Microsoft® Exchange Server 2003 Unleashed

Using Tasks in OWA

The Tasks option in Outlook Web Access is similar to a to-do list. Tasks can be created, viewed, and organized.

Creating Tasks

You can create tasks in OWA 2003 as you do in Outlook 2003. Tasks are used to remind yourself of jobs that must be completed by certain dates or times. It also enables you to set due dates and reminders and to follow the percent the task has been completed and its status. Tasks can be thought of as works in progress, because all criteria inside them can be easily changed when the task is saved, enabling frequent updates to the task's status or other specifics.

The Subject, Due date, and Completion status criteria can be sorted in the middle pane view while accessing tasks, making it easy to sort and ...