Short version:
This new feature will allow you to create Tasks from Teams chats or channel posts. Includes a link back to the original chat or channel post to provide context. You will be able to add accountability by assigning tasks, setting due dates, priority, assignments, and even add notes right from the chat or channel post. Due early to late May on Microsoft Teams desktop and mobile.
Details:
This new feature will allow you to create Tasks from Teams chats or channel posts and enable you to identify tasks that arise naturally in Teams conversations while ensuring important work isn’t overlooked. This feature will unify tasks in the Teams Task app in your organisation.
Select More options on a Teams message to choose Create task and track in the Tasks app in Teams:
All tasks created from chats and posts will appear with all of a users tasks in the Teams Tasks app. Individual tasks can be added to My tasks and collaborative tasks can be added to any shared plan:
Both will include a link back to the original chat or channel post to provide context. You will be able to add accountability by assigning tasks, setting due dates, priority, assignments, and even add notes right from the chat or channel post:
Note: The Tasks app must be installed to use this feature. Tasks is on by default unless your organisation has made explicit changes to exclude Tasks.
Availability:
Rollout will begin early May and be complete in late May on Microsoft Teams desktop and mobile.
