1. Click New To Do Item above the to do list.

2. Type a short description in the Subject field.

3. (Optional) Do any of the following:

• Specify dates in the Due by and Start by fields.
• Select Repeats to repeat the to do item, and then specify repeat options.
• Select Notify Me to set an alarm for the to do item, and then set alarm options. To use this option, you must first specify a due date.
• If you have given others access to your to do list but not your mail, select Mark Private to prevent them from reading the to do item. Those with access to your to do list but not your mail can see the dates of private to do items but cannot see details of the items.
• Select a priority in the Priority field to display a number (High=1, Medium=2, Low =3, None=no number) next to the item in the to do list.
• Select or type a category name in the Category field. You can view to do items by category by clicking By Category in the to do list.
• Add any additional information about the to do item, such as text or file attachments, to the Description field.

Note Once you save a to do item, you cannot change whether the item repeats or not. Instead you can copy the item into a new to do item by selecting it in the to do list and clicking Copy Into New > To Do. Then you can choose whether to repeat the new to do item or not.

Tip To create a to do item from an e-mail message, select the message, click More above the message list, and then click Copy Into New > To Do. To create a to do item from a calendar entry, select the entry, and then click Copy Into New > To Do above the calendar.

See Also

Editing a to do item
Scheduling a group to do assignment
Delegating access to your mail, calendar, to do list, and contact list
Displaying to do items on the calendar
Calendar and to do list

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