Organize your tasks with Microsoft To Do

I take a lot of pride in meeting 99.8% of all my professional deadlines. (We won't talk about the other 0.2%.) And I owe it all to to-do list apps like Microsoft To Do. What makes this app extra handy is that is integrates seamlessly with Microsoft's ecosystem. So if you flag an email in Outlook, for example, it automatically shows up as a task in Microsoft To Do. 

If you're using Outlook in Microsoft 365, here's how to add your emails to Microsoft To Do to create your task list. (If you're using Tasks in Outlook.com, the instructions are slightly different.)

1. From the Outlook toolbar, click the My Day icon, which looks like a calendar with a check mark. The My Day To Do pane will automatically appear. 

   

2. Drag the email you need to address to the To Do pane, and drop it in the Add as a task section. If you want to create a calendar event from an email, you can also drag and drop it in the Add as an event section. 

   

   By default, the subject line of your email will appear as the task name, but you can edit this by clicking the name. To review the email the task originated from, click the View email icon, which looks like an envelope.