Teach Yourself VISUALLY™ Outlook® 2007

Delegate a Task

You can delegate a task to another person, who can accept or decline the assignment. When someone accepts a task, that person becomes the owner of the task; only the owner can make changes to the task. If a task is declined, the person who created the task can revert ownership back to himself.

See the next task for more information on accepting or declining tasks.

Delegate a Task

1.	Create or open the task you want to delegate.
2.	In the Task tab’s Manage Tasks group, click Assign Task. [View full size image] The task window changes to a message window.
3.	Type the name or e-mail address of the person to whom you want to delegate the task. The name of the task becomes the subject of the e-mail message. [View full size image] The Start Date, Due Date, Status, Priority, and % Complete fields reflect the settings you established when you created the task.
4.	To keep an updated copy of the task on your own task list, click this check box ( changes to ).
5.	To receive a status ...