Drag a message to create a task
Applies To
Outlook for Microsoft 365 Outlook 2024 Outlook.com New Outlook for WindowsIf you need a reminder to respond to a message in Outlook, create a task with the My Day pane. With the To Do integration in new Outlook, you can create tasks from Mail when your My Day pane is displayed. Drag an item from Mail to create a task or drag a task to your calendar to create an event. Here's how.
Learn how to Show calendar and tasks with My Day in Outlook.
Drag a message to create a task in new Outlook
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Go to Mail in new Outlook.
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Open the My Day pane by selecting
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Select the Calendar tab.
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Find the message that you want to create a task from in the message list.
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Select and drag the message to the To Do tab in the My Day pane.
Drag a message to create a task in Outlook on the web and Outlook.com
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Log into your Outlook account and go to Mail.
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Open the My Day pane by selecting
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Select the Calendar tab.
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Find the message that you want to create a task from in the message list.
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Select and drag the message to the To Do tab in the My Day pane.
See also
Create tasks with To Do in Outlook
Use My Day with To Do in Outlook
Manage tasks with To Do in Outlook
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