We continue with serial articles about online tools designed for task organization and scheduling. This time we will introduce a lesser-known application from Microsoft To Do, which allows you to collect tasks, set reminders, and provides the opportunity to share everything with your colleagues.
The power of To Do application is in its simplicity. It works with smart to-do lists and tasks, which you can tick off as you complete them - and we all know very well how good it feels when we can "tick off" a finished task (hence the To Do icon).
You can create lists manually, but they are also available automatically. They work with other options related to specific tasks. You can also assign higher priority to certain tasks and set the due date.
But To Do can do even more. It is a smart scheduler for your day that, in addition to creating various to-do lists, displays tasks from other applications, such as Flags and tasks you create in Outlook or OneNote. Moreover, in To Do app, you will also see the tasks that your colleagues assigned to you in the Planner plan.
My Day is a crucial list for planning purposes. Although it is empty at the beginning of each day, after opening any task in To Do, you will be offered the opportunity to add it to the My Day view. Alternatively, you can use the Suggestions feature to find tasks that are due today or in the future.
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If you use Outlook Web, you can simply assign email directly to To Do app or in both directions an event into the calendar via 
in the upper right corner.
Microsoft To Do provides separate clients for Windows 10, MAC, Android, and iOS so that you can carry the taskbar right in your pocket via your mobile. If you have another system, you will be pleased that the application also has its web version, which can be found at https://to-do.office.com/tasks.
As we mentioned, you can also find To Do directly on the Outlook web by clicking on 
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If you are interested in the application and would like to learn even more, you can find more information about To Do on the official Microsoft website.
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