reminders for appointments

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shezallthat

I had an old Works calender that faithfully reminded me of appointments with
a dialog box that appeared on my desktop after start-up. The new Outlook
Office is so complicated! I assign a reminder when I enter an appointment,
but I have yet to be reminded of anything. What complex series of commands am
I missing?
 
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Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]

Opening Outlook?

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After furious head scratching, shezallthat asked:

| I had an old Works calender that faithfully reminded me of
| appointments with a dialog box that appeared on my desktop after
| start-up. The new Outlook Office is so complicated! I assign a
| reminder when I enter an appointment, but I have yet to be reminded
| of anything. What complex series of commands am I missing?
 
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Diane Poremsky [MVP]

Outlook doesn't do reminders if it's not open.

If outlook is too complicated for your needs, you can install the works
calendar - browse the cd and find the calendar file installer. I forget it's
exact name, but it seemed obvious (to me) what it was. I forget if the
automatic setup allows you to just select the calendar - you can try
choosing the advanced setup option and deselect everything except the
calendar to install.

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shezallthat

Thanks, it took me a while to find that out! I work with memory intensive
graphics software and never run email when I'm in that mode. I will certainly
try your suggestion.
 
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shezallthat

Apparently, everone leaves thier Outlook open all the time, and the training
never mentions that it must be open to receive a reminder. Since this was
available in a simple program like Works, I assumed wrong...
 
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Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]

Simple programs have simple options. More complex programs like Outlook
require more options available only when the program is open. Would you
expect to be able to complete a new document without Word open?

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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, shezallthat asked:

| Apparently, everone leaves thier Outlook open all the time, and the
| training never mentions that it must be open to receive a reminder.
| Since this was available in a simple program like Works, I assumed
| wrong...
|
| "Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]" wrote:
|
|| Opening Outlook?
||
|| --Â
|| 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, shezallthat asked:
||
||| I had an old Works calender that faithfully reminded me of
||| appointments with a dialog box that appeared on my desktop after
||| start-up. The new Outlook Office is so complicated! I assign a
||| reminder when I enter an appointment, but I have yet to be reminded
||| of anything. What complex series of commands am I missing?
 
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