In Outlook 2003, the Reminder flag is set when an item is added to the calendar that occurs in the p

[Domino]

In Outlook 2003, when an item is added to the calendar (eg. appointment)
that occurs in the past, the reminder flag is still set and the alarm
immediately goes off once the item is saved.

Under Outlook 2002, by default the reminder flag was not turned on for items
added to the calendar which were in the past.

Is there a setting that can be used in Outlook 2003 that will prevent the
reminder flag from being set for items that occur in the past?

 

[Bill R [MVP]]

dismiss all is usually used.

 

[Domino]

Bill, thank you. I am aware of the dismiss all command although this does
not correct the original problem. There must be a setting in Outlook 2003
that prevents reminders from being set when adding new items to the calendar
that occur in the past. The way this should work is:

When adding future items to the calendar (events, appointments, etc.) the
reminder is turned on.
When adding past items to the calendar, the reminder flag is NOT turned on.

Any further ideas on this?




dismiss all is usually used.

 

[Diane Poremsky]

there is not such a setting. if the reminder flag is set, it's set. You
could probably use VBA to control it...

if I recall correctly, previous versions reminded you that it was set for an
appointment in the past and gave you the option of turning it off, it didn't
actually disable it.

--
Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]
Author, Teach Yourself Outlook 2003 in 24 Hours
Coauthor, OneNote 2003 for Windows (Visual QuickStart Guide)

 

[Domino]

Diane:

Thank you for the response. After reviewing your comments, I tested this out
on Outlook 2002 (on a different PC I have). This version was created using a
vanilla install of Office 2002, so no special VBA code is present. The
current time on my PC is 4:45 pm. In the Outlook calendar I double clicked
on 10:00 (today). The appointment window that pops-up does not have the
reminder flag set. When I click on 6:00 pm (today), the reminder flag is
set.

So something has changed from Outlook 2002 to Outlook 2003, because now in
Outlook 2003 when you create new appointments the reminder flag is always
set no matter when the appointment is for.

Any other thoughts on why this is happening? Is this a new enhancement ?





there is not such a setting. if the reminder flag is set, it's set. You
could probably use VBA to control it...

if I recall correctly, previous versions reminded you that it was set for an
appointment in the past and gave you the option of turning it off, it didn't
actually disable it.

--
Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]
Author, Teach Yourself Outlook 2003 in 24 Hours
Coauthor, OneNote 2003 for Windows (Visual QuickStart Guide)

 

[Bill R [MVP]]

its the way Outlook has been set to function now. there has been some
feedback about this but for now that's the way it is.

Diane:

Thank you for the response. After reviewing your comments, I tested this
out
on Outlook 2002 (on a different PC I have). This version was created using
a
vanilla install of Office 2002, so no special VBA code is present. The
current time on my PC is 4:45 pm. In the Outlook calendar I double clicked
on 10:00 (today). The appointment window that pops-up does not have the
reminder flag set. When I click on 6:00 pm (today), the reminder flag is
set.

So something has changed from Outlook 2002 to Outlook 2003, because now in
Outlook 2003 when you create new appointments the reminder flag is always
set no matter when the appointment is for.

Any other thoughts on why this is happening? Is this a new enhancement ?





there is not such a setting. if the reminder flag is set, it's set. You
could probably use VBA to control it...

if I recall correctly, previous versions reminded you that it was set for
an
appointment in the past and gave you the option of turning it off, it
didn't
actually disable it.

--
Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]
Author, Teach Yourself Outlook 2003 in 24 Hours
Coauthor, OneNote 2003 for Windows (Visual QuickStart Guide)

Bill, thank you. I am aware of the dismiss all command although this does
not correct the original problem. There must be a setting in Outlook 2003
that prevents reminders from being set when adding new items to the
calendar
that occur in the past. The way this should work is:

When adding future items to the calendar (events, appointments, etc.) the
reminder is turned on.
When adding past items to the calendar, the reminder flag is NOT turned
on.

Any further ideas on this?




dismiss all is usually used.