Tracking Tasks with Evolution
If you like to be organised and to keep track of the tasks that you need to complete, then Linux allows you to do this in many different ways using various applications. In this section we'll cover Evolution.
You can create a task in Evolution by clicking on the "Tasks" icon (
) in the main window. The task pane will display:
Type in the name or a short description of your task, then press ENTER:
The task will then move down to the lower pane of the screen:
Double click the newly created task and a dialogue box will open up; type in all the information you wish to store about the task. If you would like to assign one or more categories to your task, click:
View → Categories
Check (tick) the categories you wish to assign to this task and then click "OK":
To add details about the progress of you task, select:
Options → Status Details
A dialogue box will display where you can enter details like the current state of the task, the percentage completed, priority, etc; click "OK" once completed:
When you have entered all the data you require, click on the save icon in the top left of the dialogue:
The dialogue box will close and a summary of the selected task is now shown in the bottom pane:
Continue adding tasks in the manner described above until you have all your tasks entered.
You can change the way tasks are displayed, alerted and the default settings via:
Edit → Preferences
Once open, click on the "Calendar and Tasks" icon to display the tabs available for Tasks and Calendar setup: