Deleting Completed Task

[Edward]

When I "Show All" Tasks, I have many that are no longer relevant. And many
are associated with certain Contacts. But when I attempt to delete those old
Tasks, I receive a warning that if I delete the task, the associated
Contact will also be deleted.
How can I delete the out-dated Task without deleting the associated Contact?

 

[Diane Poremsky [MVP]]

is that the exact message? what version of outlook?

 

[Edward]

It's Outlook 2007.

is that the exact message? what version of outlook?

When I "Show All" Tasks, I have many that are no longer relevant. And
many
are associated with certain Contacts. But when I attempt to delete those
old
Tasks, I receive a warning that if I delete the task, the associated
Contact will also be deleted.
How can I delete the out-dated Task without deleting the associated
Contact?

 

[Diane Poremsky {MVP}]

Are you in the Tasks folder or To-Do folder? If you are in to-do folder,
deleting completed items will delete the original in whatever folder its
in - be it tasks, mail, or contacts. If you delete the items from the tasks
folder, you won’t get the message. If you really trying to remove completed
items from the to-do list but want to keep the item, right click on the
completed checkmark and clear it - this removes it from the to-do list but
keeps the item.

It's Outlook 2007.

is that the exact message? what version of outlook?

When I "Show All" Tasks, I have many that are no longer relevant. And
many
are associated with certain Contacts. But when I attempt to delete
those
old
Tasks, I receive a warning that if I delete the task, the associated
Contact will also be deleted.
How can I delete the out-dated Task without deleting the associated
Contact?

 

[Edward]

Thank you very much for your help, Diane. This did work. I appreciate your
assistance!!!

Are you in the Tasks folder or To-Do folder? If you are in to-do folder,
deleting completed items will delete the original in whatever folder its
in - be it tasks, mail, or contacts. If you delete the items from the tasks
folder, you won’t get the message. If you really trying to remove completed
items from the to-do list but want to keep the item, right click on the
completed checkmark and clear it - this removes it from the to-do list but
keeps the item.

It's Outlook 2007.

is that the exact message? what version of outlook?





When I "Show All" Tasks, I have many that are no longer relevant. And
many
are associated with certain Contacts. But when I attempt to delete
those
old
Tasks, I receive a warning that if I delete the task, the associated
Contact will also be deleted.
How can I delete the out-dated Task without deleting the associated
Contact?