Creating a task and assigning it to another user

Your SharePoint 2010 Team Site contains a tasks list, where you can create, assign, and track the shared tasks that your team needs to complete.

Getting ready

This recipe works for:

• SharePoint 2010 Foundation

• SharePoint 2010 Standard Edition

• SharePoint 2010 Enterprise Edition

• Office 365 (SharePoint Online)

You will need the Contribute permission level to create tasks. This normally means that you will be a member of the site member's group.

You will need a SharePoint 2010 Team Site or any other SharePoint site to which a tasks list has been added.

How to do it...

1. Open your Team Site. Select the Tasks link from the quick-launch menu.

2. A list of the current tasks for the Team Site is displayed.

3. Click on the Add new Item link.

   

4. In the Tasks—New Item dialog box, enter the details for the task. To assign the task to another user, type their name in the Assigned To field or click on the book icon to browse to and select them.

5. Click on Save to create the task.

   

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