What is Planner?
Planner is a tasks app from Microsoft. It has gone through a few name changes, originally starting as Planner, moving to Tasks by Planner and To-Do, and now back to Planner.
It allows you to create task lists and assign tasks to yourself, or other members of your team. This could be in the app or added to your teams.
Planner is connected to other Microsoft 365 apps to pull in tasks from multiple sources, such as flagged emails in Outlook.
How to use Tasks by Planner and To Do:
This video demonstrates how to use the Planner app in Microsoft Teams.
This video was recorded in December 2020. Some of the features and functionality of Microsoft Teams may have changed since then.
How to Create a Task from a Chat Message in Teams
Microsoft has released a feature in Teams where you can create a task from a chat message. Once created, the task will sit in your Outlook and the Tasks by Planner and To Do app on Teams. This video will show you how to create a task from a chat message.
This video was recorded in February 2021. Some of the features and functionality of Microsoft Teams may have changed since then.
