[dba-Tech] Outlook tasks question

[rocky smolin]

Simpler solution - combine all to-do tasks in the one list but prefix each
task with a letter of number identifying which account the task belongs to.
You'd also that way have a picture of all of today's tasks are an if you'll
be able to handle them all or have to move one or more to a later date.
Possible?

r

-----Original Message-----
From: dba-Tech [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of
Susan Harkins
Sent: Wednesday, September 16, 2020 9:08 AM
To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues'
Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Outlook tasks question

I have three accounts and three inboxes. I found nothing to suggest how to
do it and I didn't find any kind of third-party product, but there might be
one. 

I keep the To-Do tasks open in Outlook all the time. But, I have different
tasks for different accounts. What would be really cool is one that's
all-encompassing, like the one I'm current using that's visible in the Today
window and then one that updates depending on the Inbox I'm working in in
the Mail window. 

Susan H. 



How do you move from one account to another in Outlook? 

The complicated way to do this might be to have code behind form, some VBA
which would open a to do list tracker db in Access.  Fun for me but not for
many.

OTOH, might this be the idea for a product - add-in to Outlook?

r

-----Original Message-----
From: dba-Tech [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of
Susan Harkins
Sent: Wednesday, September 16, 2020 5:59 AM
To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues'
Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Outlook tasks question

Logically? I'd like the list to update when I move from one account to
another and show only those tasks that relate to that account. 

I don't use Outlook calendars at all, but it wouldn't hurt to have them. 

I doubt it can be done. 

Susan H. 


The only way I can think of is to create three calendars - I know Outlook
can do this because I had to automate separate calendars for an Access app
years ago. Will that get you close?  It could work for to-do lists because
they're usually tied to an action date or a deadline.

What is the source of the lists? Do the lists have to be logically connected
to the accounts? 

r

-----Original Message-----
From: dba-Tech [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of
Susan Harkins
Sent: Tuesday, September 15, 2020 12:24 PM
To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues
Subject: [dba-Tech] Outlook tasks question

I have three email accounts and they all import into three inbox accounts in
Outlook. I'd like to create multiple tasks list -- or to-do lits -- and
assign them to those accounts. Then, when I'm in that account, the to-do
list would show the tasks for that account. 

I've researched, but come up with nothing. 

Does anyone know if this can be done? 

Susan H. 

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