Change the order of tasks

Do one of the following:

Sort all tasks in the task list

  1. Click Tasks .
  2. Sort the list.

    How?

    1. On the View menu, point to Current View, and then click a view that shows items in a table, card, or an icon view type.
    2. On the View menu, point to Current View, and then click Customize Current View.
    3. Click Sort.
    4. In the Sort items by box, click a field to sort by. If the field you want isn't in the Sort items by box, click a different field set in the Select available fields from box.

      (If the field you sort by is the same as the field items are grouped by, Microsoft Outlook sorts the group headings instead of the items within each group. To sort the individual items in a group, click a field in the Sort items by box that is different from the Group by field you have chosen.)

    5. Click Ascending or Descending for the sort order.
    6. To sort by an additional field, click a field in the Then by box.

    Tip

    If you are in a table view type, you can click a column heading to sort by that column.

Move individual tasks up or down in the task list

  1. Click Tasks .
  2. On the View menu, point to Current View, and then click Customize Current View.
  3. Click Sort, click Clear All, and then click OK.
  4. Click Group By, click Clear All, and then click OK twice.
  5. Drag a task up or down in the task list, using the guide to position the task.
  6. To save this order as the default, on the Actions menu, click Save Task Order.

Note   You can also move tasks up or down in the TaskPad in Calendar if tasks are not sorted or grouped.

Prioritize tasks

If you want to sort task in priority order, you first need to specify a priority level for each one. By default, tasks have a Normal priority level; however, you can change this level to Low or High.

  1. Open the task you want to change the priority level for.
  2. In the Priority box, click a priority level.

When you're done assigning priority levels, return to the task list, and then sort it by priority using the first procedure in this topic.