Accidentally marked a task as complete in MS To Do? Worried about marking a repeating task not done? Find out here how to undo marking a task complete in Microsoft To Do (Windows, Mac, Android, iOS and on the web).
First, Sit Down
Sit down. Now that you are seated, nothing is to cross your mind but one thing; you must have a single desire, and veering from this purpose is no option:
The first thing to be done upon sitting down is to unfold the table napkin and place it across the knee.
Thus goes the useful prescription for sitting down at the dinner table in C.E. Humphry’s Victorian-era Manners for Men.
So… now that we have done one thing that undoes another, let’s do another that undoes one thing:
How to Undo Marking a Task Complete in Microsoft To Do
Time needed: 2 minutes
To mark a completed task as not complete in Microsoft To Do:
- Show the completed tasks for the current list.
Here’s how: Expand Completed in MS To Do for Windows, Android, iOS and on the web.
Mac: In To Do for macOS, select Show completed tasks from the list’s three dots menu.
Completed: You can also go to the Completed smart list, of course, to mark the task not done there. - Tap or click the task’s (checked) completion circle to uncheck it and mark the task not done.
Context menu: In MS To Do for desktop and the web, you can also click on the task with the right mouse button and select Mark as not complete from the menu.
How to Undo Marking a Task Complete in Microsoft To Do: FAQ
Is there a keyboard shortcut for marking a task incomplete?
No.
MS To Do does not include a keyboard shortcut to undo marking a task complete; shortcuts like Ctrl Z or Command Z do not work.
What happens if I mark a repeating task not complete?
Once completed, a task is essentially removed from the scheduled progression of repeating tasks. The repetition continues unfazed.
When you mark a repeating task complete in Microsoft To Do, it creates a new (repeating) task for the next due date.
If you then mark the already completed task as not complete, this does not affect the newly created task; it remains due at the scheduled date. Mark the original task done again, and, again, the newly created task remains unfazed and unchanged.
(How to undo marking a taks complete tested with Microsoft To Do 2.114–2.128; first published September 2024)