Display tasks with due-dates on the calender like milestones

[Guest]

Is it possible to show dated tasks on my calendar? Something like the
Milestones icon in MS-Project would be ideal. This would make it easier for
me to block time in my diary to make sure I start the task in plenty of time
--
Simon Morris

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[Judy Gleeson MVP Outlook]

Use the Start Date to start the Task in plenty of time - the Due Date just
pulls you into a trap of Just In Time behaviour which doesn't suit most
white collar workers!


Judy Gleeson [MVP Outlook]
Acorn Training and Consulting
www.acorntraining.com.au

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Chooser and Group by Box!!

Is it possible to show dated tasks on my calendar? Something like the
Milestones icon in MS-Project would be ideal. This would make it easier for
me to block time in my diary to make sure I start the task in plenty of time
--
Simon Morris

----------------
This post is a suggestion for Microsoft, and Microsoft responds to the
suggestions with the most votes. To vote for this suggestion, click the "I
Agree" button in the message pane. If you do not see the button, follow this
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click "I Agree" in the message pane.

http://www.microsoft.com/office/com...deb30&dg=microsoft.public.outlook.calendaring

 

[Guest]

Thanks for the idea Judy. This issue for us is that we use the Microsoft-CRM
workflow tool to create timed tasks for salespeople to follow up leads and
progress sales opportunities and in these circumstances it is far safer for a
business to make sure that these follow-up tasks are highly visible rather
than run the risk of them being missed because someone forgot to look at
their to do list or didn't get a pop-up reminder.

Simon Morris

Use the Start Date to start the Task in plenty of time - the Due Date just
pulls you into a trap of Just In Time behaviour which doesn't suit most
white collar workers!


Judy Gleeson [MVP Outlook]
Acorn Training and Consulting
www.acorntraining.com.au

Everyone - turn on your Advanced Toolbars and learn how to use the Field
Chooser and Group by Box!!

Is it possible to show dated tasks on my calendar? Something like the
Milestones icon in MS-Project would be ideal. This would make it easier for
me to block time in my diary to make sure I start the task in plenty of time
--
Simon Morris

----------------
This post is a suggestion for Microsoft, and Microsoft responds to the
suggestions with the most votes. To vote for this suggestion, click the "I
Agree" button in the message pane. If you do not see the button, follow this
link to open the suggestion in the Microsoft Web-based Newsreader and then
click "I Agree" in the message pane.

http://www.microsoft.com/office/com...deb30&dg=microsoft.public.outlook.calendaring

 

[Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]]

PMFJI, but the information you posted in your follow-up should have been
posted in your original inquiry. Lacking the specific details of your setup
and the desired result makes it almost impossible for those of us who try to
help to propose the optimum answer for your COMPLETE scenario.

Just an FYI for future consideration. You might also want to post in a
group for Microsoft CRM solutions to see if someone has come up with
something that works in that program and/or Outlook.


--
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, Simon Morris asked:

| Thanks for the idea Judy. This issue for us is that we use the
| Microsoft-CRM workflow tool to create timed tasks for salespeople to
| follow up leads and progress sales opportunities and in these
| circumstances it is far safer for a business to make sure that these
| follow-up tasks are highly visible rather than run the risk of them
| being missed because someone forgot to look at their to do list or
| didn't get a pop-up reminder.
|
| Simon Morris
|
|
| "Judy Gleeson MVP Outlook" wrote:
|
||
|| Use the Start Date to start the Task in plenty of time - the Due
|| Date just pulls you into a trap of Just In Time behaviour which
|| doesn't suit most white collar workers!
||
||
|| Judy Gleeson [MVP Outlook]
|| Acorn Training and Consulting
|| www.acorntraining.com.au
||
|| Everyone - turn on your Advanced Toolbars and learn how to use the
|| Field Chooser and Group by Box!!
||
||
|| message || > Is it possible to show dated tasks on my calendar? Something
|| like the > Milestones icon in MS-Project would be ideal. This
|| would make it easier for
|| > me to block time in my diary to make sure I start the task in
|| plenty of time
|| > --
|| > Simon Morris
|| >
|| > ----------------
|| > This post is a suggestion for Microsoft, and Microsoft responds
|| to the > suggestions with the most votes. To vote for this
|| suggestion, click the "I
|| > Agree" button in the message pane. If you do not see the button,
|| follow this
|| > link to open the suggestion in the Microsoft Web-based
|| Newsreader and then
|| > click "I Agree" in the message pane.
|| >
|| >
||
http://www.microsoft.com/office/com...deb30&dg=microsoft.public.outlook.calendaring

 

[Judy Gleeson MVP Outlook]

To make them, "highly visible" ensure that users start in their Calendar
not their Inbox - there's no worse standard setting in Outlook than that one
if you're at all interested in good time management principles!
--

Judy Gleeson [MVP Outlook]
Acorn Training and Consulting
www.acorntraining.com.au

Everyone - turn on your Advanced Toolbars and learn how to use the Field
Chooser and Group by Box!!


"Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]"

PMFJI, but the information you posted in your follow-up should have been
posted in your original inquiry. Lacking the specific details of your setup
and the desired result makes it almost impossible for those of us who try to
help to propose the optimum answer for your COMPLETE scenario.

Just an FYI for future consideration. You might also want to post in a
group for Microsoft CRM solutions to see if someone has come up with
something that works in that program and/or Outlook.


--
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, Simon Morris asked:

| Thanks for the idea Judy. This issue for us is that we use the
| Microsoft-CRM workflow tool to create timed tasks for salespeople to
| follow up leads and progress sales opportunities and in these
| circumstances it is far safer for a business to make sure that these
| follow-up tasks are highly visible rather than run the risk of them
| being missed because someone forgot to look at their to do list or
| didn't get a pop-up reminder.
|
| Simon Morris
|
|
| "Judy Gleeson MVP Outlook" wrote:
|
||
|| Use the Start Date to start the Task in plenty of time - the Due
|| Date just pulls you into a trap of Just In Time behaviour which
|| doesn't suit most white collar workers!
||
||
|| Judy Gleeson [MVP Outlook]
|| Acorn Training and Consulting
|| www.acorntraining.com.au
||
|| Everyone - turn on your Advanced Toolbars and learn how to use the
|| Field Chooser and Group by Box!!
||
||
|| message || > Is it possible to show dated tasks on my calendar? Something
|| like the > Milestones icon in MS-Project would be ideal. This
|| would make it easier for
|| > me to block time in my diary to make sure I start the task in
|| plenty of time
|| > --
|| > Simon Morris
|| >
|| > ----------------
|| > This post is a suggestion for Microsoft, and Microsoft responds
|| to the > suggestions with the most votes. To vote for this
|| suggestion, click the "I
|| > Agree" button in the message pane. If you do not see the button,
|| follow this
|| > link to open the suggestion in the Microsoft Web-based
|| Newsreader and then
|| > click "I Agree" in the message pane.
|| >
|| >
||
http://www.microsoft.com/office/com...deb30&dg=microsoft.public.outlook.calendaring