Creating and Editing Tasks

Creating new tasks

To create a new task, select New in the eM Client's toolbar or select Task... from its drop-down list. Or you may also right-click a task folder in the Tasks sub-panel in the left vertical panel and select New task from the context menu.

A Task create-and-edit dialog will open.

General tab

Subject:

The subject of the task. This information will be displayed in the task list and therefore it should be as brief as possible.

Location:

Location of the task.

Start:

Start time of the task. Consists of two fields, date and hour. The default value is the current date and hour.

Due:

Time required for completion of the task.

Reminder:

Reminder is a special function of the eM Client's interface, that allows reminding of upcoming tasks. If the reminder is set for a task, an alert is displayed at the defined time that informs of an upcoming task. By default the Reminder: checkbox is unchecked, meaning that you won't be reminded of the task. But if you check it and set a date and time in the Reminder: fields, an alert will be displayed at the specified time. To cancel the reminder, simply uncheck the Reminder: checkbox.

Category:

In the category drop-down menu, you can assign color coded categories to the task. Categories provide a way for you to recognize and assess the nature of a Task at a glance, whether a Task is work related, personal or requires immediate attention etc. (For more details on Categories see About Categories).

Status:

Each task goes through several stages during the process of its completion. Here you can define, what stage is the selected task currently in.

Complete:

Shows what percent of the task has already been completed.

Private task:

If you check the checkbox, task will get the private status.

Description:

Detailed information can be provided for each task.

Recurrence tab

The Recurrence tab is used to set recurring tasks which take place every given number of days, weeks or months.

In this tab you can set, how often will be the task recurred and when (if ever) will the recurrence terminate.

Attachments tab

Like with Emails and calendar schedules, You can add attachments to your tasks, maps, notes, power point slides etc.

Editing tasks

Existing Tasks can be edited through the same Task editor window. To edit an existing task, double-click on it to bring up the Task window.

Deleting tasks

To delete a task select it in the task list and press the Delete key.