Outlook Calendar

[OldDog]

Hi,

This is driving me nuts and might cost me my job.
When I accept a meeting invite, the invitation is moved to the deleted
items folder and the acceptence is sent to the person who invited me.

What does NOT happen is my calendar being updated. Nothing appears. If
I track down the original message, now in the deleted Itmes folder, it
says that the meeting has been accepted and moved to my calendar. Which
Calendar? Where? How do I find it? I have to drag the invite to my
calendar and manually insert every time.

Oh, and my reminders don't. Remind me that is.

OldDog

 

[Brian Tillman]

This is driving me nuts and might cost me my job.
When I accept a meeting invite, the invitation is moved to the deleted
items folder and the acceptence is sent to the person who invited me.

What does NOT happen is my calendar being updated. Nothing appears.
If I track down the original message, now in the deleted Itmes
folder, it says that the meeting has been accepted and moved to my
calendar. Which Calendar? Where?

The calendar in question is whatever calendar is in your delivery location,
i.e., your default calendar. It's whatever calendar is in the same data
store as your Inbox, Outbox, Contacts, Notes, Journal, and Tasks.

How do I find it? I have to drag the
invite to my calendar and manually insert every time.

Oh, and my reminders don't. Remind me that is.

Then its likely you're not using the correct calendar. Meeting reminders
don't fire unless they're in your default calendar. They don't fire for
you, ergo you're not using your default calendar.

 

[OldDog]

Ok, How do I determine my default calendar?

OldDog

 

[Brian Tillman]

Ok, How do I determine my default calendar?

Depends on your version of Outlook. For OL 2002/2003, click Tools>E-mail
Accounts>Next and examine the "Deliver new e-mail to the following location"
drop-down at the bottom.

 

[OldDog]

OK,

It says: Mailbox - My user name

Now what?

OldDog

 

[Brian Tillman]

It says: Mailbox - My user name

That means that the calendar in your Exchange mailbox is your default
calendar and that you appear to be manipulating a calendar folder ether in a
local PST, someone else's mailbox, or a public folder. Which is it?

 

[OldDog]

Well that's the question.
I just don't know.
Is there a way to find out?

OldDog

 

[Brian Tillman]

Well that's the question.
I just don't know.
Is there a way to find out?

I honestly don't see how you can't know what calendar you're using.
Right-click whatever calendar you're manipulating, choose Properties, and
examine the "Location" field. What does it say?