Outlook should allow automatic reminders for all day events.

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I find it frustrating that when an all-day event is automatically added to my
Outlook calendar, it does not automatically add my default reminder. I can
do it manually, but with literally hundreds of events that are added
automatically to my calendar (some as far as one year away), it is impossible
to do this efficiently (except to have an assistant check my calendar each
week and manually add reminders). I think it is very important to the
funcionality of the program (and to user productivity) to allow automatic
reminders for both, and I hope the Outlook developers develop a patch for
this without needing to wait for the next version of Outlook to come out. I
currently use Windows XP, and Outlook 2003.

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Do you have automatic reminders turned on under Calendar options?

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After furious head scratching, bradyb asked:

| I find it frustrating that when an all-day event is automatically
| added to my Outlook calendar, it does not automatically add my
| default reminder. I can do it manually, but with literally hundreds
| of events that are added automatically to my calendar (some as far as
| one year away), it is impossible to do this efficiently (except to
| have an assistant check my calendar each week and manually add
| reminders). I think it is very important to the funcionality of the
| program (and to user productivity) to allow automatic reminders for
| both, and I hope the Outlook developers develop a patch for this
| without needing to wait for the next version of Outlook to come out.
| I currently use Windows XP, and Outlook 2003.
|
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| This post is a suggestion for Microsoft, and Microsoft responds to the
| suggestions with the most votes. To vote for this suggestion, click
| the "I Agree" button in the message pane. If you do not see the
| button, follow this link to open the suggestion in the Microsoft
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Hi Milly.

Yes, I do. The program I use is called Compulaw (http://www.compulaw.com/).
When it generates a "timed" event, such as an appointment at 2:00 p.m., and
then syncs it with my Outlook calendar, Outlook automatically adds the
reminder per the auto reminders feature (I have it set for 18 hours).
However, when Compulaw adds an UNtimed event (i.e. an "all day" event), the
reminder is not added. I called Compulaw, and they said this is an Outlook
issue, not a Compulaw issue.

Thanks.
 
I'm not so sure it's outlook's fault - reminders are default for all day
events if they are on for timed events, so it should work.

--
Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]
Author, Teach Yourself Outlook 2003 in 24 Hours
Coauthor, OneNote 2003 for Windows (Visual QuickStart Guide)
Need Help with Common Tasks? http://www.outlook-tips.net/beginner/






bradyb said:
Hi Milly.

Yes, I do. The program I use is called Compulaw
(http://www.compulaw.com/).
When it generates a "timed" event, such as an appointment at 2:00 p.m.,
and
then syncs it with my Outlook calendar, Outlook automatically adds the
reminder per the auto reminders feature (I have it set for 18 hours).
However, when Compulaw adds an UNtimed event (i.e. an "all day" event),
the
reminder is not added. I called Compulaw, and they said this is an
Outlook
issue, not a Compulaw issue.

Thanks.

Milly Staples said:
Do you have automatic reminders turned on under Calendar options?

--
Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]

Post all replies to the group to keep the discussion intact. All
unsolicited mail sent to my personal account will be deleted without
reading.

After furious head scratching, bradyb asked:

| I find it frustrating that when an all-day event is automatically
| added to my Outlook calendar, it does not automatically add my
| default reminder. I can do it manually, but with literally hundreds
| of events that are added automatically to my calendar (some as far as
| one year away), it is impossible to do this efficiently (except to
| have an assistant check my calendar each week and manually add
| reminders). I think it is very important to the funcionality of the
| program (and to user productivity) to allow automatic reminders for
| both, and I hope the Outlook developers develop a patch for this
| without needing to wait for the next version of Outlook to come out.
| I currently use Windows XP, and Outlook 2003.
|
| ----------------
| This post is a suggestion for Microsoft, and Microsoft responds to the
| suggestions with the most votes. To vote for this suggestion, click
| the "I Agree" button in the message pane. If you do not see the
| button, follow this link to open the suggestion in the Microsoft
| Web-based Newsreader and then click "I Agree" in the message pane.
|
|
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Excellent point. I will pass this along to the Compulaw people and see what
they say. Of course, even more frustrating than the problem itself is
getting into a "it's a problem on their end" "no...it's a problem on THEIR
end" battle, but it is what it is.

Thanks.

Brady


Diane Poremsky said:
I'm not so sure it's outlook's fault - reminders are default for all day
events if they are on for timed events, so it should work.

--
Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]
Author, Teach Yourself Outlook 2003 in 24 Hours
Coauthor, OneNote 2003 for Windows (Visual QuickStart Guide)
Need Help with Common Tasks? http://www.outlook-tips.net/beginner/






bradyb said:
Hi Milly.

Yes, I do. The program I use is called Compulaw
(http://www.compulaw.com/).
When it generates a "timed" event, such as an appointment at 2:00 p.m.,
and
then syncs it with my Outlook calendar, Outlook automatically adds the
reminder per the auto reminders feature (I have it set for 18 hours).
However, when Compulaw adds an UNtimed event (i.e. an "all day" event),
the
reminder is not added. I called Compulaw, and they said this is an
Outlook
issue, not a Compulaw issue.

Thanks.

Milly Staples said:
Do you have automatic reminders turned on under Calendar options?

--Â
Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]

Post all replies to the group to keep the discussion intact. All
unsolicited mail sent to my personal account will be deleted without
reading.

After furious head scratching, bradyb asked:

| I find it frustrating that when an all-day event is automatically
| added to my Outlook calendar, it does not automatically add my
| default reminder. I can do it manually, but with literally hundreds
| of events that are added automatically to my calendar (some as far as
| one year away), it is impossible to do this efficiently (except to
| have an assistant check my calendar each week and manually add
| reminders). I think it is very important to the funcionality of the
| program (and to user productivity) to allow automatic reminders for
| both, and I hope the Outlook developers develop a patch for this
| without needing to wait for the next version of Outlook to come out.
| I currently use Windows XP, and Outlook 2003.
|
| ----------------
| This post is a suggestion for Microsoft, and Microsoft responds to the
| suggestions with the most votes. To vote for this suggestion, click
| the "I Agree" button in the message pane. If you do not see the
| button, follow this link to open the suggestion in the Microsoft
| Web-based Newsreader and then click "I Agree" in the message pane.
|
|
http://www.microsoft.com/office/com...4c5d4&dg=microsoft.public.outlook.calendaring
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