How Do I Create a Task from My Email?

Calendar lets you to create a task from the contents of a message. The attributes for the email are automatically populated from the message.

The parts of the message are assigned to various attributes of the task. When you create a task from a message, you are the organizer of the task. The To and Cc recipients are assigned as the participants of the task. They are invited when the task is created. The subject of the email is the title of the task. The message body provides the notes in the task.

To create an task from a message:

1. Right-click the message that you want to create into a task. Select Other from the drop-down list.
   • A drop-down list appears with the actions you can perform on this message.
2. Select: Create Task from Message.
   • A New Task tab in your Calendar is created with the attributes of the message mapped to the task. You can modify the attributes or add more attributes to the new task.