Events with Nonspecific End Times

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Eric

Hi,

I think that a feature that Outlook could use is the ability to enter events
which have nonspecific end times. An example that often comes up for me is a
party or other social event that begins at a certain time (say, 8:00 p.m.),
but does not have a set end time. I find this frustrating because then I have
to make up a time for this event to end. I usually end up using 11:59 p.m.,
because setting the end time to anything past midnight will create a
"multiday event" in sections such as Outlook today.

The closest I can get to a feature like this is entering an event as
occuring from 8:00 p.m. - 8:01 p.m., but this just seems silly to me.


Anyway, this is just a suggestion that would be beneficial to me.



Thanks!
 
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Jocelyn Fiorello [MVP - Outlook]

You can enter an appointment with the same start and end time, just to make
it show up on the calendar at the appropriate start time. I think the
problem with your idea is graphical -- how do you show an appointment with
no specific end time graphically?

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Eric

"how do you show an appointment with no specific end time graphically?"

Good question.
I was wondering that myself.

The way I pictured it in my head was like a line jutting out of the start
time, with the appointment title connected at the other side.

I'm sure those Microsoft brains could come up with something creative...
 
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Jocelyn Fiorello [MVP - Outlook]

Personally I'd prefer they spend their time fixing bugs, if they have that
much time to spare ;-)

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MVP - Outlook

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