Step 9. Set Task Priority

Task priority helps users understand what tasks they should do first. You can set priority for the tasks that you delegate to your team, as well as team members can prioritize their tasks themselves. By default all new tasks have Normal priority, so you can change it to the Lowest, Low, High, Highest, or Urgent priority level.

To set task priority
You can use any of the following ways:

• In the Task dialog box, on the General tab, click the Priority box, and then click the priority level that you want.

• On the Task List view, the Task Tree view, or the Calendar view, right-click the task, and then click Increase Priority or Decrease Priority.

• Click the task on the Task List view, the Task Tree view, or the Calendar view, and then click Increase Priority or Decrease Priority on the toolbar.

Note You can also click the task on any view and then press Shift+Ctrl+Up to increase priority or Shift+Ctrl+Down to decrease priority.

Tips

When tasks are prioritized, you can sort, group, and filter tasks by priority in the Task List view:

• To sort tasks by priority, click the Priority column header.

• To group tasks by priority, drag the Priority column header to the Group By Box.

• To filter tasks by priority, click the down-pointing triangle on the right side of the Priority column header, and then click the priority level that you want.