The conditions available here are quite granular and should be reviewed to make better use of Outlook. In this case we set the condition solely as a due date falling in the next month. There are two parts to this formatting rule: 1) setting the condition to be met and 2) defining the formatting to be used.Ĭlicking the Condition button near the bottom of the Automatic Formatting window will open the Filter window as shown in Figure 3 below. As seen in Figure 2 above, we added a rule called ‘Next Month’ where all tasks with a due date falling in the next month assume the formatting of 8pt Segui font with bold green color. ScreenshotsĪutomatic Formating uses rules to determine how text is presented in the To Do List and what characteristics trigger that format. The Automatic Formatting window is displayed in Figure 2. From here, select the Automatic Formatting button. This will open the Customize View window as shown in Figure 1. Right click on the top bar of the Task List, on the ‘Arrange By’ line, and select Custom. You can control the color and font for the items listed in the To-Do List. The Tasks folder has many options for formatting however, these settings are not transferred to the To-Do List. You can customize how these items are presented in this task list independent of the formatting used in their source folders. Task items are pulled from the task list or items that have been marked for follow-up with a follow-up flag. One of the features of the To-Do Bar is the Task List. Microsoft Outlook 2007 adds a To-Do Bar on the right of the main user interface.

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