The Task List, located in the lower-right corner of the calendar, lets you keep a list of tasks separate from your calendar appointments. You can use the list in a larger window by clicking the Tasks button in the shortcut bar or in the folder tree.
Task Lists are more easily organized in the dedicated Tasks tool. Each task list is assigned a color, and you can use the Tasks tool shortcut bar to hide and show task lists just like calendars. In the calendar display task pad, tasks from all visible task lists appear, color coded by list.
Click File > New > Task List.
Specify the name and color for the task list.
(Optional) If the task is an online list, specify the URL of the task list.
Click OK.
After you've added a task to your to-do list, its summary appears in the Summary section of the task list. To view or edit a detailed description of an item, double-click it, or right-click it and select Open. You can delete items by selecting them, then clicking Delete.The list of tasks is sorted in a similar way to the list of e-mail messages in Evolution Mail. Click once on a message header to change the direction and type of sorting, or right-click to add or remove columns from the display.
Click New > Task.
Select a group for the task.
Type a brief summary for the task in the Summary field.
(Optional) Specify a starting date and ending date for the task
(Optional) Specify a starting time and ending time for the task
Type the time zone information in the Time Zone field.
or
Click the globe to customize the time zone.
To hide or show the Time Zone field, click View > Time Zone.
(Optional) Type a category in the Categories field.
To show or hide the Categories field, click View > Categories.
Type a description for the task.
(Optional) Click Options > Classifications, then select a classification (as Public, Private or Confidential) for the task.
(Optional) To specify a status for the task, click Options > Status Details.
(Optional) To add an attachment to the task, drag and drop the attachment into the attachment bar.
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Click the Attach button on the toolbar, then browse to the attachment.
Evolution can be used to assign a task to multiple people.
When you assign a task, you can specify the attendees in several categories, such as "chair" or "required." When you save the task, each attendee is sent an e-mail with the task information, which also gives them the option to respond.
To assign a new task:
Click File > New > Assigned Task.
If you have multiple e-mail accounts, select the one to use by selecting an item in the Organizer field.
Select a group for the task.
Click Add, or press Insert key, or right click and then press Add to add the e-mail addresses of people you want to assign the task.To remove an attendee from the list, select an attendee, then press Delete.To edit a field, select the field, then click Edit.Click View on the menu bar to show or hide the Type, Role, Status, and RSVP fields.
Type a brief summary of the task in the Summary field.
(Optional) Specify a starting date and time, and a due date and time for the task.
Type the time zone information in the Time Zone field.
or
Click the globe to customize the time zone.
To hide or show the Time Zone field, click View > Time Zone.
(Optional) Type a category in the Categories field.
To show or hide Categories field, click View > Categories.
Type a description for the task.
(Optional) To add an attachment to the assigned task, drag and drop the attachment into the attachment bar.
or
Click the Attach button on the toolbar, then browse to the attachment.
(Optional) Click Options > Classifications, then select a classification (as Public, Private or Confidential) for the task.
(Optional) To specify a status for the task, click Options > Status Details.