To learn more about using the Microsoft Outlook + Asana integration, visit the Asana Guide or check out our Asana Academy online course Collaborate effortlessly with Asanaįrom the small stuff to the big picture, Asana organizes work so teams know what to do, why it matters, and how to get it done.

The side pane will open so you can create the new task or attach the message to an existing task.

Click Create Task to turn the email into a new task in Asana or Open Asana Add-in to add the email as a comment to an existing task for context.

Then, you will see Create Task and Open Asana Add-in buttons with the Asana logo in the top bar of your Outlook inbox.

Admins will see the option to install this for everyone in their organization.

Follow the instructions to add the Asana plugin to your Outlook inbox.

Go to the Microsoft Marketplace and click Get It Now.

Microsoft 365) on Windows, we support the combination of Windand Office 365 9 each to their latest version. In addition to the Outlook Web App, we support the Outlook 2021 Windows to the latest version of the Desktop app, and the Outlook 2019 Mac desktop app to the latest version. How to set up the Asana for Outlook integrationĪn Office 365 subscription as well as access to Microsoft AppSource is required to use Asana for Outlook. Now you can add the email to an existing Asana task as a comment right from Outlook by clicking Related Tasks in the Outlook top bar, searching for the task you’d like to add the email to, and then click Attach Message. But without these details and context, they can’t effectively do their work. Your entire team probably isn’t copied on every email chain that includes information they need to do their jobs. Once you've connected Outlook with Asana, you can use Rules to automatically trigger actions on Asana tasks created from Outlook. To turn the email into a task, simply click Create Task in the Outlook top bar.

You can then assign the new task to yourself or a teammate, set a due date, and add it to a project so it’s connected to other relevant work. Ways to use Asana for Outlook Turn emails into tasksĪs action items come in via email, like reviewing work from your agency or a request for design assets from a partner, you can now create tasks for them in Asana right from Outlook.

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