How can I see all intances of a recurring task in the calendar?

[Ray]

I show the Tasks Pane at the bottom of my weekly calendar. I want to see all
instances of a recurring task, regarless of whether the task is complete.
Currently, I can see the next instance of a task only if the previous
instance has been marked complete.

 

[Brian Tillman [MVP - Outlook]]

I show the Tasks Pane at the bottom of my weekly calendar. I want to see all
instances of a recurring task, regarless of whether the task is complete.
Currently, I can see the next instance of a task only if the previous
instance has been marked complete.

Instances of recurring items don't really exist. Outlook calculates them from
the original and the recurrence. For tasks, the next recurrence doesn't get
generated until you complete the current one.

 

[PapaWhiskey]

Instances of recurring items don't really exist. Outlook calculates them from
the original and the recurrence. For tasks, the next recurrence doesn't get
generated until you complete the current one.

Well that's dumb.

What if I want to plan for the future, and I want to see everything
happening on that future day? I won't be able to see the recurring tasks for
that day because they haven't been completed.

The only other way to have a recurring reminder is to schedule an
appointment and add a recurrence. That is stupid because it's a task, not an
appointment!

I'm totally baffled that Microsoft programmers aren't smart enough to figure
that out.

 

[Mary]

I agree. I guess if all instances of the task were to exist then your
task folder would be infinitely long. Though all calendar entries
exist...and Lotus Notes manages it... Anyway, the way I get around it is
to tick off (complete) the instances for few months and then reinstate
them by ticking them all back into my taskpad. That way I can plan ahead
as you do.

 

[Diane Poremsky [MVP]]

Their thinking is that if the old task hasn't been completed yet, why would
you need to regenerate it for the task list? It will show up in most taskpad
views as a task due 'today' until its completed and regenerated.

--
Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]



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