Use a screen reader to show planner tasks in to do

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Use To Do with your keyboard and a screen reader to show and manage your Microsoft Planner tasks in To Do. We have tested it with Narrator and JAWS, but it might work with other screen readers as long as they follow common accessibility standards and techniques.

Notes: 

• New Microsoft 365 features are released gradually to Microsoft 365 subscribers, so your app might not have these features yet. To learn how you can get new features faster, join the Office Insider program.

• To learn more about screen readers, go to How screen readers work with Microsoft Office.

In this topic

• Show your Planner tasks in To Do

• Navigate to the Assigned to Me list

Show your Planner tasks in To Do

Show your Planner tasks in the Assigned to Me list in To Do and get them done at the same time as your individual tasks.

1. Sign in to To Do with the same personal, work, or school account that you use for Planner.

2. Press the Tab key until you hear "Sidebar," and press Enter.

3. Press the Down arrow key until you hear "Settings," and press Enter.

4. Press the Tab key until you hear: "Assigned to me."

5. To switch the Assigned to me option on, press Spacebar.

6. To exit the Settings window, press the Tab key until you hear "Go back," and press Enter.

   The focus returns to the To Do main view.

Navigate to the Assigned to Me list

In the Assigned to Me list, you can find all of the Planner tasks that appear in the Planner My Tasks view.

You can manage the tasks in the Assigned to Me list like any other tasks.

1. Press the Tab key until you hear: "Lists," followed by the name of the currently selected list.

2. Press the Up or Down arrow key until you hear "Assigned to me," and press Enter.

3. Press the Right arrow key to move to the first task in the Assigned to Me list view.

4. To select the task and open it in the detail view, press Enter.

5. To move in the detail view, use the Down and Up arrow keys.

   To exit the detail view and return to the Assigned to Me list view, press Esc.

See also

Use a screen reader to work with tasks in To Do

Use a screen reader to add steps and set importance to a To Do task

Use a screen reader to work with lists in To Do

Use a screen reader to work with suggestions in To Do

Use a screen reader to create and update tasks in Planner

Set up your device to work with accessibility in Microsoft 365

Use a screen reader to explore and navigate To Do

Use To Do for Mac with VoiceOver, the built-in macOS screen reader, to show and manage your Microsoft Planner tasks in To Do.

Notes: 

• New Microsoft 365 features are released gradually to Microsoft 365 subscribers, so your app might not have these features yet. To learn how you can get new features faster, join the Office Insider program.

• This topic assumes that you are using the built-in macOS screen reader, VoiceOver. To learn more about using VoiceOver, go to VoiceOver Getting Started Guide.

In this topic

• Show your Planner tasks in To Do

• Navigate to the Assigned to Me list

Show your Planner tasks in To Do

Show your Planner tasks in the Assigned to Me list in To Do and get them done at the same time as your individual tasks.

1. Sign in to To Do with the same personal, work, or school account that you use for Planner.

2. Press Command+Comma (,) to open the To DoPreferences window.

3. Press the Tab key until you hear "Connections button," and then press Spacebar.

4. Press the Tab key until you hear: "Planner, Assigned to you, Unchecked checkbox." Press Spacebar to toggle the option on.

5. To exit the Preferences window, press Command+W.

   The focus returns to the To Do main view.

Navigate to the Assigned to Me list

In the Assigned to Me list, you can find all of the Planner tasks that appear in the Planner My Tasks view.

You can manage the tasks in the Assigned to Me list like any other tasks.

1. In To Do main view, press the Tab key until you hear "Lists," followed by the currently selected list.

2. Press Control+Option+Left or Right arrow key until you hear: "Assigned to me." The list content is displayed automatically.

3. Press the Tab key until you hear the first task in the list.

4. Use the Down and Up arrow keys to navigate the task list. The detail view of the selected task is displayed automatically.

5. When on a task, to move to the detail view, press the Tab key.

6. To move in the detail view, press Control+Option+Left or Right arrow key.

   To exit the detail view, press Control+Option+Right arrow key until you hear "Back button," and then press Spacebar.

See also

Use a screen reader to work with tasks in To Do

Use a screen reader to add steps and set importance to a To Do task

Use a screen reader to work with lists in To Do

Use a screen reader to work with suggestions in To Do

Set up your device to work with accessibility in Microsoft 365

Use a screen reader to explore and navigate To Do

Use To Do for iOS with VoiceOver, the built-in iOS screen reader, to show and manage your Microsoft Planner tasks in To Do.

Notes: 

• New Microsoft 365 features are released gradually to Microsoft 365 subscribers, so your app might not have these features yet. To learn how you can get new features faster, join the Office Insider program.

• This topic assumes that you are using the built-in iOS screen reader, VoiceOver. To learn more about using VoiceOver, visit Apple accessibility.

In this topic

• Show your Planner tasks in To Do

• Navigate to the Assigned to Me list

Show your Planner tasks in To Do

Show your Planner tasks in the Assigned to Me list in To Do and get them done at the same time as your individual tasks.

1. Sign in to To Do with the same personal, work, or school account that you use for Planner.

2. Swipe left until you hear "Sidebar," and double-tap the screen. You hear your user name.

3. Double-tap the screen. The Settings window opens.

4. Swipe right until you hear: "Assigned to me, Switch button, Off." Double-tap the screen to toggle the option on.

5. To exit the Settings window and return to the sidebar menu, swipe left until you hear "Done," and double-tap the screen.

Navigate to the Assigned to Me list

In the Assigned to Me list, you can find all of the Planner tasks that appear in the Planner My Tasks view.

You can manage the tasks in the Assigned to Me list like any other tasks.

1. In To Do main view, swipe left until you hear "Sidebar," and double-tap the screen.

2. Slide one finger down the screen until you hear "Assigned to me," and double-tap the screen. The focus moves to the Assigned to Me view.

3. To browse the list, swipe right. You hear the title and details of the task.

4. To select and open a task in the detail view, double-tap the screen. The tasks opens in the detail view.

5. To move in the detail view, swipe right or left. To select, double-tap the screen.

   To exit the detail view and return to the Assigned to Me list view, swipe left until you hear "Dismiss detail view," and then double-tap the screen.

See also

Use a screen reader to work with tasks in To Do

Use a screen reader to add steps and set importance to a To Do task

Use a screen reader to work with lists in To Do

Use a screen reader to work with suggestions in To Do

Use a screen reader to create and update tasks in Planner

Set up your device to work with accessibility in Microsoft 365

Use a screen reader to explore and navigate To Do

Use To Do for Android with TalkBack, the built-in Android screen reader, to show and manage your Microsoft Planner tasks in To Do.

Notes: 

• New Microsoft 365 features are released gradually to Microsoft 365 subscribers, so your app might not have these features yet. To learn how you can get new features faster, join the Office Insider program.

• This topic assumes that you are using the built-in Android screen reader, TalkBack. To learn more about using TalkBack, go to Android accessibility.

In this topic

• Show your Planner tasks in To Do

• Navigate to the Assigned to Me list

Show your Planner tasks in To Do

Show your Planner tasks in the Assigned to Me list in To Do and get them done at the same time as your individual tasks.

1. Sign in to To Do with the same personal, work, or school account that you use for Planner.

2. Swipe right until you hear "Sidebar," and double-tap the screen.

3. Swipe right until you hear "Logged in as," followed by your user name, and double-tap the screen.

4. Slide one finger down the screen until you hear "Settings," and double-tap the screen.

5. Swipe right until you hear "Assigned to me," and double-tap the screen to toggle the option on.

6. To exit the Settings window and return to the sidebar menu, swipe down-then-left.

7. To exit the sidebar menu and return to the To Do main view, swipe down-then-left.

Navigate to the Assigned to Me list

In the Assigned to Me list, you can find all of the Planner tasks that appear in the Planner My Tasks view.

You can manage the tasks in the Assigned to Me list like any other tasks.

1. In To Do main view, swipe left or right until you hear "Sidebar," and double-tap the screen.

2. Slide one finger down the screen until you hear "Assigned to me," and double-tap the screen. The focus moves to the Assigned to Me view.

3. To browse the list, swipe right. You hear the title and details of the task.

4. To select and open a task in the detail view, double-tap the screen. The task opens in the detail view.

5. To move in the detail view, swipe right or left. To select, double-tap the screen.

   To exit the detail view and return to the Assigned to Me list view, swipe down-then-left.

See also

Use a screen reader to work with tasks in To Do

Use a screen reader to add steps and set importance to a To Do task

Use a screen reader to work with lists in To Do

Use a screen reader to work with suggestions in To Do

Use a screen reader to create and update tasks in Planner

Set up your device to work with accessibility in Microsoft 365

Use a screen reader to explore and navigate To Do

Use To Do for the web with your keyboard and a screen reader to show and manage your Microsoft Planner tasks in To Do. We have tested it with Narrator using Edge and JAWS using Chrome, but it might work with other browsers and screen readers as long as they follow common accessibility standards and techniques.

Notes: 

• New Microsoft 365 features are released gradually to Microsoft 365 subscribers, so your app might not have these features yet. To learn how you can get new features faster, join the Office Insider program.

• To learn more about screen readers, go to How screen readers work with Microsoft Office.

• When you use To Do for the web with Narrator, we recommend that you use Microsoft Edge as your web browser.

In this topic

• Show your Planner tasks in To Do

• Navigate to the Assigned to Me list

Show your Planner tasks in To Do

Show your Planner tasks in the Assigned to Me list in To Do and get them done at the same time as your individual tasks.

1. Sign in to To Do with the same personal, work, or school account that you use for Planner.

2. Press the Tab key until you hear "Settings," and press Enter.

3. Press the Tab key until you hear "To dash do settings," and then press Enter.

4. Press the Tab key until you reach the Assigned to me button. Press Spacebar to turn the option on.

5. To exit the Settings window, press Esc.

   The focus returns to the To Do main view.

Navigate to the Assigned to Me list

In the Assigned to Me list, you can find all of the Planner tasks that appear in the Planner My Tasks view.

You can manage the tasks in the Assigned to Me list like any other tasks.

1. In To Do main view, press the Tab key until you hear "Assigned to me," and press Enter. The Assigned to Me list opens. With Narrator, the focus moves to the list.

   With JAWS, to move the focus to the Flagged Email list, press the Tab key until you hear "Main region, List options."

2. Press the Tab key to move in the Assigned to Me list view.

3. When on a task, press Enter to select and open it in the detail view.

4. To move in the detail view, press the Tab key or Shift+Tab.

   To exit the detail view and return to the Assigned to Me list view, press Esc.

See also

Use a screen reader to work with tasks in To Do

Use a screen reader to add steps and set importance to a To Do task

Use a screen reader to work with lists in To Do

Use a screen reader to work with suggestions in To Do

Use a screen reader to create and update tasks in Planner

Use a screen reader to explore and navigate To Do

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