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Manage your tasks

When you open
BlackBerry Tasks
, a list of your active tasks is displayed. The list is synchronized with your work email account each time you open the app and every ten minutes while it is open. You can swipe down on the list to force synchronization at any time. Each task in the task list will display whether any of the following are specified for it: a priority - The high priority  icon  (High) or icon_low_priority(Low). For Normal priority, no icon is displayed. Also, a reminder The Reminder icon, recurrence The reccurence icon, and/or a category The Category icon.
This app supports Bluetooth keyboard navigation and shortcuts; hold down the Command key to display available shortcuts.
You can view inline attachments and images in tasks. Depending on the
Microsoft Exchange Server
version and the email client that you are using, some of the following limitations might occur in your environment::
  • If you edit the task properties in
    Outlook
    Web App 2013 or 2016, such as the subject or priority,  any inline attachments will be removed in
    BlackBerry Tasks
    .
  • If you edit the task body before the inline attachment is downloaded, the attachment may be removed. Users are warned when editing a task with an inline attachment that the attachment may be removed.
  • If your mail server is
    Microsoft Exchange
    2010, when tasks are first synchronized, all inline images will be made available in the attachments list and will not be placed inline.
  • If you mail server is 
    Microsoft Exchange
    2013, inline attachments are not supported. All inline attachments will be made available in the attachment list.
  1. Complete any of the following tasks:
    Task
    Steps
    Sort your tasks
    1. Tap the Tasks pull-down above the Tasks list to sort the Tasks list by priority, due date, title, or start date.
    2. Tap The Ascending/descending icon to list tasks in ascending or descending order.
    Filter tasks
    1. Tap The Navigation Drawer icon to filter the tasks by priority, start date, due date, or by categories that you define.
    2. Tap The Filter icon at the bottom left of the screen to toggle between the Tasks list and the list as filtered using the The Navigation Drawer icon icon.
    3. Tap
      Filter By
      at the center-bottom of the screen to choose whether to display active or completed tasks, or both. You can also choose with this filter to display tasks with any or all of the following: a reminder, recurrence, a specific start date or due date. These filters apply to the complete task list.
    View active or completed tasks
    Tap The Calendar icon at the bottom right of the screen to toggle between your active and completed tasks for a specific date.
    Search for a task
    1. Tap Search icon .
    2. Enter your search criteria.
    Edit a task
    1. Tap a task in the Tasks list.
    2. Make the required changes to the task and tap
      Back
      to save the changes.
    Delete a task
    1. Tap a task in the Tasks list.
    2. Swipe left on the task and tap Trash. For recurring tasks, you will be prompted to choose the current task or all instances of it, or to cancel the operation.
    Mark task a complete
    1. Tap a task in the Tasks list.
    2. Tap the empty circle to its left.