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Display and manage tasks

When you open 
BlackBerry Tasks
, a list of your active tasks is displayed. By default, the list is synchronized with the tasks in your work email account when you open the app and at 15 minute intervals while it is open. You can change the synchronization interval. To force synchronization at any time, you can swipe down on the list. Synchronization continues when the app is minimized, but it stops when the app is closed.
Tasks in the task list are displayed with the following icons:
  • High priority: icon_high_priority
  • Low priority: icon_low_priority
  • Normal priority: icon_normal_priority
  • Recurrence: icon_recurrence
  • Category: The Category icon
You can view inline attachments and images in tasks. Depending on the 
Microsoft Exchange Server
 version and the email client that you are using, some of the following limitations might occur in your environment:
  • Inline attachments and images can only be viewed and cannot be added in 
    BlackBerry Tasks
    . To add an inline attachment or image to a task, you must add it in 
    Microsoft Outlook
     for 
    Windows
    .
  • If you edit the task properties in 
    Outlook
     Web App 2013 or 2016, such as the subject or priority,  any inline attachments will be removed in 
    BlackBerry Tasks
    .
  • If you edit the task body before the inline attachment is downloaded, the attachment may be removed. Users are warned when editing a task with an inline attachment that the attachment may be removed.
  • If the width or height of an inline image is too large for the task, the image will not be downloaded and the size must be adjusted in 
    Microsoft Outlook
     for 
    Windows
    .
  • All inline images are converted to jpeg files. If your administrator has restricted 
    BlackBerry Tasks
     from downloading .jpeg files, you will not be able to view inline images.
  • If your mail server is 
    Microsoft Exchange
     2010, when tasks are first synchronized, all inline images will be made available in the attachments list and will not be placed inline. For more information on how to view attachments in the attachment list, see View an attachment.
  • If your mail server is 
    Microsoft Exchange
     2013, inline attachments are not supported. All inline attachments will be made available in the attachment list. For more information on how to view attachments in the attachment list, see View an attachment.
  1. Open 
    BlackBerry Tasks
  2. Complete any of the following tasks:
    Task
    Steps
    Change the synchronization interval.
    1. Tap The Settings icon.
    2. In the General section, tap 
      Synchronization
       > 
      Sync Frequency
      .
    3. Select a synchronization interval. 
    Synchronize additional email messages.
    1. Tap The Settings icon.
    2. In the General section, tap 
      Synchronization
      .
    3. Tap 
      Sync More
      .
    Specify the folders to synchronize.
    1. Tap the Menu icon.
    2. Tap 
      Manage Synced Folders
      .
    3. Select the folders that you want to synchronize.
    Specify the tasks to display.
    1. Tap the Menu icon.
    2. Tap 
      Manage Tabs
      .
    3. Tap the view icon to display or hide the tasks associated with it. The options are: Active, Overdue, Due Today, Due This Week, Completed, or Now
    4. Optionally, press and hold the The Navigation drawer icon beside a tab.
    5. Slide your finger up or down to move the tab left or right on the screen.
    6. To restore the default settings, tap The Menu icon > 
      Restore Tabs
      .
    Change the order of tasks that are displayed.
    Tap the sort icon.
    Search for a task.
    1. Tap the Menu icon > 
      Search
      .
    2. Enter your search criteria.
    Create a task.
    Tap icon_compose_new.
    Edit a task.
    Tap a task.
    Mark a task as complete.
    Tap The Mark task complete icon.