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Working with Tasks

8.20. Can I Create Recurring Tasks?

Put simply, yes. You can easily modify a new or existing task that you are the owner of to run on a defined recurring schedule. Previous FAQs in this chapter gave examples of when recurring tasks would be most beneficial. For example, you could set up a recurring task to remind you every Friday evening to send a weekly report, or you could have a recurring task that reminds you every three months to visit the dentist.

Here's how to modify a normal task to make it into a recurring task:

1.	Find the task you want to modify and then open it.
2.	After you have opened the task, you can display the Task Recurrence dialog box by either clicking the Recurrence button on the toolbar or selecting the ...