Tasks On Front Page

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Daniel Lawrence

Hi, I have some questions.

I'm trying to get my Tasks list to appear on the same main view page as my
email. Or conversely, when I open entourage I don't mind have the tasks
first and the email secondary - it doesn't matter. On my office program I
have at work (it's a PC) the tasks appear on the far right, the center has
all my folders and whatnot.

If this isn't possible can I have my default open page just go directly to
tasks, as I think I can have my mail-window pop up to front when there are
new messages?

I've tried messing around with the views, and have been thus far without
luck.

Also, is it possible to import my mac address book into the entourage one?


If it's relevant, I'm still on the demo of the program.

Thank you,
Daniel

Sent using the Entourage X Test Drive.
 
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Mickey Stevens

Hi, I have some questions.

I'm trying to get my Tasks list to appear on the same main view page as my
email. Or conversely, when I open entourage I don't mind have the tasks
first and the email secondary - it doesn't matter. On my office program I
have at work (it's a PC) the tasks appear on the far right, the center has
all my folders and whatnot.
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Paul Berkowitz is in the process of developing an "Entourage Today"
application, which sounds like it will do just what you want. At the moment
it is not possible.
If this isn't possible can I have my default open page just go directly to
tasks, as I think I can have my mail-window pop up to front when there are
new messages?
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Entourage will open in the view it was last closed in. So, in the Test
Drive, just switch to the Tasks View before closing. If you buy the full
version, you can use AppleScript to have it open in the Tasks view no matter
what.

In the full version, go to HD/Applications/AppleScript/Script Editor, and
type the following in:

-- Start Copying
tell application "Microsoft Entourage"
set displayed area of main window to tasks area
end tell
-- Stop Copying

Then, save it to ~/Documents/Microsoft User Data/Entourage Script Menu Items
under the name "Open Tasks."

In Entourage, go to Tools -> Schedules, and create a new schedule. Set the
Occurrence to "At Startup," and set the Action to "Run AppleScript." Click
the "Script..." button, and select the "Open Tasks" script you just saved.
Click OK. Now, if the Enabled button is checked, Entourage will always open
in the Tasks view.
Also, is it possible to import my mac address book into the entourage one?
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Because the Test Drive version of Entourage doesn't have AppleScript
support, I think the only way is to drag vCards out of the Address Book to
the Desktop, and then to drag them into Entourage's Address Book window.
That won't import them perfectly, but if you get Paul Berkowitz's "Sync
Entourage-Address Book" script when you buy Entourage, it will do a much
better job. You can download the script from ScriptBuilders @ MacScripter.
If it's relevant, I'm still on the demo of the program.
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It is. Thank you for making that clear.
 
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