Teach Yourself VISUALLY™ Outlook® 2007

Mark a Task as Complete

When you finish with a task, you can mark it as complete. When a task is marked complete, it remains in your task list, but with a strikethrough-style font.

Mark a Task as Complete

1.	In Tasks mode, double-click the task you want to mark as complete. [View full size image] The task opens in its own window.
2.	In the Task tab’s Manage Task group, click Mark Complete. [View full size image] The task remains in the task list, but with a strikethrough font, and with a check mark in the flag column. [View full size image]
3.	To permanently remove the task from the task list, you must delete it. To begin, right-click the task.
4.	Click Delete from the menu that appears. [View full size image] Outlook deletes the task.

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