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Working with flagged email messages

Flagged emails now display in the list of all tasks in 
BlackBerry Tasks
. Users can perform the following actions with flagged email messages: filter, sort, open, download attachments, mark as complete, view reminders, set a start and due date, set priority, and set categories. Flagged email messages have an orange flag to differentiate them from tasks.
Complete any of the following tasks:
Task
Description
Sync flagged email messages
Pull down from the top of the screen.
Sync additional flagged email messages
  1. Tap .
  2. In the 
    General
     section, tap 
    Synchronization
  3. Tap 
    Sync More
    .
By default, only flagged email messages that have been modified in the last 14 days are displayed in 
BlackBerry Tasks
Mark as complete
To mark a flagged email message as complete, tap the empty circle to its left. Users can mark emails as complete in the flagged emails, search results, and calendar views.
Filter
You can filter flagged email messages from the menu.
  1.  Open Tasks.
  2.  Tap the three lines menu icon.
  3.  Tap 
    Flagged Emails
    .
  4. Tap 
    Flagged Emails
     in the top bar to filter the emails by category such as Priority or Due Date.
Sort
Tap above the list of flagged emails to sort your flagged email messages by priority, due date, title, start date, creation date, or last modified date.
Tap the descending arrow to filter flagged email messages in ascending or descending order.
Open
Tap a flagged email message.
View reminders
  1. Open a flagged email message.
  2. Tap 
    Reminder
     to choose a day and time of day for the reminder. You can set an exact date and time for the reminder, or tap 
    Morning
    Afternoon
    , or 
    Evening
    .
Download attachment 
  1. Tap the flagged email message with the attachment that you want to view.
  2. Tap 
    Attachments
    .
  3. In the 
    Attachments
     list, tap the attachment that you want to download.
  4. Tap the downloaded attachment to view it.
Set start and due date
  1. Open a flagged email message.
  2. Tap the 
    Start Date
     field to choose a start date.
  3. Tap the 
    Due Date
     field to choose a due date.
Set Categories
  1. Open a flagged email message.
  2. Tap the 
    Category
     field and tap a category to add the task to. You can specify multiple categories. To remove a category from a task, tap the remove icon beside the category.
Set Priority
  1. Open a flagged email message.
  2. Tap 
    Priority
     and select 
    High
    Normal
    , or 
    Low
     to set the priority. The default setting is 
    Normal
    .