Operation Manual

category assigned to a contact. To show all contacts again, select All
Contacts.
7.7 Tasks
Use Tasks to keep track of things you need to do. A task can occur once or
repeatedly (recurring). You can set reminders for your tasks and organize them
using categories. Your tasks are displayed in a task list. Overdue tasks are
displayed in red.
To create a task
1. Tap Start > Programs > Tasks.
2. Tap New Task, enter a subject for the task, and fill in information such as start
and due dates, priority, and so on.
3. When finished, tap OK.
Tip You can easily create a short, to-do-type task. Simply tap the Tap here to
add a new task box, enter a subject, and press ENTER. If the task entry
box is not available, tap Menu > Options and select the Show Tasks
entry bar.
To change the priority of a task
Before sort tasks by priority, you need to specify a priority level for each task.
1. Tap Start > Programs > Tasks.
2. Tap the task desired to change the priority for.
3. Tap Edit and in the Priority box, select a priority level.
4. Tap OK to return to the task list.
Note All new tasks are assigned a Normal priority by default.
To set a default reminder for all new tasks
You can have a reminder automatically turned on for all new tasks you create.
1. Tap Start > Programs > Tasks.
2. Tap Menu > Options.
3. Select the Set reminders for new items.
4. Tap OK to return to the task list.
Note The new tasks must have due dates for making the reminder effective.
To show start and due dates in the task list
1. Tap Start > Programs > Tasks.
2. Tap Menu > Options.
3. Select the Show start and due dates.
4. Tap OK.
To locate a task
With a long tasks list, you can display a subset of the tasks or sort the list for quick
finding a specific task.