Create Task and Assign Time Automatically

[TJAC]

A manager at our company wants to set up a rule where the subject says
"action" he would like that email sent to his tasks. That's fine, I can help
him with that, however, then he wants the rule to also look through the email
or even in the subject for a due date for this task. He wants Outlook to
automatically set a due date in the task with reminders. I told him off the
top of my head the only thing I can suggest is have people include the due
date (in the same format) in the subject and then the tasks can be sorted by
that.

Is there a better way that will automate this a little more for him?

Thanks in advance.

 

[Brian Tillman]

A manager at our company wants to set up a rule where the subject says
"action" he would like that email sent to his tasks. That's fine, I
can help him with that, however, then he wants the rule to also look
through the email or even in the subject for a due date for this
task. He wants Outlook to automatically set a due date in the task
with reminders. I told him off the top of my head the only thing I
can suggest is have people include the due date (in the same format)
in the subject and then the tasks can be sorted by that.

Is there a better way that will automate this a little more for him?

You might be able to write code to automate at leaswt some of this. Ask in
the programming groups. microsoft.public.outlook.program_vba is the place
to start. See also http://www.outlookcode.com/