You will have to connect both your Microsoft To Do and Slack account with Zapier.
I have created a Zap that converts Slack messages to Microsoft To Do tasks as soon as you have starred them. There’s no direct way to link your Slack with Microsoft To Do. For instance, I hashtag office related work as “#TechWiser” so I can see all the YouTube tasks at a glance. If you tap on the hashtag you can quickly see all the tasks with the same hashtag. Hence, you can enter hashtags with the task name which makes it easier to find them. When a whole lot of people collaborate in the app, it gets chaotic to find important tasks.
Hashtags or labels is an old Wunderlist feature and you have it in Microsoft To Do as well. Having said that, it still doesn’t support assigning individual tasks to users and it would be a nice addition. I can easily share To Do lists with my colleagues and anyone with a Gmail account can collaborate. But, after the new update, it works with a Gmail account as well. However, until now, you need to have a Microsoft account for using the To Do app. You can share a list with your colleagues and all of them can work on the tasks together. Microsoft To Do lets you collaborate with other people within the app. Unfortunately, these swipe gestures are not customizable. These swipe gestures work in an identical way for the desktop app as well. You can swipe left on a Task to delete it and swipe the other way to add it to your day. The swipe gestures have existed for a while in the app but I haven’t heard enough people talk about it. Moreover, if you have a big screen and you don’t like reaching the notification drawer every single time, you can also create a quick shortcut on your home screen which functions in a similar way. This leaves a Silent Notification on the notification drawer and you can tap on it to quickly add a task. You can enable “Quick add notification” in the To Do app settings. However, it’s not seamless and the assistant adds the note to its native n4ote manager. Microsoft To Do works with the Google Assistant. You can quickly select and drag-and-drop the text onto the To Do app to create a new Task.ĭrag-and-drop gesture works with every app that allows selection of text. For instance, if you have a Chrome browser or Gmail opened on one half of the screen and To Do opened in another half. But now, you can open Microsoft To Do and the other app in split mode. Normally, you would copy a piece of text and then open the To Do app and paste it under a New Task. However, this gesture is only available when the app is open in split mode.
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In the recent update of Microsoft To Do, you have the drag-and-drop gesture. I have set daily reminders at 09:30 pm so I can jot down the tasks for tomorrow. It’s turned off by default and can be modified under the “Plan your day reminders” section under the Settings. Microsoft To Do has an option to remind yourself about entering daily tasks. This ensures that I start my day early according to the work. I usually write down my pending work and tasks in hand a day before. I have the habit of planning my day in advance. Microsoft To Do Tips and Tricks to Manage Tasks Better 1.