Amazon Alexa was initially created as a voice platform to let users order items from Amazon.com through the Internet-connected Echo device. Now it seems as if Amazon planned a much greater future for Alexa. As time goes on and technology evolves, this amazing virtual assistant is getting smarter and smarter adding new skills and features to its bag of tricks.

Ask “Alexa, what's on my To-do list?” Alexa will read out all tasks on your To-do list. Say “Alexa, add pay the rent every first to my To-do list.” A recurring task called “pay the rent” will be added to your Alexa To-do List project in Todoist, scheduled for the first of every month. Say “Alexa, complete buy coffee.”. Online shopping for To-Do Lists & Notes from a great selection at Alexa Skills Store. English and 4 other languages Third-party Microsoft To-Do (and Outlook Tasks) list provider. Extra Abilities. 5.0 out of 5 stars 2. English Figure out whose turn it is to do something by having Alexa choose for you. Morning routine. Jan 10, 2019 Unfortunately MS ToDo does not have that capability embedded so I needed to add it myself. There are several ways of doing this. I can write an Amazon Alexa skill application to integrate with the shopping list and MS ToDo, but I really don’t have the time right now to spend trying to get my head around Microsoft API (convoluted) and security.

Since its inception, Alexa has supported Google calendars and now it’s Outlook’s turn. Just recently Amazon updated Alexa so that it can sync with Microsoft’s Outlook allowing you to add, change and review events on your Outlook calendar with the help of your virtual assistant.

How to make Alexa add events to your Outlook calendar

After Alexa is synced with your Outlook account, voice commands can be used so as to make Alexa add events to your Outlook calendar. For instance, “Add [event] to my calendar for [day] at [time]” will allow you to add an event on a specific day and time. However, you should keep in mind that she only adds events to the calendar page and not to the app.

How to connect Amazon Echo with Outlook

In order to connect Amazon Echo with Outlook, start by launching the Alexa App, then logging in. Then go to settings > Calendar. On the following screen in order to link the account, choose the Microsoft Option, sign in with your Microsoft account, and check the box “Keep me signed in.” After you are signed in, Alexa will ask permission to access your Microsoft profile, calendar and other information. Once this is complete, you are ready to go.

What you can do with your Outlook calendar using Alexa

In addition to adding new events to your calendar through voice commands, users can check their calendar using simple commands like “What’s on my calendar?” Also, ask her to tell you what is next on your calendar and check your planned events on a specific day and time.

How sync Outlook with your smartphone

If you are an Outlook power user, and want to increase your productivity, managing your calendar with Alexa may not bring your productivity to a whole new level. To be more productive you should switch to managing your schedule and tasks from your smartphone. If you previously did this in Outlook, you should certainly try syncing it with your smartphone, and one of the best ways of doing that is with AkrutoSync.

Our software is tailored to meet the needs of Outlook users, enabling them to synchronize contacts, calendar, notes and even tasks with the native apps of their smartphones. Data security is one of our key priorities. That is why we designed AkrutoSync to be fast, secure and reliable software for hassle-free syncing of Outlook with any iOS or Android device currently available on the market. If you need more details on syncing Outlook data with your specific device, refer to our iOS with Outlook sync guide or Android to Outlook sync page.

Using Microsoft To Do with Alexa, via Cortana

1. Make sure that your To Do account is linked to Cortana.
2. Set up To Do and Cortana with a personal Microsoft account.

Set up To Do and Cortana with a personal Microsoft account:

1. On PC select Cortana > Notebook > Manage Skills > Manage accounts, or on mobile select Cortana > Settings > Manage accounts.
2. Connect, and your reminders and lists across Cortana, Microsoft To Do, and Outlook will sync.

Set up the Cortana skill in the Alexa app

Alexa Microsoft To Do Skill

1. Open Alexa and enable Cortana. Select Settings > Skills & Games > Search > then type Cortana.
2. Sign in to the same Microsoft account that is connected to Microsoft To Do.

Add tasks from Alexa

Does Alexa Work With Microsoft Todo