How to mark a task complete in Outlook?
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Mark task complete by right clicking
Mark task complete by clicking the red flag
Mark task complete by checking the checkbox
Mark task complete in the opening Task window
Mark task complete by right clicking
1. Shift to the Task view by clicking Task in the Navigation Pane.
2. Right clicking on a task you want to mark completeand then select Mark Complete from the right-clicking menu. See screenshot:
3. And then your selected task has been marked as completethe item is displayed in gray strikethrough text. See screenshot:
Note: You can mark a task complete directly in the To-Do Bar. In the Task section of To-Do Barright clicking on a task and then select Mark Complete from the right-clicking menu.
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Mark task complete by clicking the red flag
You can click on the red flag 
to mark a task as complete in the Task view or in the To-Do Bar. See screenshot:
Mark task complete by checking the checkbox
1. Change your task view to Simple List view by clicking View > Change View > Simple List. See screenshot:
2. Then check the checkbox 
before the task to mark this task as complete.
Note: In this Simple List viewyou can also use the above two methods to mark the task as complete.
Mark task complete in the opening Task window
1. Open the task by double clicking it.
2. In the Task windowplease click Mark Complete in the Manage Task group under Task tab. See screenshot:
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