Mastering Outlook Task Manager and the Eisenhower Matrix

Task management helps reduce ________ and improve ________.

• stress, productivity

• time, confusion

• money, happiness

• work, laziness

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Organizing your tasks allows you to focus on what’s most ________ and ________.

• important, urgent

• easy, fun

• random, irrelevant

• boring, repetitive

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Effective task management prevents ________ from being overlooked. Select the best answer.

• meetings

• tasks

• emails

• deadlines

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To create a task in Outlook, go to the ________ pane and click ________.

• Tasks, New Task

• Mail, New Email

• Calendar, New Appointment

• Contacts, New Contact

You can set a ________ and ________ level for each task.

• start date, priority

• end date, description

• reminder, location

• deadline, category

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Instructions: Place the task in the correct quadrant of the Eisenhower Matrix.

Example Email 1: "Client request for project update, needs to be submitted today."

• Not Urgent & Not Important

• Not Urgent & Important

• Urgent & Not Important

• Urgent & Important

Instructions: Place the task in the correct quadrant of the Eisenhower Matrix.

Example Email 2: "Reminder to schedule quarterly team meeting."

• Important, Not Urgent

• Not Important, Not Urgent

• Urgent, Not Important

• Urgent, Important

Instructions: Place the task in the correct quadrant of the Eisenhower Matrix.
Example Email 3: "Routine update from the office supply store."

• Urgent, Not Important

• Urgent, Important

• Not Urgent, Important

• Not Urgent, Not Important

Instructions: Place the task in the correct quadrant of the Eisenhower Matrix.

Example Email 4: "Email chain about the office holiday party next year."

• Not Urgent, Not Important

• Urgent, Important

• Urgent, Not Important

• Not Urgent, Important

Using Outlook Task Manager can improve your daily workflow by:

• Reducing the need for any planning or scheduling.

• Increasing the number of emails you receive.

• Helping you organize and prioritize tasks efficiently.

• Automatically completing tasks without your input.