From Ignite in Orlando to the Microsoft Event in New York City it’s been an exciting month for Microsoft To-Do. We shared how To-Do can be used to better manage all your tasks across work and life, as well as previewed the latest updates and integrations coming to the app very soon.
So, without much further ado here’s a recap of the latest To-Do news.
To-Do integrations across Microsoft 365
Turn emails into tasks
We’re extremely excited to unveil the new integration of Microsoft To-Do in Outlook.com and Outlook on the web. While in your inbox, open the tasks pane and drag and drop emails to it on the right-hand side to create a task. This task will sync to Microsoft To-Do with the associated email linked for reference. Now you don’t have to leave Outlook to create a task manually, and you’ll have the email to reference right in the task notes!
Complete more of your daily tasks by seamlessly dragging tasks to block off time in your calendar. In the Outlook.com and Outlook on the web calendar view, open the tasks pane on the top right-hand corner to view your tasks. Drag and drop a task from the pane onto your calendar to block off time in your day to complete it. Scheduling a time to complete daily tasks adds a layer of intention to your day, so that you can be feel more focused and productive.
This integration will be coming first to Outlook.com starting in November 2018 followed by Outlook on the web starting in December 2018.
Flag an email, create a task in To-Do
We have heard your feedback and are happy to announce the integration of flagged emails in Outlook and To-Do. Once you flag an email in Outlook, it will automatically create a task in To-Do, under a separate flagged emails list. Since we understand that not all users utilize flagged emails as tasks, this feature will be opt-in only from your To-Do settings.
This integration will be rolling out across Outlook (including older versions for Windows)starting in December 2018.
Create tasks in conversations
Never lose track of that thing you said you’d do in Skype conversations. Select the message in the conversation and click “Create a task” to open the tasks pane to add, edit and mark tasks as complete. Tasks created on Skype will be available in Skype and the To-Do app.
The Skype and To-Do integration is available on Skype for Windows, Mac, iOS and Android today.
Feature highlights from Microsoft To-Do
Dark Mode is now available on Android and Windows across all your lists. Head over to the app settings and switch to dark theme to enjoy Microsoft To-Do in dark mode.
Inking in To-Do
Inking is supported on To-Do on Windows! Create and complete tasks using the power of ink today.
Get InTune for To-Do now
InTune in Microsoft To-Do is now generally available. With this new update, you can use mobile app management and conditional access with To-Do for Android and iOS devices. For more information on enabling this feature, visit aka.ms/ToDoIntune.
Add Importance to your tasks
You can now add importance to your tasks and mark any task as high priority. Tasks marked with the blue star will be aggregated into and “Important” list and the designation will be carried over across other lists, such as My Day.
We hope you love the latest updates from To-Do and give them a try today. Oh, and if you weren’t able to attend Ignite you can watch the To-Do breakout session from Ignite, here. For all announcements from the Microsoft Event earlier this month, read the blog post. As always, we appreciate all feedback and look forward to hearing from you!