Clearing Task Lists

After a task list is completed, you can clear the completion status, end dates, and alerts for all tasks within a selected task list. This allows tasks to be reused for a future planning period.

Alerts are enabled only when task lists contains end dates. Clearing task lists disables alerts by clearing the check boxes for end dates. It doesn't delete the dates.

To clear task lists:

  1. Click the Navigator icon Navigator icon, and then under Create and Manage, click Task Lists.
  2. Select the task list you want to clear, and then click Edit Task List icon (Edit Task List).
  3. In the Clear drop-down list, select an option:
    • Completion Status: Clears completion status only

    • Due Dates and Alerts: Clears any alerts that are enabled, based on the end date set for the task

    • Both: Clears completion status, end dates, and alerts

  4. Click Clear icon (Clear).
  5. Click OK.