Re: Reminders in Outlook calendar - need them more than 2 wks in advan
From: E Freibrun (Freibrun_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 01/25/05
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Date: Mon, 24 Jan 2005 19:27:02 -0800
Judy, with all due respect, Microsoft has removed very important
functionality from Outlook by preventing server-based calendar users (those
syncing to MSN or Hotmail calendar) from setting reminders more than 2 weeks
in advance. I think Microsoft should be encouraged to bring back this
functionality rather than users having to develop workarounds. One can set a
custom reminder date in Outlook that's desktop (not server) based. The same
functionality should be in the server-based calendar. Regards, Eric
"Judy Gleeson" wrote:
> How about the To Do's you speak of are made into Tasks? Then set your
> start date for when you need to get started on them. Reminders are just
> another interruption. Less of those is always better! Work from a
> prioritised and scheduled plan and you'll perform more effectively.
>
> Make a new category for each file and then all Tasks about that file can be
> seen together (using Group By function in the Tasks folder). You can even
> see them on a Timeline. Using Reminders to manage your work is a pretty
> poor way of coping with workflow planning, management and reporting on
> completed work - Tasks are the thing to use for work to do.
>
>
> Judy Gleeson
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>
>
>
> ???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????> With my
> Outlook calendar in Outlook 2003 synced to my MSN/Hotmail calendar
> > through Outlook Connector, the system will not enable reminders of
> > appointments to be set more than 2 weeks in advance. This is a huge hole
> in
> > functionality. Many professionals, e.g., lawyers, need to be reminded of
> > court filing and other deadlines more than 2 weeks in advance. For
> example,
> > I sometimes need to know in some cases at least a year in advance that I
> need
> > to start thinking about various to-do's or deadlines. I made my desktop
> > Outlook calendar server-based on MSN to be able to take advantage of the
> > syncronization functionality. But losing the ability to set reminders at
> any
> > date I choose in advance is a huge price to pay for this. Please, please,
> > please enable this functionality.
> >
> > Thank you,
> >
> > E. Freibrun
> > Northbrook, IL
>
>
>
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