Microsoft To Do 101
Microsoft To-Do is an intelligent task management app that makes it easy to plan and manage your day.
Coming from the team behind the Wunderlist app, Microsoft To-Do, delivers a smarter, more personal, and intuitive way to help people stay organized and get the most out of every day. Powered by Microsoft 365 (formally Office 365) integration and an intelligent algorithm, it is the first step on our journey to simplify task management and help you to achieve more.
Key Features in Microsoft To-Do:
Access your lists anywhere, anytime access via web browser, dedicated desktop apps for Windows and Mac, and mobile apps for iOS and Android.
Share your lists with (or even assign tasks to) your colleagues.
The “My Day” feature uses smart technology to suggest which tasks you should tackle first.
Break down big tasks into more manageable chunks with sub-tasks.
Integration with Microsoft Office
Microsoft To-Do is built on Microsoft 365, which will enable the product to be even more useful in more places. Our first integration with Outlook makes it easy to stay on top of your Outlook Tasks from anywhere. It will automatically sync your Tasks with Microsoft To-Do, and allow you to access and manage them across devices.
Integration with Planner
Microsoft To-Do integrates natively with Planner and automatically pulls in the tasks from all the plans you are part of.
The history of Microsoft To-Do
Microsoft has a history of acquiring tech companies then merging the tech into their own platforms, and Microsoft To-Do is no exception.
In fact, Microsoft To-Do was originally known as Wunderlist.
As you might imagine, Wunderlist was a cloud-based task management application. Originally launched in 2011 by a Berlin-based start-up, Wunderlist was eventually acquired by Microsoft in 2015. (At the time, Wunderlist had more than 13 million users, so it’s no surprise it caught the tech giant’s eye.)
Following the acquisition, Microsoft announced in 2017 that Wunderlist would slowly be phased out and replaced with Microsoft To-Do. This came to pass in May 2020, when Wunderlist shut down for good – although users can still import previous data into Microsoft To-Do.
Check out the Microsoft To-Do Training from our Founder And Owner, Jennifer Buchholz
The training is ready for you! You can watch it at your own pace in advance of the webinar. Just click here for the full 22-minute video, or get the smaller chunks in our playlist. Take a look at the first few training sessions below: