While I'd still like that reminder icon back, I just sorted out an
alternative work-around for this that may be helpful for some people, so I
thought I'd share: You can change the color of appointments in a calendar
view based on whether they have a reminder set. Here's how:
- In a given calendar view, choose View > Current View > Customize Current
View...
- In the dialog box that appears, choose Automatic Formatting...
- Add a rule. (I called mine "Item Without Reminder.")
- Click the Condition... button.
- Select the Advanced tab in the Filter dialog box.
- Under the Field button, choose Reminder in the All Appointment Fields list.
- Set the filter so that "Reminder" equals "No."
- Click OK.
- Now back in the Automatic Formatting dialog box, select the Color you'd
like to use for appointments that don't have reminders. (I picked Gray so
these look slightly darker, but the same color as other appointments.)
- Make sure the new rule is turned on, click OK to close out of those dialog
boxes, and you should see a color difference between appointments with and
without reminders.
Note that you could follow the above instructions but using an Advanced
filter of "Required Attendees is not empty" to see meetings of groups of
people in a different color (vs. your own individual appointments).
Despite this fix, I'd like to add my voice to the din of baffled users who
wonder why this simple, useful feature was thoughtfully pulled out of Outlook
2007. Hey Microsoft! Please put it back!!
Cheers!
