Tech Tip: Add due dates and reminders in Microsoft To Do

With Microsoft To Do, you can set due dates and reminders to help keep everything on track. When using the To Do app, scheduled tasks will automatically appear in the Planned smart list, where you can see your tasks due today, tomorrow and beyond.

The following steps are for accessing the To Do app in Office 365. When using the Outlook desktop application, Tasks/To Do, double click to open an existing task to assign a due date and reminders.

Add a due date

Select a task to see its detail view.
Select “Add due date,” and choose when the task will be due: today, tomorrow, next week or a date you pick.

Add a reminder

Select a task.
Select “Remind me,” and choose when you’ll be reminded: later today, tomorrow, next week, or a date and time you pick.

Set a due date to repeat

Select a task.
Select “Repeat,” and choose when your task will repeat: daily, on weekdays, weekly, monthly, yearly or a custom repetition.