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When you use custom flags in Outlook 2007 and 2010, the default reminder time depends on your choice for the Quick Click flag and the start or end time for your work day, set in Calendar options.If Quick click is set to Today, it’s reminder is 1 hour before the end of the work day (set in Options, Calendar options). Custom flags also use this reminder time.When Quick … [Read more...] about Tip 730: Custom Flags and Reminder Times
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Tip 633: Tasks, Reminders & Due dates
Recent updates to Outlook 2007 changed the behavior of tasks in the reminder window. In the past, reminders that fired at 10 AM showed due at 10 AM in the reminder window and an hour overdue at 11 AM. Now, the reminder window shows the tasks due at the end of the workday (set in Tools, Options, Calendar options) so the same task that was overdue at 11 AM is now due in 2 … [Read more...] about Tip 633: Tasks, Reminders & Due dates
Tip 510: Change Reminder Times
A user asks: “Is there any way I can change the options for ALL recurring events. When I add a birthday into my contacts it sets the reminder at 15 minutes starting at 12:00 a.m. I would like to change the reminder and the time to something else without having to do them all individually. Also how can I set a category without doing it all individually as well?” Ah, … [Read more...] about Tip 510: Change Reminder Times
Tip 454: View Reminder Times
Simple question:Is there a way to print reminders in Outlook? Outlook doesn't offer a predefined way to do this but you can create a custom view which will show the reminder times and print it. It's not perfect, but short of doing a screen print of the reminder window (which only gets you the current reminders), it works. As with anything recurring, this only works as expected … [Read more...] about Tip 454: View Reminder Times
Tip 337: Appointment Reminders
Chipper asks: Is it possible to set a reminder date longer then 2 weeks on a calendar item? For example, I have a major meeting scheduled in September, eight months from now, and I want to be reminded three months before the due date to begin preparing for the meeting. Sure. You can use any other reminder period, not just what is listed in the dropdown. Need a reminder in 18 … [Read more...] about Tip 337: Appointment Reminders