Bulk add tasks to Outlook?

Question

Is there a way to bulk-add a list of tasks to Outlook?

If I have a list like the following, can it be used (e.g. copy/pasted) to create a task per line?

Task 1
Task 2
Task 3

And get the following (in any order):

score 6 · Accepted Answer · answered Sep 28 '15 at 08:09

You can import tasks from a .csv file.

I would suggest the following:

Export your current tasks as a .csv file so you know how the task fields are formatted as csv.
1. "File" > "Open/Export" > select "Import/Export"
2. In the "Import and Export Wizard" window, select "Export to a file", then click on "Next".
3. Select "Comma Separated Values", then click "Next"
4. In the "Export to a file" dialog, select a name for the csv file, then click "Next"
5. In the "Export to a file" dialog, check the box for "Export 'Tasks'" from folder:...", then click "Finish".
Create a new csv file containing the tasks to be added using your favourite editor.
Import the new task csv file.

You can simply use `"Subject"` as line 1 header if that is all you have — KCD, Aug 03 '16 at 23:20
Expanding upon what @KCD said, for example, simply enter each task on a new line after `Subject` into a file named Tasks.CSV: `Task 1 Task 2 Task 3` — zylstra, Jul 19 '19 at 00:39

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