There are several ways to change the order of the items in the Tasklist. You can also use subtasks to help organize your Tasklist folder.
See the following sections to learn how to reorder a tasklist folder.
You can drag items in the Tasklist to the order you want.
Click Tasklist to open the Tasklist folder.
Select the item you want to move to a different place in the Tasklist.
Drag the item to the desired location in the Tasklist folder.
An arrow indicates the position where the item will be placed.
The item is moved to the specified position in the list.
You can move items up or down in the Tasklist to achieve the order you want.
Open the Tasklist folder.
Select the item you want to move.
(Conditional) To move the item up in the list, click the up-arrow located above the Folder List until the item is in the desired position.
(Conditional) To move the item down in the list, click the down-arrow located above the Folder List until the item is in the desired position.
You can reorder the Tasklist by using the Move to top or Move to bottom arrow.
Open the Tasklist folder.
Select the item you want to move.
(Conditional) To move the item to the top of the list, click the Move to top arrow located above the Folder List.
(Conditional) To move the item to the bottom of the list, click the Move to bottom arrow located above the Folder List.
Tasklist items can have subtasks assigned to them. This is helpful when several functions must be completed before a task can be marked as completed. If you mark the top task completed, all the subtasks are marked as completed. Likewise, if all the subtasks are marked as completed, the main task is marked as complete.
To create a subtask for a Tasklist item:
Click Tasklist to open the Tasklist folder.
Right-click the tasklist item to create a subtask for, and then click New Subitem.
Type a subject for the new subtask, the press Enter.
To add additional information, double-click the newly created subtask.
To move an existing item to a subtask:
Click Tasklist to open the Tasklist folder.
Select the item you want to designate as a subtask.
Drag the designated subtask item below the tasklist item that it will belong to.
An indented arrow indicates the position where the item will be placed. The item is moved to the specified position in the list.
(Optional) To move a subtask from beneath a tasklist item, drag and drop the item to the bottom of the tasklist.