

Tasks assigned to you should show up in the “Assigned to Me” section in the app. In addition to the list groups feature, the app on all platforms also gained the ability to assign tasks to users in shared lists, something that was also in testing. Other examples that the firm suggests include groups such as archive lists – where users can drag lists that they no longer use frequently but would want to have around. Managing Groups and assigned tasks in Outlook How to create a group task To create a Group task: Click the Home tab in the navigation ribbon. The company says that this feature is one of the most requested ones.

Take for example a collection of lists one would make before a vacation or for a certain project. List Groups, as the feature is called, helps users collate similar tasks and place them inside groups that can be expanded, taking away the pain to scroll through the multitude of tasks that one may have. That feature today is rolling out to users across all platforms. The feature, as the name suggests, lets users group similar kinds of tasks and place it inside a group, making it easier to get to the tasks that you wish to easier. Users running the beta version of Microsoft To-Do on Android received an update last month that brought with it the ability to create task list groups, among others.
