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How to organize my HUGE to do list?
How can I use Excel (or other Office applications) to manage all my tasks and
projects effectively? The kinds of things I need to keep track of a things I've asked other people to do, information I'm waiting for from others, projects I'm working on with a team, tasks that result from meetings, getting things done prior to a specific meeting, promises I've made to others, phone calls to return, requests from my boss, little projects (taking care of a smaller problem or issue), bigger projects (policy and procedures manual), also personal life--volunteer obligations and projects, home projects, shopping list, errands, etc. Using the task list and reminders in Outlook hasn't helped, because it is out of control and I don't even pay attention to it when it pops up any more. (I do use the Outlook calendar to keep track of meetings, appointments, and other events.) I use Windows XP and Office 2003 (newest update from my employer whoo hoo!) Any suggestions? |
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How to organize my HUGE to do list?
Wisdom,
Make your task list into a database, with as many descriptor columns as you like: Home/Work, Business/Personal, Task type, Status, etc., and a final column for the Task or project description. Then apply data filters, and use the drop downs to filter the list to show particular values: Tasks for Home, Personal, Promises, Buying MVPs gifts for their kind answers..... HTH, Bernie MS Excel MVP "Wisdom2" wrote in message ... How can I use Excel (or other Office applications) to manage all my tasks and projects effectively? The kinds of things I need to keep track of a things I've asked other people to do, information I'm waiting for from others, projects I'm working on with a team, tasks that result from meetings, getting things done prior to a specific meeting, promises I've made to others, phone calls to return, requests from my boss, little projects (taking care of a smaller problem or issue), bigger projects (policy and procedures manual), also personal life--volunteer obligations and projects, home projects, shopping list, errands, etc. Using the task list and reminders in Outlook hasn't helped, because it is out of control and I don't even pay attention to it when it pops up any more. (I do use the Outlook calendar to keep track of meetings, appointments, and other events.) I use Windows XP and Office 2003 (newest update from my employer whoo hoo!) Any suggestions? |
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How to organize my HUGE to do list?
Thanks for the help. I was trying to do some version of this with Excel. I
have not used a database, so I will look into that. "Bernie Deitrick" wrote: Wisdom, Make your task list into a database, with as many descriptor columns as you like: Home/Work, Business/Personal, Task type, Status, etc., and a final column for the Task or project description. Then apply data filters, and use the drop downs to filter the list to show particular values: Tasks for Home, Personal, Promises, Buying MVPs gifts for their kind answers..... HTH, Bernie MS Excel MVP "Wisdom2" wrote in message ... How can I use Excel (or other Office applications) to manage all my tasks and projects effectively? The kinds of things I need to keep track of a things I've asked other people to do, information I'm waiting for from others, projects I'm working on with a team, tasks that result from meetings, getting things done prior to a specific meeting, promises I've made to others, phone calls to return, requests from my boss, little projects (taking care of a smaller problem or issue), bigger projects (policy and procedures manual), also personal life--volunteer obligations and projects, home projects, shopping list, errands, etc. Using the task list and reminders in Outlook hasn't helped, because it is out of control and I don't even pay attention to it when it pops up any more. (I do use the Outlook calendar to keep track of meetings, appointments, and other events.) I use Windows XP and Office 2003 (newest update from my employer whoo hoo!) Any suggestions? |
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