Create task by sending an email to the Plan
Currently, when a task is created in a "Plan" there is an associated group and group email address for that "Plan". If a user was to comment on a task, an email is sent to the group. Likewise if the recipient of that email replies to it, the comment appears in the task. Would it be possible to Send a new email to the "Plan" email address to create a task with the subject line of that email being the task name and the email's content being the description?

We’re in the process of finalizing designs for a Planner add-in for Outlook. From the add-in, users will be able to create tasks for Planner without having to leave their inbox. The email subject and body will autofill as the task title and description, respectively, and users will have the ability to set plan, bucket and assignees . We appreciate your feedback and patience and look forward to this first step in what we hope to be a greater integration with Outlook!
223 comments
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Diowestmo commented
Just adding my voice to those asking when will this be available?
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Anonymous commented
When?
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Anonymous commented
When are we going to get the add-in? I mean seriously, you're loosing users here that switch to easier solutions. @Planner Team
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Anonymous commented
Any update on this?
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Anonymous commented
Good grief, nearly 2 years later after this update from the Product Manager and still nothing. This is v poor
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John Q commented
Is it iPlanner? Or not on market yet?
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Anonymous commented
Is there an update on when this is expected? I can't find it on the Roadmap
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Martha Fisher commented
This seems to be a back function that is missing. When is this expected to be corrected?
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Shannon commented
PLEASE DO THIS.
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Darren commented
Is this done?
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Anonymous commented
It could be solved using Power Automate.
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Ricardo J. Rivera-Rodríguez commented
2 years finalizing!!!! please!
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Anders commented
embarrassing, again.... very very BASIC functionality is missing from key apps, come on MS this is why users cry out for 3rd party solutions!
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Anonymous commented
very interesting and very important - waiting for it since i use Planner.
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Erik commented
Almost May 2020 and still waiting....?? Can you provide an update?
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James Ward commented
There's a blanket response to these - Trello has it, Planner needs it.
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Anonymous commented
Rather than the add-in, please utilize the built-in email address for a Plan. To provide maximum flexibility for users, make this function an optional setting for users to determine whether an email to the Planner inbox will automatically create a Task or not.
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Anonymous commented
Any chance we can get an update on this request status?
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Martin commented
So you are about to finalize it for almost 2 years? ;) pls hurry up!
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Anonymous commented
I echo the comments below. We need this functionality. Thank you!