Hi,

I would like to merge the "To-Do-List" and "Tasks" into one list, entitled for example as "My Tasks" or "My To-to-do list).

Is there any difference between "task" and "to-do" lists to have both of them by default?

They are redondant, so why Microsoft adds  both of them?

Why there is no easy way to merge or remove either of them?

Thanks 

• Edited by qeep Sunday, December 15, 2013 2:30 AM

Hi,

Tasks and to-do items are different items.

A task is an item that you create in Outlook to track until its completion.

A to-do item is any Outlook item that has been flagged for follow-up, such as a task, an e-mail message, or a contact.

We cant delete the To-Do list folder or Task folder. But if you want to show only tasks in the To-Do List, we can create a custom view that includes only tasks and/or only tasks from a specific Tasks folder. See:

http://www.slipstick.com/outlook/tasks/filter-the-to-do-list-to-show-only-tasks/

However, if you still want to remove the To-Do list, we can use Macro to achieve this goal, please refer:

http://www.slipstick.com/outlook/tasks/remove-todo-list-tasks-list-outlook/

Hope this helps.

Best Regards,

Steve Fan
TechNet Community Support

• Marked as answer by Steve FanMicrosoft contingent staff, Moderator Monday, December 30, 2013 1:16 AM

Thank you Steve.

But intuitively, and logically, "Task and To do" are synonym! If you have something to do, it is a Task, and vice versa, isn't it? 

Take a look at the definition of Task in a dictionary (eg. Meriam Webster)

Task: a piece of work that has been given to someone : a job for someone to do.

http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/task

I think, if Microsoft persists to keep both synonymous terms in the next versions or updates, it would be much easier to be able to customize the view by right click or drop-down menu and select "View only Task" or only To-DO-List"!

• Edited by qeep Monday, December 16, 2013 5:43 PM

Hi, thank you for the suggestion.

We can click the smiley face button on the top right of the Outlook window and send your suggestion and feedback to our product team. They will determine if the feature will be added to Outlook release based on customers' needs.

In addition, please refer to the following article and look at the "About tasks and to-do items" section which described the definition of tasks and to-do items and their differences. See:

http://office.microsoft.com/en-in/outlook-help/create-tasks-and-to-do-items-HA001229302.aspx

Regards,

Steve Fan
TechNet Community Support

• Edited by Steve FanMicrosoft contingent staff, Moderator Wednesday, December 25, 2013 8:51 AM

I would like to know if there's a way to see a combined list of all tasks and "To-Do List" Items, sorted by "due date". I often flag email to remind me to follow up, and keep a list of to-do's in the tasks section, but I cannot find a way to see both of them combined in chronological order.

I'd love to see that list as an option on the "Outlook Today" page so I can print that out each day with my calendar for the day that would show me over due tasks and "to-do's". Or find a way to merge that list so that when I'm showing the "Tasks" view, and have "My Tasks" highlighted (the parent of both the To-Do List and the Tasks list) that it would show them combined.

Is this possible?