Auto Link to Contact Activities Tab in Tasks and Appointments?

[Puterman]

When I left Drag and Drop a Contact to my Tasks shortcut it opens a task
window with the contacts name automatically enter into the bottom contacts
box which means that this task will now show up under contacts activities
tab, BUT when I do the same thing to the Calendar the Appointment window
appears but contacts name is not auto entered into bottom contacts box.
Unless I enter it manually this appt. will not show in contacts activities
tab. WHY??? Can this be corrected and solve this big nuisance.

 

[Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]]

Known nuisance. Did you try using the Actions | New Appointment with Contact command instead?

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Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
Author of Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003

and Microsoft Outlook Programming - Jumpstart for
Administrators, Power Users, and Developers

 

[Puterman]

No. I much prefer the drag, but apparently no choice. Using the menu does
correct problem. Is there no workaround or fix?

 

[Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]]

YOu already have the workaround in hand.

--
Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
Author of Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003

and Microsoft Outlook Programming - Jumpstart for
Administrators, Power Users, and Developers

 

[hawker]

Your solution then omits the contacts name in the Subject line therefore
omitting the name of the contact when viewing the appointment on the
calendar. I would like to see the contact name on the calendar as well as
have the contact line filled in on the appointment form. The end result -
view contact name on calendar and have the appointment logged in the contact
"activities" tab. Is there such a solution?

Thank you.

 

[Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]]

There is no built-in setting to do this. Are you up to writing some VBA code?
--
Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
Author of Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003

and Microsoft Outlook Programming - Jumpstart for
Administrators, Power Users, and Developers