Outlook Task List / Todo list is no where to be found in the NEW Outlook Desktop.

Anonymous
2023-05-05T16:43:24+00:00

OKAY, So I was offered to try out the new outlook desktop today and to be honest I'm in love with the new look.

In addition to being able to now PIN important emails to the top, it also now seems to integrate with Gmail to import and save all of your contacts !!, Another feature that has been missing from outlook forever !!

Anyways, Microsoft and all their wisdom seems to remove functionality or break stuff whenever they think they're fixing and it appears now that the tasks / todo list is nowhere to be found...

MS pointed me to support article that specifically says that they do still have tasks / to-do and that it has been relocated to (MY DAY) Top right hand corner, But there is no tab that says Todo as stated in their support article... see my attached screen shot..

according to the Microsoft article there should be a tab right next to the calendar tab --

Here is the link for the MS article.--Use My Day in Outlook - Microsoft Support

I only use Gmail accounts. I do not use my Microsoft account as my default email provider ... So I'm concerned that the reason why the to-do list isn't showing up for me is because perhaps Gmail doesn't support this functionality (and or) the new outlook can't integrate with Gmail properly...

Please help.

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  1. Anonymous
    2023-05-07T20:54:53+00:00

    Nope ...

    this is a screenshot taken directly from the page that you just sent me to ...

    yes, this is technically what it should look like ....

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    here's a screenshot of what mine looks like ...

    Its missing the To Do / Tasks ...
    in addition to also missing the little bell icon which I am assuming is Tasks / Reminders ... Which in all reality is what I'm actually looking for.

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  2. Anonymous
    2023-05-16T06:17:19+00:00

    Hi all, I'm joining in. I have the same trouble but my email address is and has been always in outlook and is not a gmail address. Same problem as Lord Vader. I did not find your request and therefore started my own:

    https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/answers/questions/1284885/where-are-the-tasks-in-the-new-outlook

    I really hope it is just a bug that they will fix soon. I have reverted back to the old Outlook as I absolutely NEED the tasks for my work organization. Interested to find out whether we fond a solution or if this will be recognized as bug and be fixed...

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  3. Anonymous
    2023-07-17T14:37:08+00:00

    Jennifer Prince... Are you an A.I. bot? Because your answers suggest that you are.

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  4. Anonymous
    2023-05-07T15:04:23+00:00

    Hello Lordvader1501# thank you very much for your reply and thank you for your patience, I'm really sorry to hear that the article didn't work, but lets try this steps below

    Click the View tab on the ribbon.

    Expand the Layout group, if necessary.

    Click the To-Do Bar button.

    Select Tasks.

    https://www.customguide.com/outlook/view-tasks

    Just so there’s no misunderstanding, this is a user-to-user support forum. We’re users just like you helping other users. We do not work for Microsoft and have no access to any user account so there is nothing we can do or check from within the forum. We have no input on Microsoft’s policies, procedures, or design decisions.

    Let me know if you need further assistance.

    Regards,

    Jane.

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  5. Anonymous
    2023-05-16T07:38:26+00:00

    I have also discovered that the new outlook will not work if you are not connected to the internet. All in all i cannot see a reason to migrate away from the old outlook. I absolutely have to work off line on occasion but still need to refer to emails etc. I live in a third world country and connection to internet is not prevalent.

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