Tasks - bt that just hides
them, they still exist.

If you delete without Completing, as Brian suggested, any Tasks which were
Assigned to you will send the "wrong" message back to the person who
Assigned them to you. If you never received Assigned Tasks though, then
that's the only 1 step solution.

Regards

Judy Gleeson
MVP Outlook

www.judygleeson.com
www.deskdoctors.com

Are you sick of bad email practice? Get a copy of my paper "Implementing
Email Policy" from the Desk Doctors website.
"Brian Tillman [MVP - Outlook]" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:%(E-Mail Removed)...
> "Phippsy" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:FC2E68B9-09FC-4CD3-9975-(E-Mail Removed)...
>
>> When a task is completed the default is to leave it in the list. Is there
>> a
>> setting so that it can be automatically deleted?

>
> I'd delete it instead of marking it complete.
> --
> Brian Tillman [MVP-Outlook]



 
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Phippsy
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      22nd Jul 2009
I see one way is to open and delete which isn't too laborious but filtering
sounds good but I can't get it to filter the completed oness - is that on
advanced somewhere. I end up with only the deleted ones and everything else
gone!

"Judy Gleeson (MVP Outlook)" wrote:

> No such setting.
>
> You can set your view to filter out Completed Tasks - bt that just hides
> them, they still exist.
>
> If you delete without Completing, as Brian suggested, any Tasks which were
> Assigned to you will send the "wrong" message back to the person who
> Assigned them to you. If you never received Assigned Tasks though, then
> that's the only 1 step solution.
>
> Regards
>
> Judy Gleeson
> MVP Outlook
>
> www.judygleeson.com
> www.deskdoctors.com
>
> Are you sick of bad email practice? Get a copy of my paper "Implementing
> Email Policy" from the Desk Doctors website.
> "Brian Tillman [MVP - Outlook]" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:%(E-Mail Removed)...
> > "Phippsy" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> > news:FC2E68B9-09FC-4CD3-9975-(E-Mail Removed)...
> >
> >> When a task is completed the default is to leave it in the list. Is there
> >> a
> >> setting so that it can be automatically deleted?

> >
> > I'd delete it instead of marking it complete.
> > --
> > Brian Tillman [MVP-Outlook]

>
>
>

 
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Judy Gleeson \(MVP Outlook\)
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      22nd Jul 2009
A little more data from you and we'll get the right setting:

version of Outlook
where you look at your Tasks (Tasks folder or To Do Bar or TaskList) and
hence where you want a filtered view.

Regards

Judy Gleeson
MVP Outlook

www.judygleeson.com
www.deskdoctors.com

Are you sick of bad email practice? Get a copy of my paper "Implementing
Email Policy" from the Desk Doctors website.
"Phippsy" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:37A22008-C51D-4466-8B2A-(E-Mail Removed)...
>I see one way is to open and delete which isn't too laborious but filtering
> sounds good but I can't get it to filter the completed oness - is that on
> advanced somewhere. I end up with only the deleted ones and everything
> else
> gone!
>
> "Judy Gleeson (MVP Outlook)" wrote:
>
>> No such setting.
>>
>> You can set your view to filter out Completed Tasks - bt that just hides
>> them, they still exist.
>>
>> If you delete without Completing, as Brian suggested, any Tasks which
>> were
>> Assigned to you will send the "wrong" message back to the person who
>> Assigned them to you. If you never received Assigned Tasks though, then
>> that's the only 1 step solution.
>>
>> Regards
>>
>> Judy Gleeson
>> MVP Outlook
>>
>> www.judygleeson.com
>> www.deskdoctors.com
>>
>> Are you sick of bad email practice? Get a copy of my paper "Implementing
>> Email Policy" from the Desk Doctors website.
>> "Brian Tillman [MVP - Outlook]" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> news:%(E-Mail Removed)...
>> > "Phippsy" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> > news:FC2E68B9-09FC-4CD3-9975-(E-Mail Removed)...
>> >
>> >> When a task is completed the default is to leave it in the list. Is
>> >> there
>> >> a
>> >> setting so that it can be automatically deleted?
>> >
>> > I'd delete it instead of marking it complete.
>> > --
>> > Brian Tillman [MVP-Outlook]

>>
>>
>>



 
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Phippsy
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      22nd Jul 2009
To do list and Task list
Outlook 2007
Thanks


"Judy Gleeson (MVP Outlook)" wrote:

> A little more data from you and we'll get the right setting:
>
> version of Outlook
> where you look at your Tasks (Tasks folder or To Do Bar or TaskList) and
> hence where you want a filtered view.
>
> Regards
>
> Judy Gleeson
> MVP Outlook
>
> www.judygleeson.com
> www.deskdoctors.com
>
> Are you sick of bad email practice? Get a copy of my paper "Implementing
> Email Policy" from the Desk Doctors website.
> "Phippsy" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:37A22008-C51D-4466-8B2A-(E-Mail Removed)...
> >I see one way is to open and delete which isn't too laborious but filtering
> > sounds good but I can't get it to filter the completed oness - is that on
> > advanced somewhere. I end up with only the deleted ones and everything
> > else
> > gone!
> >
> > "Judy Gleeson (MVP Outlook)" wrote:
> >
> >> No such setting.
> >>
> >> You can set your view to filter out Completed Tasks - bt that just hides
> >> them, they still exist.
> >>
> >> If you delete without Completing, as Brian suggested, any Tasks which
> >> were
> >> Assigned to you will send the "wrong" message back to the person who
> >> Assigned them to you. If you never received Assigned Tasks though, then
> >> that's the only 1 step solution.
> >>
> >> Regards
> >>
> >> Judy Gleeson
> >> MVP Outlook
> >>
> >> www.judygleeson.com
> >> www.deskdoctors.com
> >>
> >> Are you sick of bad email practice? Get a copy of my paper "Implementing
> >> Email Policy" from the Desk Doctors website.
> >> "Brian Tillman [MVP - Outlook]" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> >> news:%(E-Mail Removed)...
> >> > "Phippsy" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> >> > news:FC2E68B9-09FC-4CD3-9975-(E-Mail Removed)...
> >> >
> >> >> When a task is completed the default is to leave it in the list. Is
> >> >> there
> >> >> a
> >> >> setting so that it can be automatically deleted?
> >> >
> >> > I'd delete it instead of marking it complete.
> >> > --
> >> > Brian Tillman [MVP-Outlook]
> >>
> >>
> >>

>
>
>

 
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Judy Gleeson \(MVP Outlook\)
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      23rd Jul 2009
The Tasks Folder is far more flexible. Go there, turn on the Advanced
Toolbar and in the Current View window, select Define View. Set it to show
the fields you want and filter according to your criteria. If you mess it
up, you can edit the view you made till you have it the way you want.

Do the same in the To Do bar by right clicking on it's heading column, then
selecting customise current view.

Regards

Judy Gleeson
MVP Outlook

www.judygleeson.com
www.deskdoctors.com

Are you sick of bad email practice? Get a copy of my paper "Implementing
Email Policy" from the Desk Doctors website.
"Phippsy" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:4BE2452E-F28F-4817-B67D-(E-Mail Removed)...
> To do list and Task list
> Outlook 2007
> Thanks
>
>
> "Judy Gleeson (MVP Outlook)" wrote:
>
>> A little more data from you and we'll get the right setting:
>>
>> version of Outlook
>> where you look at your Tasks (Tasks folder or To Do Bar or TaskList) and
>> hence where you want a filtered view.
>>
>> Regards
>>
>> Judy Gleeson
>> MVP Outlook
>>
>> www.judygleeson.com
>> www.deskdoctors.com
>>
>> Are you sick of bad email practice? Get a copy of my paper "Implementing
>> Email Policy" from the Desk Doctors website.
>> "Phippsy" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> news:37A22008-C51D-4466-8B2A-(E-Mail Removed)...
>> >I see one way is to open and delete which isn't too laborious but
>> >filtering
>> > sounds good but I can't get it to filter the completed oness - is that
>> > on
>> > advanced somewhere. I end up with only the deleted ones and everything
>> > else
>> > gone!
>> >
>> > "Judy Gleeson (MVP Outlook)" wrote:
>> >
>> >> No such setting.
>> >>
>> >> You can set your view to filter out Completed Tasks - bt that just
>> >> hides
>> >> them, they still exist.
>> >>
>> >> If you delete without Completing, as Brian suggested, any Tasks which
>> >> were
>> >> Assigned to you will send the "wrong" message back to the person who
>> >> Assigned them to you. If you never received Assigned Tasks though,
>> >> then
>> >> that's the only 1 step solution.
>> >>
>> >> Regards
>> >>
>> >> Judy Gleeson
>> >> MVP Outlook
>> >>
>> >> www.judygleeson.com
>> >> www.deskdoctors.com
>> >>
>> >> Are you sick of bad email practice? Get a copy of my paper
>> >> "Implementing
>> >> Email Policy" from the Desk Doctors website.
>> >> "Brian Tillman [MVP - Outlook]" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
>> >> message
>> >> news:%(E-Mail Removed)...
>> >> > "Phippsy" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> >> > news:FC2E68B9-09FC-4CD3-9975-(E-Mail Removed)...
>> >> >
>> >> >> When a task is completed the default is to leave it in the list. Is
>> >> >> there
>> >> >> a
>> >> >> setting so that it can be automatically deleted?
>> >> >
>> >> > I'd delete it instead of marking it complete.
>> >> > --
>> >> > Brian Tillman [MVP-Outlook]
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>

>>
>>
>>



 
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Phippsy
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      26th Jul 2009
Thank you - great

"Judy Gleeson (MVP Outlook)" wrote:

> The Tasks Folder is far more flexible. Go there, turn on the Advanced
> Toolbar and in the Current View window, select Define View. Set it to show
> the fields you want and filter according to your criteria. If you mess it
> up, you can edit the view you made till you have it the way you want.
>
> Do the same in the To Do bar by right clicking on it's heading column, then
> selecting customise current view.
>
> Regards
>
> Judy Gleeson
> MVP Outlook
>
> www.judygleeson.com
> www.deskdoctors.com
>
> Are you sick of bad email practice? Get a copy of my paper "Implementing
> Email Policy" from the Desk Doctors website.
> "Phippsy" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:4BE2452E-F28F-4817-B67D-(E-Mail Removed)...
> > To do list and Task list
> > Outlook 2007
> > Thanks
> >
> >
> > "Judy Gleeson (MVP Outlook)" wrote:
> >
> >> A little more data from you and we'll get the right setting:
> >>
> >> version of Outlook
> >> where you look at your Tasks (Tasks folder or To Do Bar or TaskList) and
> >> hence where you want a filtered view.
> >>
> >> Regards
> >>
> >> Judy Gleeson
> >> MVP Outlook
> >>
> >> www.judygleeson.com
> >> www.deskdoctors.com
> >>
> >> Are you sick of bad email practice? Get a copy of my paper "Implementing
> >> Email Policy" from the Desk Doctors website.
> >> "Phippsy" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> >> news:37A22008-C51D-4466-8B2A-(E-Mail Removed)...
> >> >I see one way is to open and delete which isn't too laborious but
> >> >filtering
> >> > sounds good but I can't get it to filter the completed oness - is that
> >> > on
> >> > advanced somewhere. I end up with only the deleted ones and everything
> >> > else
> >> > gone!
> >> >
> >> > "Judy Gleeson (MVP Outlook)" wrote:
> >> >
> >> >> No such setting.
> >> >>
> >> >> You can set your view to filter out Completed Tasks - bt that just
> >> >> hides
> >> >> them, they still exist.
> >> >>
> >> >> If you delete without Completing, as Brian suggested, any Tasks which
> >> >> were
> >> >> Assigned to you will send the "wrong" message back to the person who
> >> >> Assigned them to you. If you never received Assigned Tasks though,
> >> >> then
> >> >> that's the only 1 step solution.
> >> >>
> >> >> Regards
> >> >>
> >> >> Judy Gleeson
> >> >> MVP Outlook
> >> >>
> >> >> www.judygleeson.com
> >> >> www.deskdoctors.com
> >> >>
> >> >> Are you sick of bad email practice? Get a copy of my paper
> >> >> "Implementing
> >> >> Email Policy" from the Desk Doctors website.
> >> >> "Brian Tillman [MVP - Outlook]" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
> >> >> message
> >> >> news:%(E-Mail Removed)...
> >> >> > "Phippsy" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> >> >> > news:FC2E68B9-09FC-4CD3-9975-(E-Mail Removed)...
> >> >> >
> >> >> >> When a task is completed the default is to leave it in the list. Is
> >> >> >> there
> >> >> >> a
> >> >> >> setting so that it can be automatically deleted?
> >> >> >
> >> >> > I'd delete it instead of marking it complete.
> >> >> > --
> >> >> > Brian Tillman [MVP-Outlook]
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>

>
>
>

 
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Judy Gleeson \(MVP Outlook\)
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      27th Jul 2009
You're welcome!

Regards

Judy Gleeson
MVP Outlook

www.judygleeson.com

"Phippsy" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:A4DE0695-F287-4285-8907-(E-Mail Removed)...
> Thank you - great
>
> "Judy Gleeson (MVP Outlook)" wrote:
>
>> The Tasks Folder is far more flexible. Go there, turn on the Advanced
>> Toolbar and in the Current View window, select Define View. Set it to
>> show
>> the fields you want and filter according to your criteria. If you mess it
>> up, you can edit the view you made till you have it the way you want.
>>
>> Do the same in the To Do bar by right clicking on it's heading column,
>> then
>> selecting customise current view.
>>
>> Regards
>>
>> Judy Gleeson
>> MVP Outlook
>>
>> www.judygleeson.com
>> www.deskdoctors.com
>>
>> Are you sick of bad email practice? Get a copy of my paper "Implementing
>> Email Policy" from the Desk Doctors website.
>> "Phippsy" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> news:4BE2452E-F28F-4817-B67D-(E-Mail Removed)...
>> > To do list and Task list
>> > Outlook 2007
>> > Thanks
>> >
>> >
>> > "Judy Gleeson (MVP Outlook)" wrote:
>> >
>> >> A little more data from you and we'll get the right setting:
>> >>
>> >> version of Outlook
>> >> where you look at your Tasks (Tasks folder or To Do Bar or TaskList)
>> >> and
>> >> hence where you want a filtered view.
>> >>
>> >> Regards
>> >>
>> >> Judy Gleeson
>> >> MVP Outlook
>> >>
>> >> www.judygleeson.com
>> >> www.deskdoctors.com
>> >>
>> >> Are you sick of bad email practice? Get a copy of my paper
>> >> "Implementing
>> >> Email Policy" from the Desk Doctors website.
>> >> "Phippsy" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> >> news:37A22008-C51D-4466-8B2A-(E-Mail Removed)...
>> >> >I see one way is to open and delete which isn't too laborious but
>> >> >filtering
>> >> > sounds good but I can't get it to filter the completed oness - is
>> >> > that
>> >> > on
>> >> > advanced somewhere. I end up with only the deleted ones and
>> >> > everything
>> >> > else
>> >> > gone!
>> >> >
>> >> > "Judy Gleeson (MVP Outlook)" wrote:
>> >> >
>> >> >> No such setting.
>> >> >>
>> >> >> You can set your view to filter out Completed Tasks - bt that just
>> >> >> hides
>> >> >> them, they still exist.
>> >> >>
>> >> >> If you delete without Completing, as Brian suggested, any Tasks
>> >> >> which
>> >> >> were
>> >> >> Assigned to you will send the "wrong" message back to the person
>> >> >> who
>> >> >> Assigned them to you. If you never received Assigned Tasks though,
>> >> >> then
>> >> >> that's the only 1 step solution.
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Regards
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Judy Gleeson
>> >> >> MVP Outlook
>> >> >>
>> >> >> www.judygleeson.com
>> >> >> www.deskdoctors.com
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Are you sick of bad email practice? Get a copy of my paper
>> >> >> "Implementing
>> >> >> Email Policy" from the Desk Doctors website.
>> >> >> "Brian Tillman [MVP - Outlook]" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
>> >> >> message
>> >> >> news:%(E-Mail Removed)...
>> >> >> > "Phippsy" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> >> >> > news:FC2E68B9-09FC-4CD3-9975-(E-Mail Removed)...
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> >> When a task is completed the default is to leave it in the list.
>> >> >> >> Is
>> >> >> >> there
>> >> >> >> a
>> >> >> >> setting so that it can be automatically deleted?
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > I'd delete it instead of marking it complete.
>> >> >> > --
>> >> >> > Brian Tillman [MVP-Outlook]
>> >> >>
>> >> >>
>> >> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>

>>
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