Delete task but not associated email

[Debbie]

I am using Outlook 2007. I have created a task from an email. I want to
delete the task when it is completed, however I want to keep the email in a
folder. When I delete the task the email is also deleted even if I moved it
to another folder. I dont want to keep completed tasks on my task list. but
still need to have access to the email for references.

 

[Judy Gleeson \(MVP Outlook\)]

How did you "create a Task from an email"?

How did you try to remove the email from the Task and file it before
deleting the Task?

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[Debbie]

When I receive an email indicating i need to take action I flag it with a
reminder. The email now shows up in the task list. After I have attended to
the email, I might have to keep it for futher reference. so I move the email
to a folder to get it out of my inbox. Then when I try to delete the task
item from my task list, i receive a message saying associated emails will be
deleted. There are times when there are several responses and reply emails
tracking the progress of a project. I dont want to lose that record but I
dont want to keep completed items in my task list either.

 

[Judy Gleeson \(MVP Outlook\)]

If you have flagged an email you do not have a Task. It's a flagged email.

If you don't want to see completed Flagged Emails in the To Do bar, change
the settings for the To Do bar.


Regards

Judy Gleeson
MVP Outlook
Trainer and Consultant

There are various articles about using Outlook here:
www.judygleeson.com/articles.aspx
Canberra, Australia

"What do we live for, if it is not to make life less difficult for each
other?"
George Eliot