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Set the due date and start date for a task

  1. Open the task you want to set the start and end dates for.
  2. In the Due date box, enter the date the task needs to be complete.
  3. In the Start date box, enter a date to start work on the task.

    To reset the start date without changing the due date, enter None in the Start date box, and then press ENTER. Click in the Start date box again, and then enter the new start date.

Note   If you set the due date to a day of the week that is outside the normal recurrence pattern for the task (for example, the date you set falls on a Wednesday, and the task normally repeats every Tuesday), you will see a new task in the task list for this one-time exception. The new task won't repeat, but the original task will continue to repeat as set.