OL97: Views Differ Between Task Folder and TaskPad

ID: Q168099

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Outlook 97

SYMPTOMS

Changes made to views of tasks in the Task folder do not affect views of tasks in the TaskPad of the Calendar folder. Furthermore, filters applied to views of tasks in the Task folder do not apply to tasks in the TaskPad.

CAUSE

This behavior is by design. Views of tasks in the Task folder are independent of views of tasks in the Calendar TaskPad. This allows for different views of task data depending on the available display area.

MORE INFORMATION

In the Task folder, you can change existing views, add new selectable views, or define filters to limit the records displayed. In the TaskPad of the Calendar folder, you can select predefined views and change the attributes of an existing view, but you cannot add a new view.

View Control in the Task Folder

To change an existing view in the Task folder, click Format View on the View menu. This allows you to change certain visual aspects of the current view, such as grouping, sorting, fonts and other formatting.

To add a new view to the Task folder, click Define Views on the View menu. This allows you to define and save a new view that is selectable.

To filter task records to control those displayed, click Filter on the View menu. This allows you to control records displayed based upon content attributes.

View Control in the Calendar TaskPad

To change the current view of the TaskPad, point to TaskPad Settings on the View menu and click Format View. This allows you to change certain visual aspects of the current view, such as fonts used and other formatting attributes.

To make more significant changes to the current view, right-click the TaskPad header and click View Summary on the shortcut menu. You can save these changes but you cannot define a new view.

To filter task records to control those displayed in the TaskPad, click TaskPad View on the View menu. This allows you to pick one of seven pre- defined filters.

REFERENCES

For more information about the Calendar TaskPad, please see the following articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

   ARTICLE-ID:  Q166253
   TITLE     :  OL97: TaskPad Field Missing from Calendar View

   ARTICLE-ID:  Q161095
   TITLE     :  OL97: TaskPad Missing in Day/Week/Month View of Calendar

Additional query words:

Keywords          : kbdisplay GnlTasks 
Version           : WINDOWS:97
Platform          : WINDOWS
Issue type        : kbhowto

Last Reviewed: December 31, 1998