change recurring task going forward, but keep all past occurances

[Guest]

When I delete a recurring appointment from my calendar (MS Outlook 2003), it
deletes all of the past occurances as well as the future ones. I would like
to have the option of retaining the past appointments as a record of my time
spent. Is there a way to set this option?

 

[Brian Tillman]

When I delete a recurring appointment from my calendar (MS Outlook
2003), it deletes all of the past occurances as well as the future
ones.

That's because recurring items are single items, not multiple ones. The
multiple appearances are calculated on the fly.

I would like to have the option of retaining the past
appointments as a record of my time spent. Is there a way to set this
option?

Try specifying an end date on the recurrence.