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Tip 630: Cancel Assigned Tasks

A reader wanted to know how to recall or cancel a task assigned to someone so that she could reassign to it someone else.While you can’t recall the task, as long as you have a copy on your task list you can create an unassigned copy and assign the copy to someone else. Click Details tab or button to access the Unassigned Copy command.This effectively cancels the … [Read more...] about Tip 630: Cancel Assigned Tasks

Tip 290: Flags and Reminders

A user asks: "When I set a flag for a sent item it does not show up in my reminders dialogue box however my received e-mails do when I set a flag. Am I doing something wrong?" Flags only fire from default folders - Inbox, Calendars, Contacts, Tasks etc. Flags in any other folder won't fire unless you use Reminder manager from www.slovaktech.com. You can not set Quick … [Read more...] about Tip 290: Flags and Reminders

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