Outlook: Using Board View

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To help better manage important tasks and events, the Outlook calendar has Board View where you can organize everything in one place - calendars, task lists, sticky notes, links, goals, and reminders.

1.  Click on the Calendar Icon

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in the navigation pane.

2.  Select the views menu in the top right corner - depending on your default account setting, this may appear as Day, Week, Work Week, or Month.

 

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3.  Select Board to launch the default board format.  To create a new board layout, click the arrow to the right of the Board button, then click + New Board.

4.  Assign a name for your New Board, then click Create.  This new board will now be an available selection in your views menu.

Adding Items to Board View

There are two ways you can add an item to Board View

Option 1:

1.  Click Add to board in the upper left corner of the Calendar Window, then click Show all to view the entire menu of items which can be added to the board.

 

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Option 2:

1.  Right click the Outlook email message, note, task, or event you wish to add, then select Add to board.

 

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Visit the Outlook: Getting Started article to learn more about using Microsoft Outlook.