The To-Do Bar is the panel on the right side of Outlook. It displays a calendar, your upcoming appointments, and a unified task list, which includes:

  • Flagged messages: Messages you need to respond to.
  • Flagged contacts: Contacts you need to call.
  • Spontaneous tasks: Tasks that come up unexpectedly.


Best Practices for Setting Up the To-Do Bar:

  1. Show a Date Navigator: This is turned on by default.
  2. Show tasks: This is also turned on by default.
  3. Show favorite contacts: Display your most important contacts.


The default task arrangement is by Due Date, but you might consider changing it to Start Date based on how you use flags.

  • Arrange by Start Date: If you want to see tasks scheduled for next week on Monday.
  • Arrange by Due Date: If you prefer to see tasks on their due date.



How to Create a Quick step in Outlook on the web

  1. In Outlook on the web, select Mail from the navigation pane.
  2. On the Home tab, select Quick steps, and then select Manage quick steps.
  3. In the Settings window, under Quick steps, select +New quick step.
  4. In the Name box, type a name for the new Quick Step.
  5. Under Choose an action, select the action that you want the Quick Step to do. Select Add another action for any additional actions. If you're done now, select Save, or continue with additional options to further customise your quick step.