Outlook: accept tasks automatically - how it works

With the Outlook e-mail program, you can automatically accept assigned tasks relatively easily. Find out exactly what you have to do in this practical tip.

Automatically accept tasks in Outlook

1. First open the email sent to you with the corresponding task.
2. The message has two buttons, one to reject the task and a second to accept the task.
3. If you would like to take on the task, click the "Accept" button accordingly.
4. After you click "Accept", the task appears automatically in your task list.
5. If the sender later makes changes to the task you have accepted, these will be automatically saved in your copy in the task list when you receive the corresponding mail.

If you do not want to accept a task but on the contrary get rid of it, we will show you in another practical tip how you can release tasks in Outlook.