20. Tasks
You can use Outlook Web App to keep a list of outstanding and completed tasks, with
deadlines and reminders of your choice. To go to the Tasks view, click on
[Tasks] in the Navigation Pane.
You will see a list of tasks, with completed tasks crossed out, and overdue tasks
highlighted in red text. You can choose between viewing only tasks, or viewing both
tasks and flagged items (see Setting Flags and
Categories), using the options in My Tasks on the left. Click on the name of a
task or flagged item to see more details in the Reading Pane, or
double-click to open. Tick the checkbox next to a task to mark it as complete.
You can use the options in the Navigation Pane to filter your list of
tasks in several ways:
Type; Completed State; Importance; Attachments; Subject; cDate; Flag
To add a new task, click [Task] from the [New] dropdown
menu
Enter the required details, in particular the due date, and the reminder date (if
desired), and click Save and Close to create the task. When the reminder
date is reached (if set), a popup screen will appear to remind you about the
task.
If you want to organise your tasks further, you can add extra folders by clicking Create New Folder in the Navigation Pane. Drag and drop tasks to move them between folders.
Like Contacts lists and Calendars, Task lists can be shared on Nexus. To view
someone else's tasks, once they have given you permission, you will need to manually
enter the following address (URL) into Internet Explorer:
https://nexus.ox.ac.uk/owa/firstname.surname@dept.ox.ac.uk/?cmd=contents&module=tasks,
replacing firstname.surname@dept.ox.ac.uk with the university email
address of the person who has shared their tasks with you.
To share your own task list with other Nexus users of your choice, you will need to log in using Outlook or Entourage.
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