Use My Day with To Do in new Outlook (2024)

Show calendar events and tasks with My Day in Outlook

Note:My Day is cleared at midnight every night. Tasks that appear in My Day are stored in other tasks lists, so they aren't deleted when My Day is cleared.

Open My Day

You can open My Day from anywhere in new Outlook, such as mail, calendar, people, or groups. Select My Day at the top of the page.

View upcoming calendar events in the My Day pane

Select My Day to display the Calendartab and your upcoming events.
Select an event for more details. Select Back to return to the Calendar tab. You can also select View full event in new window to display or change all of the event's details.
To create a new event, select New event.
To change the day you're viewing, select the date at the top of the panel.

Change view and display more calendars in Calendar tab

From the Calendar tab in My Day, selectSwitch viewsto switch between agenda view and day view. This is where you can also select additional Calendars to display in the My Day pane.
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View tasks with To Do in the My Day pane

Select My Day to display the Calendar and To Do tabs. If you calendar shows up first, select the To Do tabto view your tasks.
SelectAdd a task to create a new task. Enter the task name, press Enter or Return, or select Add.
To mark a task as important, select Mark as important.
To mark a task as complete, select Mark as completed .
You can reorder your tasks in the My Day pane. Select the dots next to Mark as completed, and then drag the task up or down the list.
To edit the details of your tasks, select Open to do orManage all tasks to open To Do within Outlook.

Tip:To create a calendar event for a task, open your Outlook calendar and drag the task from the To Do pane onto your calendar. When you've got Mail open, you can also drag an email into the To Do pane to create a new task.

Show calendar events and tasks with My Day in Outlook for the web and Outlook.com

Note:My Day is cleared at midnight every night. Tasks that appear in My Day are stored in other tasks lists, so they aren't deleted when My Day is cleared.

Open My Day

You can open My Day from anywhere in new Outlook, such as mail, calendar, people, or groups. Select My Day at the top of the page.

View upcoming calendar events in the My Day pane

Select My Day to display the Calendartab and your upcoming events.
Select an event for more details. Select Back to return to the Calendar tab. You can also select View full event in new window to display or change all of the event's details.
To create a new event, select New event.
To change the day you're viewing, select the date at the top of the panel.

Change view and display more calendars in Calendar tab

From the Calendar tab in My Day, selectSwitch viewsto switch between agenda view and day view. This is where you can also select additional Calendars to display in the My Day pane.

View tasks with To Do in the My Day pane

Select My Day to display the Calendar and To Do tabs. If you calendar shows up first, select the To Do tabto view your tasks.
SelectAdd a task to create a new task. Enter the task name, press Enter or Return, or select Add.
To mark a task as important, select Mark as important.
To mark a task as complete, select Mark as completed .
You can reorder your tasks in the My Day pane. Select the dots next to Mark as completed, and then drag the task up or down the list.
To edit the details of your tasks, select Open to do orManage all tasks to open To Do within Outlook.

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In My Day, select the To Do

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tab to view your tasks. Select Add a task to create a new task. You can also drag an email into the task pane to create a new task. To create a calendar event for a task, drag it from the task pane onto your calendar.

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How to dock To Do list in new Outlook? ›

To display the To-Do Bar, select View > To-Do Bar. Select Calendar, Tasks, or People. You can pick one type of item to display in the To-Do bar, two types of items, or all three.

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How to integrate To Do with Outlook? ›

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All tasks are stored on Exchange Online services, so they'll appear in both Microsoft To Do and Outlook automatically. To enable the Flagged Email list, select the option to Show list. Or, turn the list on in Settings. Once turned on, your flagged email will appear as tasks in Microsoft To Do.

How do I enable Microsoft To Do? ›

To assign or turn off a user's license for Microsoft To Do, navigate to the Microsoft 365 Admin Center > Users, select the person whose license you want to assign or turn off, then select your preference for To Do > Save.

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How to dock peek in new Outlook? ›

From either Mail or Calendar, right-click Calendar on the Navigation Bar, and then select Dock the peek. Note: To Dock the peek for both Mail and Calendar, you need to select the option for each one individually. Learn more about keeping your calendar, appointments, and meetings always in view.

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How do I show the To Do list on the right side in Outlook? ›

When you point to the Tasks icon on the navigation bar, the Tasks peek shows your upcoming tasks and flagged to-do items. To keep both in view, pin the Tasks peek to the Outlook window.

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