Outlook tasks or Paper

[tgonzales]

I'm new to GTD and setting up my tasks in Outlook. I entered about 80 or so and sorted by categories. I'm not always at my computer so I printed them so I can review at my convenience. Unfortunately, the printed version doesn't show everything.

I'm one of those people who really prefers paper but the kind of work I do and the pace in which I must complete tasks prevents me from indulging my paper preference.

Can anyone advise on how to manage Outlook tasks so they print out on paper in a portable way? I don't want to print a page for every task either unless I must.

any help would certainly be appreciated...I feel stuck!:confused:

[JohnV474]

What, specifically, is not printing out with the Tasks that you would like to have print out?

My Tasks print out as Subject, Notes, Due Date. That is not the default--I set it up that way. You can adjust what prints.

Let me know what you would want to see printing and I'll see if I can help you do it.

JohnV474

[ellobogrande]

David Allen has published a white paper on how to restructure Outlook to facilitate using it for GTD. It's available on this site, but it's not free. At last I checked the cost was $10. It might be a worthwhile investment for you.

[ellobogrande]

I'm one of those people who really prefers paper but the kind of work I do and the pace in which I must complete tasks prevents me from indulging my paper preference.

I want to make sure I understand your situation. Could you elaborate on this a little more? Why must you use Outlook Tasks if you're partial to paper? David Allen even states that paper is often faster to work with than the computer.

I'm a high-tech guy; I use Outlook in combination with a Palm PDA. If I didn't have the Palm, I probably wouldn't use Outlook. If you don't have a PDA, I suggest you use your own paper system.

[clango]

My Tasks print out as Subject, Notes, Due Date. That is not the default--I set it up that way. You can adjust what prints.

How can you adjust your print out. Sorry for my ignorance

Claudio

[JohnV474]

I don't feel comfortable posting the "how-to" because it is part of the white paper that David Allen put together. I would recommend either searching through Outlook help to find what you need or purchasing the whitepaper (it's only $10), which will take you through it step by step.

JohnV474