Linking Tasks and Contacts in Outlook

Posted by Dan St. Hilaire  /  October 28, 2009  /  Outlook   —   No Comments ↓

Outlook 2007: Link a Task to a Contact

1. Open the task.

2. At the bottom of the task window, click Contacts.

*If you do not see the Contacts button, do the following:
a. On the Tools menu, click Options.
b. On the Preferences tab, under Contacts and Notes, click Contact Options.
c. On the Contact Options dialog box, under Contact Linking, select the Show Contact Linking on all Forms check box.
3. In the Select Contacts dialog box, under Items, select the contact that you want to link to this task.
* To select multiple contacts, click one contact, hold down CTRL, and then click each additional contact.
* To view linked items from a contact, open the contact, and on the Contact tab, in the Show group, click Activities. To view a specific item type, in the Show list, click the item type.

Topics: Outlook