Using Microsoft 365's To Do App with Flagged Emails from Outlook

If you have trouble setting and reaching goals, making decisions about what to focus this  digital tool can keep you productive and motivated.

Use a Microsoft Office 356's to-do list to create and store all your individual tasks in one place—in essence using it as a smart daily planner. Create your tasks and sub-tasks in the app and make them meaningful by adding descriptions, photos, and files for reference. Simply open the app at the beginning of your day and it will help you map out everything that must be completed. Over time, this app will help you track your existing behavior patterns to create more productive habits, providing personalized suggestions on the most critical priorities for the day. Set up reminders for certain tasks, which will keep you accountable and more intentional about prioritizing your workflow. As well as adding flagged emails to your to do list.

To manage your flagged email directly in Microsoft To Do, sign in with the same work, school, or personal Microsoft account that you use for email.  

Note: This feature is only available if you’re using an account that’s hosted by Microsoft, such as an Outlook.com, Hotmail.com, or Live.com account. It’s also available if you’re using an account hosted by Microsoft but using a custom domain. 

1. To see your flagged email tasks, navigate to the list menu, then select Flagged email > Create. 
2. Alternatively, you can turn the list on in Settings. 

Once turned on, email flagged in Outlook will appear as tasks in Microsoft To Do. The task's name will be the subject of the flagged message and will include a preview of the email's text in its detail view. To open the original email, select the option to Open in Outlook from the task's detail view.  

Items in the flagged email list can be renamed, assigned due dates and reminders, added to My Day, and marked as important. 

Note: The flagged email list only shows tasks from messages flagged in the last 30 days. It’ll show a maximum of 100 of your most recently flagged messages.

Flagged calendar events won’t be converted to tasks in To Do and won’t appear in the flagged email list. 

Good Luck!