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How do you clear an Outlook (To Do) Task Flag?
Once a Microsoft Outlook task is flagged, I cannot seem to undo the action and return the task to its original state, if desired.
Clicking the 'flag' icon a 2nd time to deselect the set flag does not clear the flag, no matter the flag type: Today, Tomorrow, This Week, Next Week, No Date, or Custom.
Also, checking the task 'Complete' does not remove the task's flag status, because at the top of the task's window, there is an informational comment in blue-text which still says 'Follow-up.' Similarly, un-checking the 'Complete' check-box (on the same screen) will also not remove the same informational comment in blue-text which says 'Follow up.'
When viewing a list of tasks with a particular line-item task selected, on the 'Home' tab of the 'tasks ribbon-menu,' it seems as though deselecting a flag should clear that flag, but it doesn't. Alternatively, if the ribbon is customized to include the 'Follow Up' flag button, which works in a similar manner to the 'Categorize' button, there isn't a 'Clear Flag' drop-down menu item like the 'Categorize' button's drop down menu-item to 'Clear All Categories.' Why not?
I hope that this description makes sense. Normally, with enough perseverance, I can figure stuff like this out, but this time I am perplexed. If someone can help me to completely clear a task flag, I'd appreciate it. A lot.
Once a Microsoft Outlook task is flagged, I cannot seem to undo the action and return the task to its original state, if desired.
Clicking the 'flag' icon a 2nd time to deselect the set flag does not clear the flag, no matter the flag type: Today, Tomorrow, This Week, Next Week, No Date, or Custom.
Also, checking the task 'Complete' does not remove the task's flag status, because at the top of the task's window, there is an informational comment in blue-text which still says 'Follow-up.' Similarly, un-checking the 'Complete' check-box (on the same screen) will also not remove the same informational comment in blue-text which says 'Follow up.'
When viewing a list of tasks with a particular line-item task selected, on the 'Home' tab of the 'tasks ribbon-menu,' it seems as though deselecting a flag should clear that flag, but it doesn't. Alternatively, if the ribbon is customized to include the 'Follow Up' flag button, which works in a similar manner to the 'Categorize' button, there isn't a 'Clear Flag' drop-down menu item like the 'Categorize' button's drop down menu-item to 'Clear All Categories.' Why not?
I hope that this description makes sense. Normally, with enough perseverance, I can figure stuff like this out, but this time I am perplexed. If someone can help me to completely clear a task flag, I'd appreciate it. A lot.