display tasks in to do list in due date order.

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display tasks in to do list in due date order.

Joe Neas 0

I have multiple tasks created in office 365 on my Windows laptop. When I am in Outlook looking at Emails, I can only my To Do list on the right side of the screen. When I display Planned tasks, they do not display in due date order. How can this be fixed?

Joe Neas 0 Reputation points

2026-08-10T15:04:25.19+00:00

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Dora-T 715 Reputation points Independent Advisor

2026-08-11T01:50:28.2966667+00:00

Hi Joe Neas

Thank you for providing the additional screenshots.

I did some further testing on my end, and I was able to reproduce the same behavior. In New Outlook, when using either the Planned or Tasks pane on the right while viewing emails, I couldn't find an option to automatically arrange tasks by due date.

At the moment, the available workaround is to open the full Tasks view, where tasks can be sorted by due date. Alternatively, in the right-side pane, you can manually rearrange tasks by dragging and dropping them.

If having the Planned or Tasks view in the right-side To Do pane automatically arranged by due date is important for your workflow, I recommend submitting feedback through Ideas · Community so the Microsoft product team can review this feature request.

Please note that this is a user-to-user support forum. As an Independent Advisor, I cannot directly intervene in Microsoft product features or access back-end systems. I can only provide technical guidance on reported issues, requests, or ideas.

Given these limitations, the most appropriate avenue for product changes or feature requests is to submit feedback through the official Microsoft feedback channels.

Best regard,
Joe Neas 0 Reputation points

2026-08-11T13:38:10.92+00:00

Thank you, this has been the information I was looking for.

I will submit feedback as to me this seems like a no brainer that they should be in due date order.

Have a great day.
Joe Neas 0 Reputation points

2026-08-11T13:46:08.9866667+00:00

FYI, for me the; (Alternatively, in the right-side pane, you can manually rearrange tasks by dragging and dropping them.) doesn't work. It won't let me drag them to another spot.
Dora-T 715 Reputation points Independent Advisor

2026-08-11T16:04:14.3233333+00:00

Hi Joe Neas

Thank you for the update, and I appreciate you taking the time to submit your feedback.

I also wanted to apologize for the confusion caused by my previous reply. When I mentioned manually dragging and dropping tasks, I was referring to the Tasks pane in the right-side To Do pane while viewing emails, not the Planned pane. During my testing, I wasn't able to drag and drop tasks in the right-side Planned pane either.

If you have any other questions or need any further assistance, please feel free to let me know. I'd be happy to help.

Have a great day!

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Joe Neas 0 Reputation points

2026-08-10T15:04:25.19+00:00

<PII removed>

Here is the file
Dora-T 715 Reputation points Independent Advisor

2026-08-11T01:50:28.2966667+00:00

Hi Joe Neas

Thank you for providing the additional screenshots.

I did some further testing on my end, and I was able to reproduce the same behavior. In New Outlook, when using either the Planned or Tasks pane on the right while viewing emails, I couldn't find an option to automatically arrange tasks by due date.

At the moment, the available workaround is to open the full Tasks view, where tasks can be sorted by due date. Alternatively, in the right-side pane, you can manually rearrange tasks by dragging and dropping them.

If having the Planned or Tasks view in the right-side To Do pane automatically arranged by due date is important for your workflow, I recommend submitting feedback through Ideas · Community so the Microsoft product team can review this feature request.

Please note that this is a user-to-user support forum. As an Independent Advisor, I cannot directly intervene in Microsoft product features or access back-end systems. I can only provide technical guidance on reported issues, requests, or ideas.

Given these limitations, the most appropriate avenue for product changes or feature requests is to submit feedback through the official Microsoft feedback channels.

Best regard,
Joe Neas 0 Reputation points

2026-08-11T13:38:10.92+00:00

Thank you, this has been the information I was looking for.

I will submit feedback as to me this seems like a no brainer that they should be in due date order.

Have a great day.
Joe Neas 0 Reputation points

2026-08-11T13:46:08.9866667+00:00

FYI, for me the; (Alternatively, in the right-side pane, you can manually rearrange tasks by dragging and dropping them.) doesn't work. It won't let me drag them to another spot.
Dora-T 715 Reputation points Independent Advisor

2026-08-11T16:04:14.3233333+00:00

Hi Joe Neas

Thank you for the update, and I appreciate you taking the time to submit your feedback.

I also wanted to apologize for the confusion caused by my previous reply. When I mentioned manually dragging and dropping tasks, I was referring to the Tasks pane in the right-side To Do pane while viewing emails, not the Planned pane. During my testing, I wasn't able to drag and drop tasks in the right-side Planned pane either.

If you have any other questions or need any further assistance, please feel free to let me know. I'd be happy to help.

Have a great day!

Answer 1

Joe Neas 0

Please see the attached for the information requested.

Joe Neas 0 Reputation points

2026-08-07T17:26:00.1066667+00:00

Please see the attached
Joe Neas 0 Reputation points

2026-08-07T17:27:11.99+00:00

It doesn't appear to be accepting my document. Is there any way to do this that I am not seeing?
Dora-T 715 Reputation points Independent Advisor

2026-08-09T23:20:27.24+00:00

Hi Joe Neas

It seems the attachment couldn’t be uploaded successfully.

You can refer to this guide on how to add attachments in the forum: Add attachments to Microsoft Q&A content | Microsoft Learn

I look forward to your update.

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Answer 3

Hi Joe Neas

To better understand your scenario, could you please clarify a few details:

Which version of Outlook are you using (classic Outlook, new Outlook, or Outlook on the web)?
Could you share a screenshot of how your tasks are displayed in Planned (please remember to hide any personal information)?

Based on my testing:

In classic Outlook, there is no “Planned” view like in Microsoft To Do. Tasks are displayed in a list view, where you can sort by due date. You can do this by going to Tasks > View > Arrange By > Due Date (or by clicking the Due Date column). Depending on the selected view (for example, To-Do List, Simple List, or Detailed List), tasks may appear grouped or as a single list.
In both new Outlook and Outlook on the web, the Planned view groups tasks into time buckets such as Today, Tomorrow, and Later based on their due dates, rather than displaying them as a single continuous list. If you need to see all tasks in one list and sort them strictly by due date (earliest to latest), you can switch to the Tasks view and sort by due date.

I look forward to your update. If I have misunderstood anything, please feel free to correct me.

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