Microsoft KB Archive/196991

= Unable to reorder tasks =

Article ID: 196991

Article Last Modified on 1/23/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Office Outlook 2003
 * Microsoft Outlook 2002 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Outlook 2000 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q196991





SYMPTOMS
When you are in the Tasks folder or in the TaskPad of the Day/Week/Month view of the Calendar folder in Microsoft Outlook, you are not able to drag tasks to reorder task priority. You do not see the red arrows signaling that the drag action is being performed, though you may see the standard mouse cursor with a "ghost" icon below it.



CAUSE
The view you are using has been Sorted and/or Grouped By.



To remove the "Sort" and "Group By" attributes in the task folder

 * 1) On the View menu, point to Current View and click Customize Current View.
 * 2) In the View Summary dialog box, click Group By. Click Clear All and then click OK.
 * 3) In the View Summary dialog box, click Sort. Click Clear All and then click OK twice.

To remove the "Sort" and "Group By" attributes in the calendar folder in Microsoft Outlook 2000 and in Microsoft Outlook 2002

 * 1) Right-click the column heading of the TaskPad and click Customize Current View on the shortcut menu.
 * 2) In the View Summary dialog box, click Group By. Click Clear All, and then click OK.
 * 3) In the View Summary dialog box, click Sort. Click Clear All, and then click OK two times.

To remove the "Sort" and "Group By" attributes in the task folder in Microsoft Office Outlook 2003

 * 1) On the View menu, point to Arrange By, point to Current View, and then click Customize Current View.
 * 2) In the View Summary dialog box, click Group By. Click Clear All, and then click OK.
 * 3) In the View Summary dialog box, click Sort. Click Clear All, and then click OK two times.



MORE INFORMATION
When tasks are not sorted or grouped, you can change the task order by moving individual tasks up or down in the task list. Moving individual tasks up or down in the task list is most useful when you only want to change the order of a few tasks, for example to put them next to each other.

You can also sort the entire task list and then save the new order as the default. This procedure is useful when you want tasks arranged by the contents of a particular field, for example, to see tasks in order of priority or due date.

