Once you have entered a task into your task list, you may wish to specify when you will work on the task. OfficeTalk allows you to do this by letting you drag the task from your task list onto the Appointment window. Doing this creates an appointment in your diary with the task's description. This is called Scheduling a task. You may schedule a task by dragging the task onto either the Daily, Weekly, Monthly or Custom Appointment windows. Sometimes you may want to schedule a task on more than one occasion. This is done simply by dragging the same task to a different time or day in your diary.
If you hold down the Shift key when you drop the task onto your diary, then all existing appointments made as a result of scheduling the task will be replaced by the new appointment.
If you show the Scheduled Duration column in your task list then you will be able to see exactly how long you have planned to work on each task. If you change the duration of one of the appointments created as a result of scheduling the task, then the value displayed for that task in the Scheduled Duration column will update to reflect the change.