HTC 8500 - Manual (Page 148)

148 Mail and Messaging
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 you can 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 Menu > 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 check box.
To change the priority of a task
Before you can sort tasks by priority, you need to specify a priority level
for each task.
1. Tap Start > Programs > Tasks.
2. Tap the task you want to change the priority for.
3. Tap Edit and in the Priority box, tap 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 check box.
4. Tap OK to return to the task list.