Good bye Wunderlist, Hello Microsoft To-Do.
Microsoft To-Do is a brand new task management app from the Wunderlist and Office teams. It's straightforward, with lists of tasks and a clear button to check them off. Add tasks quickly—just tap Add a to-do, type in your task, press Enter, and immediately start typing in your next task to quickly fill out your list. Drag tasks to the order you want, or make a new list and drag tasks there to organize them. (quote from Zapier blog, awesome, as usual)
You can read more about Microsoft To-Do here and here.
PomoDone app lets you apply Pomodoro Technique® to your Microsoft To-Do environment right now.
Unfortunately, there is no macOS, iPad and Apple Watch apps, but hopefully it's going to be released soon.
On the other hand, there is Microsoft Outlook and its tasks.
Hi, I've recently changed over to using Outlook 2010 for managing my task lists, and just noticed that the GTD guide recommends only using tasks, not flagged emails for NAs, although Outlook can do both and there are other setups on the internet that use both. Any thoughts on reasons why. Over the years, Microsoft has launched a myriad of solutions for taking notes, manage tasks, and create reminders. Outlook power users know that it’s possible to do all this and more in the all.
- As a follow-up to the flag, the email is also added to the To-Do List in the Tasks tab. Also within the Tasks tab is Tasks. Tasks are items you create from scratch. They are not tied to an email message and you can add important details to your task.
- Fortunately, with a little tweaking I was able to customise the Outlook Task List to suit my needs perfectly. Outlook is a fantastic time management tool, though many people don’t realise how powerful it really is. The Task or To Do List function especially is most underutilized; though it should not be in my opinion.
Many people keep a list of things to do — on paper, in a spreadsheet, or by using a combination of paper and electronic methods. In Outlook, you can combine your various lists into one list, enhanced with reminders and tracking (source).
…For small projects, freelancers, or teams of one or two, Outlook has the essential features needed to succeed in any undersized situation. Here are just a few of the basic features it contains:
- Customizable task fields
- Assignable to-dos
- Helpful reminders
- Time tracking
- Status updates
- Prioritization and categorization
- Export function
Read more the great post about MS Outlook tasks at MakeUseOf: How to Use Outlook for Simple Task and Project Management (hey, they know about PomoDone as well ;)
PomoDone app lets you apply Pomodoro Technique® to your Microsoft Outlook Tasks right now*.
* Microsoft Outlook Tasks integration is available on any Premium Plan
What's your choice and why?
Microsoft Task Vs To Do
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How To Use Outlook Tasks
Cheers!