Automatically delete a task when completed

[Phippsy]

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?

 

[Brian Tillman [MVP - Outlook]]

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.

 

[Judy Gleeson \(MVP Outlook\)]

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.

 

[Phippsy]

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 \(MVP Outlook\)]

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]

To do list and Task list
Outlook 2007
Thanks

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.

 

[Judy Gleeson \(MVP Outlook\)]

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]

Thank you - great

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.

 

[Judy Gleeson \(MVP Outlook\)]

You're welcome!

Regards

Judy Gleeson
MVP Outlook

www.judygleeson.com