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Now that To-Do is available in O365...what do we do with it?
This question might be more about what device To-Do is actually intended for, but now that I have To-Do available as a web app, I'm left wondering what I'm to do with it, particularly with the absence of reminders/notifications. I don't see a Flow trigger, and I didn't see a way to add reminders in the web app itself--is To-Do intended to be so closely tied to a mobile device, or will we see a way to handle notifications in the web-app at some future time?
*Edit* Found my reminders! Didn't realize double-clicking a task led to different options than right-clicking it.
Hi Matt,
Thanks for sharing your thoughts and questions! I'll begin by saying we do not envision an 'ideal device' for To-Do. We aim to provide a solid and familiar (i.e. equal) experience regardless of the platform, sometimes offering some platform-specific features users of those devices come to expect.
On that note, we do offer reminders and notifications in the web app in the same way we do so in our other apps. Can you expand on the issue you're encountering?
Finally, we are working with Flow to provide a flow/trigger specific to To-Do in the near future. In the meantime, the flow/triggers for Outlook Tasks do work, as we share the same backend as Outlook Tasks in Exchange. Thanks for your patience as we work :)
Best wishes,
Timo
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- Timo Yates
Microsoft
Hi Matt,
Thanks for sharing your thoughts and questions! I'll begin by saying we do not envision an 'ideal device' for To-Do. We aim to provide a solid and familiar (i.e. equal) experience regardless of the platform, sometimes offering some platform-specific features users of those devices come to expect.
On that note, we do offer reminders and notifications in the web app in the same way we do so in our other apps. Can you expand on the issue you're encountering?
Finally, we are working with Flow to provide a flow/trigger specific to To-Do in the near future. In the meantime, the flow/triggers for Outlook Tasks do work, as we share the same backend as Outlook Tasks in Exchange. Thanks for your patience as we work :)
Best wishes,
Timo
Timo Yates, thought a bit more about the double-click situation for "opening" a To-Do task--it'd be great if users had some visual hint that the task can be opened, like a pointer change.
- Timo Yates
Hi Matt, great idea. I'm passing it on to our design team as I shared your original feedback with them as well.
Cheers,
Timo
Thanks for sharing more information and vision, Timo! I'll have to admit to not noticing that double-clicking a task would've shown me the "Remind Me" feature I was looking for until just now; right-clicking a task gave me so many options that I didn't even think to double-click it.
