Outlook Calendar doesn't show tasks?

[Mike Burke]

Ive entered a fairly long list of tasks in the task list part of Outlook
2003. Some of them are recurring tasks with specific start times and due
dates, but they do not show up in my weekly calendar. What should I do?

Thank you

 

[Judy Gleeson MVP - Outlook]

Tasks are Tasks not Meetings or Events. They are not meant to show up in
your Calendar. You can show the TaskPad in the Calendar view by clicking
View | TaskPad. Now Tasks will be shown in the TaskPad to the right of your
Calendar. You can adjust the width, content etc of the TaskPad.

Judy Gleeson - MVP Outlook
Acorn Training and Consulting
Canberra, Australia
www.acorntraining.com.au
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[Mike Burke]

Yup-

I figured out that the calendar isn't smart enough to identify tasks that
could/should show up as activities on the calendar. I'm using Outlook
2003professional, SP2, and even dragging a task to the calendar requires
re-editing the tasks time, start date and recurrence. This violates my
standards for design integration, when I have to do the same thing twice in a
process.

Mike

 

[Judy Gleeson MVP - Outlook]

Nope not true - if you want to slot a Task in to 4 - 5 pm, highlight that
space first. Then grab the Task from the taskpad and drag it to the
calendar. It will slot it into the time you highlighted first. Yep - I know
that was well hidden

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[Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]]

You will probably like Outlook 2007 then.

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After furious head scratching, Mike Burke asked:

| Yup-
|
| I figured out that the calendar isn't smart enough to identify tasks
| that could/should show up as activities on the calendar. I'm using
| Outlook 2003professional, SP2, and even dragging a task to the
| calendar requires re-editing the tasks time, start date and
| recurrence. This violates my standards for design integration, when I
| have to do the same thing twice in a process.
|
| Mike
|
|| Tasks are Tasks not Meetings or Events. They are not meant to show
|| up in your Calendar. You can show the TaskPad in the Calendar view
|| by clicking View | TaskPad. Now Tasks will be shown in the TaskPad
|| to the right of your Calendar. You can adjust the width, content
|| etc of the TaskPad.
||
|| Judy Gleeson - MVP Outlook
|| Acorn Training and Consulting
|| Canberra, Australia
|| www.acorntraining.com.au
|| When you post in here, always include your version, SP level, and
|| mode (if applicable) of Outlook - you can find this information in
|| Help | About. Also include the type of mail account(s) you use and
|| any other pertinent details. Be sure to put a concise summary of
|| your question in the subject line, and the full details in the body
|| of your post.
||
||
||
||
|| ||| Ive entered a fairly long list of tasks in the task list part of
||| Outlook 2003. Some of them are recurring tasks with specific start
||| times and due dates, but they do not show up in my weekly calendar.
||| What should I do?
|||
||| Thank you
||| --
||| "The mind is quicker than you think!"

 

[Mike Burke]

Hah! NOW you tell me!

Seriously, I have a couple of things to work out about using Outlook
efficiently. I've usuually been content to sync with my Palm. And what I was
doing was dragging tasks to the calendar icon instead of from the taskpad to
the time slot as you suggested. I noticed I can limit the taskpad view to the
next seven days, so I guess its much easier to do it your way.

Also, once I figure out what Outlook can actually do, I can make it do more
'cause I'm pretty good at VBA and VBS. I will eventually have a method of
showing dependent tasks and subtasks even if I have to write it myself.

Thanks.

Mike

 

[Brian Tillman]

Also, once I figure out what Outlook can actually do, I can make it
do more 'cause I'm pretty good at VBA and VBS. I will eventually have
a method of showing dependent tasks and subtasks even if I have to
write it myself.

You'll want to visit http://www.outlookcode.com/

 

[Mike Burke]

Yup. Been there. Great site. I've spent hours of good working time browsing
this site instead.

Thanks,

Mike

 

[Judy Gleeson MVP - Outlook]

Hey - the BEST things in Outlook are very well hidden.

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Judy Gleeson - MVP Outlook
Acorn Training and Consulting
Canberra, Australia
www.acorntraining.com.au
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