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Display your tasks

When you open 
BlackBerry Tasks
, a list of your active tasks is displayed. The list is synchronized with your work email account each time you open the app and every ten minutes while it is open. You can swipe down on the list to force synchronization at any time. Each task in the task list will display whether any of the following are specified for it: a priority - The high priority  icon  (High) or icon_low_priority(Low). For Normal priority, no icon is displayed. Also, a reminder The Reminder icon, recurrence The reccurence icon, and/or a category The Category icon.
This app supports Bluetooth keyboard navigation and shortcuts; hold down the Command key to display available shortcuts.
 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 you 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. To display your tasks, you have the following options:
    Icon
    Description
    Sort your tasks
    • Tap the Tasks pull-down above the Tasks list to sort the Tasks list by priority, due date, title, or start date. 
    • Tap The Ascending/descending												icon to list tasks in ascending or descending order.
    Filter tasks
    • Tap The Navigation Drawer												icon to filter the tasks by priority, start date, due date, or by categories that you define.
    • Tap The Filter icon at the bottom left of the screen to toggle between the Tasks list and the list as filtered using the The Navigation Drawer												icon icon. 
    • Tap 
      Filter By
       at the center-bottom of the screen to choose whether to display active or completed tasks, or both. You can also choose with this filter to display tasks with any or all of the following: a reminder, recurrence, a specific start date or due date. These filters apply to the complete task list.
    View active or completed tasks
    • Tap The Calendar icon at the bottom right of the screen to toggle between your active and completed tasks for a specific date.
  2. To display a task's details, tap the task.