Mar 20, 2017 - OneNote integrates with Outlook 2013 and 2016 to link notes to a specific message or thread. You might find OneNote the best way to track.
Tips:. When you mark a task as complete in Outlook, the task is marked as complete in OneNote when Outlook and OneNote sync. If you check the task as complete in OneNote, it gets marked as complete in Outlook and is removed from your tasks list.
If you'd like to add the task back into Outlook, check the box again. Delete a task If you decide you don’t need a task, you can remove it. You’ve got two choices: Delete the task from Outlook, which also removes the tag (flag) from OneNote (the text will still be in your OneNote notes) or Remove the tag from OneNote and keep the task in Outlook. To remove the task from Outlook:. Right-click the tag in your notes, and choose Deleted Outlook Task.
The text remains in OneNote and the task is removed from Outlook. To keep the task in Outlook and remove the flag from OneNote:. Right-click the tag in your notes, and choose Remove Tag. The tag (flag) is removed from OneNote and the task remains in Outlook. OneNote and Outlook work together in other ways too.
For example, you can. Note: If your installation of Outlook is configured for multiple e-mail profiles, you must start Outlook before you can successfully create and save Outlook tasks in OneNote. To check the e-mail profiles on your computer, in Control Panel category view, click User Accounts, and then click Mail. If you are using Control Panel classic view, double-click the Mail icon. In any part of your notes, type a description for the task that you want to create. For example, type Send out notes from the meeting. On the Insert menu, point to Outlook Task, and then choose a reminder for the new task.
A task flag appears next to the description when the task has been created. To view details about the task, move the pointer over the task icon until a tooltip appears. Note: The task flag may appear dimmed until Outlook recognizes the new task and the task is synchronized between Outlook and OneNote. When this is the case, the task tooltip also displays synchronization status. Find a task in OneNote.
On the Standard toolbar, click the arrow next to the Tags button, and then click Show all Tagged Notes. In the Tags Summary pane, narrow the Search scope if needed, and then click Refresh Results. Change an Outlook task in OneNote. On your notes page in OneNote, right-click the Outlook task that you want to change. On the shortcut menu, do any of the following:. To change the start date associated with the selected Outlook task, click a new start date (for example, Tomorrow.) To remove the start date association with the task, click No Date.
To mark the selected Outlook task as completed, click Mark Complete. To delete the selected Outlook task, click Delete Outlook Task.