{"id":2215,"date":"2020-10-14T09:49:07","date_gmt":"2020-10-14T14:49:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lg-staging.lougcloud.com\/?p=2215"},"modified":"2021-04-07T10:35:01","modified_gmt":"2021-04-07T15:35:01","slug":"tasks-in-teams-now-available-to-microsoft-365-users","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lg-staging.lougcloud.com\/?p=2215","title":{"rendered":"Tasks in Teams Now Available to Microsoft 365 Users"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-85bp3-f856194ef33e7bc72ec0d3bf98278fce\">\n.flex_column.av-85bp3-f856194ef33e7bc72ec0d3bf98278fce{\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-85bp3-f856194ef33e7bc72ec0d3bf98278fce av_one_full  avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_section  avia-builder-el-no-sibling  first flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding  '     ><p><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-k0pon615-83a3f74a3a12ae3df6b12e1982bff3e8 '  ><div class='avia_textblock' ><h1>Tasks in Teams Now Available to Microsoft 365 Users<\/h1>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-k0pop9td-34c3529061cd7bb9ffd7b4d3c815c3f0 '  ><div class='avia_textblock' ><p>No matter your age, gender, profession or industry, to-do lists are a way of life. famed philosopher and novelist, Umberto Eco, refers to lists as the \u201corigin of culture.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>To-do lists help us keep track of what to do now and what needs to be done next. The concept of the to-do list is noble but keeping track of these to-do lists can be difficult to manage, especially when you have to flip between different places to see them all.<\/p>\n<p>Which is precisely why we are so excited about this new Tasks in Microsoft Teams public rollout.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2220\" src=\"https:\/\/lg-staging.lougcloud.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/manage-tasks-app-tasks.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"999\" height=\"636\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lg-staging.lougcloud.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/manage-tasks-app-tasks.png 999w, https:\/\/lg-staging.lougcloud.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/manage-tasks-app-tasks-300x191.png 300w, https:\/\/lg-staging.lougcloud.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/manage-tasks-app-tasks-768x489.png 768w, https:\/\/lg-staging.lougcloud.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/manage-tasks-app-tasks-705x449.png 705w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 999px) 100vw, 999px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Microsoft has never had any shortage of applications to manage to-do lists. Many would argue that they offer too many options for subscribers to choose from. With this rollout, Microsoft is finally condensing its to-do list offerings by combining the <a href=\"https:\/\/lg-staging.lougcloud.com\/news\/organize-tasks-and-coordinate-your-team-with-microsoft-planner\/\">Planner and To-Do<\/a> apps via Microsoft\u2019s collaboration hub.<\/p>\n<p>Now available to all commercial Teams users with a Microsoft 365 subscription, Tasks in Teams lets users manage assignments from\u202fthe Planner and To Do apps\u202fdirectly from the Teams application, providing a more straightforward approach to assigning and managing tasks over Microsoft Teams. Because Tasks in Teams mimics the designs from Planner and To-Do apps, there won\u2019t be much of a learning curve when adopting this new feature.<\/p>\n<h2>How to Access Tasks in Teams<\/h2>\n<p>To get to the new tasks experience, hit the ellipsis and type in &#8220;Planner.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><em>In a few months, Planner&#8217;s name will change to tasks (yes, the Microsoft name changes are hard to keep up with).<\/em><\/p>\n<p>You can also Pin the Planner App to the left rail as shown below.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2263\" src=\"https:\/\/lg-staging.lougcloud.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/tasks-in-teams.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"370\" height=\"502\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lg-staging.lougcloud.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/tasks-in-teams.png 370w, https:\/\/lg-staging.lougcloud.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/tasks-in-teams-221x300.png 221w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 370px) 100vw, 370px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>The Advantages of Using Tasks in Teams<\/h2>\n<p>The layout is extremely versatile, allowing you to focus on both individual tasks and shared projects (while filesharing) all in one hub is a huge advantage. Also, lets face it, both the Planner and To-Do apps had their advantages, both had limitations. 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