Filter your task list by other attributes

You can show all of the attributes of your tasks in your list by adding the columns you want to the list.  You can see how to do this in the help topic Hide and view columns in your task list. You can filter any field by clicking on the filter icon in the column header.  For example, if you want to see only tasks having high priority, you can add the Importance column, click on the filter icon in the column header, and select the priority to use for the filter:

You can clear the filter by clicking on the same icon, and clicking the Clear Filter button, or by clicking the Clear filter button in the Tasks tab on the ribbon.