miss the bell: reminder symbol display on calendar

[jimlove]

Yep. Here's another frustrated user you can add to that list.

 

[Jim]

Add me to the list of those who miss the 'reminder bell' in the calendar
display. I don't know how many times I open appointments to make sure I have
a reminder set. I've become so dependent on the reminder that if it is not
set I will likely be late or even miss appointments.

Jim

 

[tomax7]

Me "four" and the local users of an Office 2007 roll out I am doing here.

(By the way, this company is doing a 100,000+ machine roll out.)

Don't tell me they forgot to do a focus group with these folks because users
here are all asking the same question in class - where is the bell.

 

[Kent]

I've wasted days with my frustrated users not only on the "missing bell"
problem, but on many of the changes in Office 2007. Could MS not just
implement an XP mode? (as my users call it) Where Office 2007 appears and
appears to behave identical to 2003 with maybe a few more buttons?

I have more useful things to work on for my company than being a sounding
board for 2007 frustrations.

 

[Brian Tillman [MVP - Outlook]]

I've wasted days with my frustrated users not only on the "missing bell"
problem, but on many of the changes in Office 2007. Could MS not just
implement an XP mode? (as my users call it) Where Office 2007 appears and
appears to behave identical to 2003 with maybe a few more buttons?

I think your users may become even more frustrated when Outlook 2010
introduced the ribbon in the main Outlook window. I'm sure some of it will
change with the final release, but right now, some of Outlook's features are a
tad difficult to find with the current ribbon organization.

 

[AzDayton]

You can add my company (and it's 4000+ users) to the list of those NOT
upgrading to Office 2007, at least paritally due to the disappearance of the
bell.

As for Linux, it's wonderful for TechnoGeeks like me. It is however, NOT
"user friendly", and most "average" users would be lost in it, bearing in
mind that the "average" user wouldn't know a Commad Line if he tripped over
it. Even the easiest to use Linux implementations like "Mint" baffle the
heck out of 'em, though in fairness, it would me too, if I wasn't really
comp-u-savvy.

I hope MS sees the error of their ways on this one. It's just not nice to
give users a helpful feature for years, then take it away without at least
making it possible to put it back. I'm a little confused how how they
thought missing critical information "streamlines" anything.

- Dayton - Mon. 03/08/2010 @ 12:03:36

Wow! Another great example of Microsoft arrogance--assuming everyone uses an
application the same way they do, violating the first rule of software
design. Who are these bozos and why do we keep doing business with them?
This is the eigth reason on my list to roll back to Office 2003 and recommend
that others don't upgrade. Leaves me wondering whether Linux could possibly
be this painful.

no it can't be updated and its unlikely they will add it in an update. They
removed it to clean up and streamline the view. Reminders can be enabled by
default and should be applied to all appointments when its enabled, making
the icon unnecessary in the month view. you can use a table view If you need
to look for items without reminders.









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I thought 2007 was supposed to be "improved." It seems that features that
were available in 2003 are now no longer available. As I keep track of
both
my boss's calendar and my own, it was a quick verification by having the
reminder symbol visible without opening each appointment. Any chance that
2007 could be updated to include the reminder symbol?

:

That feature is no longer available.

--Â
Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]

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unsolicited mail sent to my personal account will be deleted without
reading.

After furious head scratching, Massoud asked:

| Dear Richlandia,
|
| I'm using outlook 2007 and facing the same problem. cannot see the
| appointements having reminder or not. did you solved your problem?
|
| Thanks for your help.
|
| "richlandia" wrote:
|
|| Anyway to get the little bell symbol or whatever to indicate that the
|| appointment has a reminder set? I would like to be able to see what
|| appointments have reminders and what don't at a glance instead of
|| having to open up the appointment.

 

[Diane Poremsky [MVP]]

At this point in the product lifecycle, it's really not worth upgrading to
Outlook 2007 - plus the Bell is back in Outlook 2010.

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You can add my company (and it's 4000+ users) to the list of those NOT
upgrading to Office 2007, at least paritally due to the disappearance of
the
bell.

As for Linux, it's wonderful for TechnoGeeks like me. It is however, NOT
"user friendly", and most "average" users would be lost in it, bearing in
mind that the "average" user wouldn't know a Commad Line if he tripped
over
it. Even the easiest to use Linux implementations like "Mint" baffle the
heck out of 'em, though in fairness, it would me too, if I wasn't really
comp-u-savvy.

I hope MS sees the error of their ways on this one. It's just not nice to
give users a helpful feature for years, then take it away without at least
making it possible to put it back. I'm a little confused how how they
thought missing critical information "streamlines" anything.

- Dayton - Mon. 03/08/2010 @ 12:03:36

Wow! Another great example of Microsoft arrogance--assuming everyone
uses an
application the same way they do, violating the first rule of software
design. Who are these bozos and why do we keep doing business with them?
This is the eigth reason on my list to roll back to Office 2003 and
recommend
that others don't upgrade. Leaves me wondering whether Linux could
possibly
be this painful.

no it can't be updated and its unlikely they will add it in an update.
They
removed it to clean up and streamline the view. Reminders can be
enabled by
default and should be applied to all appointments when its enabled,
making
the icon unnecessary in the month view. you can use a table view If you
need
to look for items without reminders.









** Please include your Outlook version, Account type, and Windows
Version
when requesting assistance **


I thought 2007 was supposed to be "improved." It seems that features
that
were available in 2003 are now no longer available. As I keep track
of
both
my boss's calendar and my own, it was a quick verification by having
the
reminder symbol visible without opening each appointment. Any chance
that
2007 could be updated to include the reminder symbol?

:

That feature is no longer available.

--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, Massoud asked:

| Dear Richlandia,
|
| I'm using outlook 2007 and facing the same problem. cannot see the
| appointements having reminder or not. did you solved your problem?
|
| Thanks for your help.
|
| "richlandia" wrote:
|
|| Anyway to get the little bell symbol or whatever to indicate that
the
|| appointment has a reminder set? I would like to be able to see
what
|| appointments have reminders and what don't at a glance instead of
|| having to open up the appointment.