In Outlook 2010, there are a few ways to assign tasks to other people. You can use the task pane, the Ribbon, or the command line. The task pane is the easiest way to assign tasks to other people. To open the task pane, click on the Task button in the top left corner of your screen. The task pane will open with a list of all of your current tasks. You can drag and drop tasks from this list into any of your folders or email addresses. The Ribbon is a more advanced way to assign tasks to other people. To use the Ribbon, click on one of the arrowheads in the top left corner of your screen and select an option from the list that appears. For example, you could select an option to have another person sign in for you when you start working on a project. The command line is also a way to assign tasks to other people. To use the command line, type out a command and press Enter. For example, you could type out “copy txt file” and press Enter. The command will copy all of your current tasks into an email address and then send them off to whoever you have selected as their recipient.
Note: the ability to assign tasks to others has been around for a while, so you can use it in previous versions out Outlook as well, it’s just in a slightly different place.
How to Assign a Task to Someone
There are a couple of ways you can assign tasks, including while you’re creating a new task—all you need to do is click on “Assign Task” on the Ribbon.
Or while you’re looking at the Tasks pane in Outlook, you can right-click on it and select Assign Task from the menu. This should work from any of the Tasks views.
Now you just need to enter the email address of the person who you’re assigning the task to.
Then the person you assigned the task to can add it to their list and send updates on it.
If you’re new to Outlook and the Tasks feature, this should get you started, and don’t forget to delegate your tasks!
