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Brass Contributor

Mar 24, 2019

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Microsoft ToDo, Outlook tasks, OneNote - doesn't work (Folders)

I have a major flaw (unless I'm not understanding it correctly). I include Outlook/OneNote training in my productivity workshops and looking forward to integrating Microsoft ToDo into the training. ...

David_Edinburgh
Jan 04, 2021
lomandra

Hi, the functionality hasn't changed but the only version of OneNote that has the ability to create Outlook tasks is OneNote for Office (not OneNote online or OneNote for Windows 10).

OneNote has never had full task functionality (due dates, recurring tasks, etc.) which is where Outlook fills the gap.

You can still do it, but make sure you use OneNote for Office (it might be called OneNote 2016).

Marcel Käding

Former Employee

Mar 25, 2019

David_Edinburgh Thank you for reporting this! Can you tell me which version of OneNote you are using? Are you using the browser based version, or the app from the Microsoft Store?

JennySihvonen

Copper Contributor

Oct 07, 2019

I have the same problem. Using Onenote app on windows (office Professional Plus 2016). I add a task in onenote but very quickly it loses the connection to outlook. Hovering over shows this text: We couldn't find this Outlook task. You can only edit your own tasks that haven't been deleted.

Mark Sonntag
Copper Contributor
Jun 01, 2020
I'm seeing this same problem using OneNote Windows desktop app (Office 365 Pro Plus). I've found that the tasks are actually getting deleted and I can sometimes find them in my deleted items if I catch them before our retention policy permanently deletes them. Seems to happen when I edit the OneNote page with the linked task sometime later.