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How to track the assigned tasks in Outlook?

Author Siluvia Last modified

When you assigning a task to others, do you want to keep tracking on this assigned task until it is completed by the receipts? The following tutorial will show you how to track the assigned tasks in Outlook easily. After tracking the assigned tasks, when the recipients finish the task and mark it as complete, you will receive an email with the complete status. Please look at the following tutorial for more details.

Track the assigned tasks in Outlook

Track the assigned tasks in Outlook

1. Shift to the Tasks view with clicking Tasks in the Navigation Pane.

2. Create a new task by clicking Home > New Task. See screenshot:

the New Task button

3. In the Task dialog, compose your task and then click Assign Task on the Manage Task group under Task tab.

the Task dialog

4. After clicking Assign Task, please check the Send me a status report when this tasks is complete box.

the Send me a status report when this tasks is complete box

5. Fill the recipients’ addresses in the To field, and then click Send button to send it.

When the recipients accept the task and mark it as complete after finishing, you will receive an email with task completed status. See screenshot:

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