Events with Nonspecific End Times

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Hi,

I think that a feature that Outlook could use is the ability to enter events
which have nonspecific end times. An example that often comes up for me is a
party or other social event that begins at a certain time (say, 8:00 p.m.),
but does not have a set end time. I find this frustrating because then I have
to make up a time for this event to end. I usually end up using 11:59 p.m.,
because setting the end time to anything past midnight will create a
"multiday event" in sections such as Outlook today.

The closest I can get to a feature like this is entering an event as
occuring from 8:00 p.m. - 8:01 p.m., but this just seems silly to me.


Anyway, this is just a suggestion that would be beneficial to me.



Thanks!
 
You can enter an appointment with the same start and end time, just to make
it show up on the calendar at the appropriate start time. I think the
problem with your idea is graphical -- how do you show an appointment with
no specific end time graphically?

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"how do you show an appointment with no specific end time graphically?"

Good question.
I was wondering that myself.

The way I pictured it in my head was like a line jutting out of the start
time, with the appointment title connected at the other side.

I'm sure those Microsoft brains could come up with something creative...
 
Personally I'd prefer they spend their time fixing bugs, if they have that
much time to spare ;-)

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Jocelyn Fiorello
MVP - Outlook

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