108 Managing your Phone
5.5 Tasks
Use Tasks to keep track of things you need to do.
To create a task
1. On the Home screen, select Start > Applications > Tasks.
2. Select
Menu > New Task.
Tip To quickly add a task, type the task in Enter new task here and press the Enter
key.
3. Enter the necessary task information and select Done.
• Set a Priority for the task. This item can be referenced when sorting tasks.
• Enter a Start date and Due date if the task starts and ends at a specific
time.
• Enter a Reminder if you want to be notified if the task is due.
• Enter the Categories (you can set more than one) that best describes the
task. This item can be referenced when filtering tasks.
Notes
• You can synchronize information on your phone with your PC to keep your task list up to
date in both locations.
• If you create a new task with a reminder on your PC and then synchronize tasks with your
phone, the reminder will play at the time that was set on your PC.
To locate a task
1. On the Home screen, select Start > Applications > Tasks.
2. In the task list, do one of the following:
• To sort the list, select Menu > Sort by and then select a sort option.
• To filter the list by category, select Menu > Filter and then choose the
category you want displayed.