tasks appear on monthly view for calendar?

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Hello

I have a shared calendar and shared task list. Is it possible to have tasks
appear on the monthly view for the calendar on their due dates???

Thanks
Anrew
 
Andy said:
I have a shared calendar and shared task list. Is it possible to have
tasks appear on the monthly view for the calendar on their due
dates???
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If you drag your tasks to the calendar, yes.
 
Andy said:
Wow that's pretty rude. How about you chilling out?
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How is that rude in any way? Since many of Outlook's features are
version-specific, you do yourself a favor by including the version you're
using when you ask a question. Doesn't your car mechanic need to know the
year of your automobile when he need to diagnose a problem? Would you call
him rude if he were to say, "It helps to tell me the year of your car when
you call about a problem"?
 
Actually, it was pretty rude.

What the MVP's forget is that most people have no idea what you're talking
about 99% of the time. Newsgroups are an inherently unfriendly way to
provide support, and presuppose a level of expertise which is unrealistic
for 99% of microsoft users. The reason they don't post their version is
that they have no idea it's important, or even what it is.

While I am no longer officially a technical support person, I frequently
provide help to my colleagues who are less technically savvy than I am.
When I ask them what version they're talking about, they might answer
"microsoft", or "Outlook express" (even if it's Outlook), or "Calendar", or
"XP". To get the information, I have to lead them through the process of
finding the right information - "put your mouse over the word 'Help' in the
menu bar, click and hold the button, move your mouse down to ... " and so
on.

It's not their fault they don't know what I'm asking or why I'm asking for
it, just as its not people's fault that Microsoft's support is so crappy and
unfriendly that they're shunted to this newsgroup with no context.

It's unfortunate that the MVPs - who I know do this work on a volunteer
basis - are left to clean up the mess. But the MVPs should keep in mind
that that most people in the audience don't know what you're talking about,
have no context, have never used a newsgroup before, don't know Outlook from
Outlook Express, and think this newsgroup is a way for them to talk directly
to actual Microsoft resources.


Judy Gleeson MVP - Outlook said:
Thanks Brian - I though HE was pretty rude - I don't have time to write 3
replies every time someone asks a questions that has 3 answers depending on
their version!

Judy Gleeson - MVP Outlook
Acorn Training and Consulting
Canberra, Australia

see what Outlook training can do to improve productivity:
www.acorntraining.com.au/pdfdocs/ProductivITwithOutlook.pps

www.acorntraining.com.au/productivit.htm
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JG70124 said:
Actually, it was pretty rude.
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Care to explain how? It was a simple suggestion, fer cryin' out loud: "try
posting your version of Outlook when you want help."
What the MVP's forget is that most people have no idea what you're
talking about 99% of the time.
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You appear to have a very low opinion of people in general. I don't think
they're as stupid as you seem to think.
Newsgroups are an inherently
unfriendly way to provide support, and presuppose a level of
expertise which is unrealistic for 99% of microsoft users.
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I'll disagree. Besides, newsgroups are completely peer-to-peer
conversations. They're not "a way to provide support." They're like a
bunch of acquaintences getting together and chatting. "Hey, I noticed this
problem with my program." "Oh, yeah? Hey I ran into that one, too, and
here's how I solved it."
The reason they don't post their version is that they have no idea it's
important, or even what it is.
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But they can learn. That's why Judy advised Andy to include the version in
the future.
While I am no longer officially a technical support person, I frequently
provide help to my colleagues who are less technically savvy than I am.
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Well, I am currently and of the 1,000 people I help, not a one of them has
every objected to being asked "what version are you running?" and none has
ever believed my asking them to say what version they're using the next time
they call was rude.
It's unfortunate that the MVPs - who I know do this work on a
volunteer basis - are left to clean up the mess. But the MVPs should
keep in mind that that most people in the audience don't know what
you're talking about, have no context, have never used a newsgroup
before, don't know Outlook from Outlook Express, and think this
newsgroup is a way for them to talk directly to actual Microsoft
resources.
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I think it's better to assume people are thinking beings rather than
imbiciles.
 
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