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Ask the Planner team anything on April 7, 2021

PlannerTeam on 03-31-2021 07:00 AM
Join us Wednesday, April 7 at 9 a.m. PST for our first AMA of the year
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How do I find all my Planner plans?

Brian Smith on 03-11-2021 06:35 AM
One question we often get in support is, “How do I find all my Planner plans?” The answer to this is not too tricky—the ...
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Reimagine project management with Microsoft at this free digital event

PlannerTeam on 03-08-2021 01:00 PM
The free Reimagine Project Management with Microsoft virtual event is Thursday, March 18, 2021 from 8:00 AM-9:30 AM PST
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Add up to 25 embedded, editable labels to your tasks

PlannerTeam on 03-01-2021 07:30 AM
More color-coded labels now available in Planner
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More visual cues to celebrate completed tasks and stay motivated

PlannerTeam on 01-25-2021 07:00 AM
A checklist progress bar and confetti animation are now available in both Planner and the Tasks app
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Push tasks from corporate to frontline workers with task publishing in Teams

PlannerTeam on 01-13-2021 10:30 AM
Task publishing in now generally available
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Personalize your plans with smart backgrounds

PlannerTeam on 01-12-2021 07:00 AM
Choose from a variety of image recommendations to liven up the background of your Planner boards
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The “Planner” app name in Teams has changed to “Tasks by Planner and To Do”

PlannerTeam on 12-08-2020 06:00 AM
The new, temporary name is meant to help everyone find the app easier
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Tasks in Teams mobile is rolling out to everyone

PlannerTeam on 12-04-2020 02:01 PM
The Tasks mobile app will soon be generally available to everyone 
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Announcing a Microsoft Planner AMA on November 17, 2020

PlannerTeam on 11-09-2020 03:19 PM
  Announcing a Microsoft Planner AMA on November 17, 2020
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Answering your questions from Microsoft Ignite 2020

PlannerTeam on 10-13-2020 07:00 AM
We've sifted through all your questions from Ignite about Tasks in Microsoft 365, Planner, and other products and answer...
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Tasks in Microsoft Teams is now generally available!

PlannerTeam on 10-09-2020 12:43 PM
We have exciting news that’s more than a year in the making: Tasks in Microsoft Teams desktop is now 100% rolled out to ...
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Announcing Planner integration with the Microsoft 365 Message center

Brian Smith on 09-22-2020 08:04 AM
Automatically sync Message center releases to Planner and easily copy links from Planner mobile. A message center post f...
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Enhancing the Planner web and mobile experience with a pair of updates

PlannerTeam on 09-17-2020 11:37 AM
And don't forget: Ignite is next week! More about the conference and Planner enhancements in the post.
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Guide to Microsoft Ignite 2020 – Task Management Edition

Shin-Yi on 09-15-2020 06:00 AM
Here’s a quick rundown of sessions to get you started if you’re looking to learn more about Planner, Tasks in Teams, and...
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Announcing Tasks in Microsoft Teams public rollout

PlannerTeam on 07-28-2020 09:00 AM
Bringing together team plans from Planner and individual tasks from To Do into Teams
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Announcing Microsoft Planner AMA on July 28, 2020

Sarah.Gilbert on 07-17-2020 09:00 AM
On Tuesday, July 28, 2020 at 9:00 to 10:00 AM PT, Microsoft Planner will be hosting an AMA. Get your questions ready!
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Bring the power of Tasks into your personal life to stay organized

PlannerTeam on 06-25-2020 08:52 AM
Announcing Tasks, a new feature in Teams mobile for personal and group task management
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Expanding the copy plan and filtering features based on your suggestions

PlannerTeam on 06-23-2020 07:00 AM
Copy plan to an existing group or team and task filtering for iOS are here
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Planner roundup: upload files in Teams, a reason to celebrate, and a quick look at Fluid

PlannerTeam on 05-27-2020 07:15 AM
We've addressed an issue in Microsoft Teams and added a new animation to help you celebrate completed tasks
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Boosting the Planner mobile experience with recent enhancements

PlannerTeam on 04-22-2020 07:00 AM
Learn more about five recent improvements to Planner mobile for Android and iOS
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How the Planner team uses Planner to stay productive while working remote

PlannerTeam on 03-31-2020 12:32 PM
Read about how the Planner team is using Planner to stay on track while working remotely
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How Microsoft Planner Works

Brian Smith on 03-06-2020 02:22 PM
Planner is pretty straightforward to use, so I guess you all know how it works – but the aim of this blog is to explain ...
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My tasks gets upgraded with Charts and Schedule view

Monika Dragulski on 02-19-2020 02:41 PM
We’re bringing the power of the Charts and Schedule views to My Tasks! Few of us collaborate on just one plan at a time:...
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Priority Chart: New insights into your Planner boards

Monika Dragulski on 01-27-2020 05:55 PM
Get additional insights into your work with the new Priority chart in Charts view. Quickly see how many Urgent, Importan...
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Announcing Tasks in Teams, a coherent task management experience in Teams.

Joanna Parkhurst on 11-04-2019 06:00 AM
Bringing your personal and team tasks from To Do and Planner into Teams.
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Task priorities in Planner: Getting clear visibility into what needs to happen next

Joanna Parkhurst on 10-23-2019 07:00 AM
Learn how the new Priority field can help you stay focused on what's most important
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Planner is coming to all F1 commercial plans and government offerings starting in October

Eray Chou on 09-05-2019 07:00 AM
Planner will start rolling out for all F1 and available DoD plans in early October.
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Planner: What does 'All plans' show?

Brian Smith on 08-19-2019 10:25 AM
MC182488 announced a couple of month's ago that All plans was changing - so what changed? Read on...
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Planner: Export your entire plan to Excel for powerful analysis, sharing, and more

Monika Dragulski on 06-24-2019 10:56 AM
Export to Excel gives you a broad range of additional capabilities for keeping your plan on schedule and your plan’s sta...

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kerroj
in Add up to 25 embedded, editable labels to your tasks on 06-03-2021
This is good but I like to use labels as a 'tag' to search for something. Many of our planner cards are related to a long list of minor projects, so I'm not so phased by colours but the number of label options. A card may only have one label but it might be one of many dozens. This is a feature of y...
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in Personalize your plans with smart backgrounds on 05-27-2021
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Brian Smith
in How Microsoft Planner Works on 05-24-2021
What do you mean by "it was a feature we used to have" @swearNotakaren ? I didn't think Planner ever offered a choice of library locations, and also not aware of any plans to add it. You can of course add an attachment as a link from anywhere, but I can understand that isn't quite what you are looki...
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swearNotakaren
in How Microsoft Planner Works on 05-17-2021
@Brian Smith thank you for this, very helpful. Do you know when we'll be able to configure our own upload libraries?? It's a feature we used to have, and it would be helpful with document storage set up the way they have in SPO. Thank You.
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ChrisZiegler
in The “Planner” app name in Teams has changed to “Tasks by Planner and To Do” on 05-13-2021
I am hoping to leverage milestones in To Do. Is there a way to mark something as a milestone?
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