I show the Tasks Pane at the bottom of my weekly calendar. I want to see all
instances of a recurring task, regarless of whether the task is complete.
Currently, I can see the next instance of a task only if the previous
instance has been marked complete.

"Ray" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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>I show the Tasks Pane at the bottom of my weekly calendar. I want to see all
> instances of a recurring task, regarless of whether the task is complete.
> Currently, I can see the next instance of a task only if the previous
> instance has been marked complete.

Instances of recurring items don't really exist. Outlook calculates them from
the original and the recurrence. For tasks, the next recurrence doesn't get
generated until you complete the current one.
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Brian Tillman [MVP-Outlook]

"Brian Tillman [MVP - Outlook]" wrote:

> "Ray" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:4E101532-352A-4BA5-A131-(E-Mail Removed)...
>
> >I show the Tasks Pane at the bottom of my weekly calendar. I want to see all
> > instances of a recurring task, regarless of whether the task is complete.
> > Currently, I can see the next instance of a task only if the previous
> > instance has been marked complete.
>
> Instances of recurring items don't really exist. Outlook calculates them from
> the original and the recurrence. For tasks, the next recurrence doesn't get
> generated until you complete the current one.
> --
> Brian Tillman [MVP-Outlook]
>
>
Well that's dumb.

What if I want to plan for the future, and I want to see everything
happening on that future day? I won't be able to see the recurring tasks for
that day because they haven't been completed.

The only other way to have a recurring reminder is to schedule an
appointment and add a recurrence. That is stupid because it's a task, not an
appointment!

I'm totally baffled that Microsoft programmers aren't smart enough to figure
that out.

Their thinking is that if the old task hasn't been completed yet, why would
you need to regenerate it for the task list? It will show up in most taskpad
views as a task due 'today' until its completed and regenerated.

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"PapaWhiskey" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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>
>
> "Brian Tillman [MVP - Outlook]" wrote:
>
>> "Ray" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> news:4E101532-352A-4BA5-A131-(E-Mail Removed)...
>>
>> >I show the Tasks Pane at the bottom of my weekly calendar. I want to see
>> >all
>> > instances of a recurring task, regarless of whether the task is
>> > complete.
>> > Currently, I can see the next instance of a task only if the previous
>> > instance has been marked complete.
>>
>> Instances of recurring items don't really exist. Outlook calculates them
>> from
>> the original and the recurrence. For tasks, the next recurrence doesn't
>> get
>> generated until you complete the current one.
>> --
>> Brian Tillman [MVP-Outlook]
>>
>>
> Well that's dumb.
>
> What if I want to plan for the future, and I want to see everything
> happening on that future day? I won't be able to see the recurring tasks
> for
> that day because they haven't been completed.
>
> The only other way to have a recurring reminder is to schedule an
> appointment and add a recurrence. That is stupid because it's a task, not
> an
> appointment!
>
> I'm totally baffled that Microsoft programmers aren't smart enough to
> figure
> that out.