OL97: How to Convert Outlook Appointments to Schedule+ 7.0

• Microsoft Outlook 97

SUMMARY

This article describes how to make a smooth transition of exporting Microsoft Outlook 97 Appointments into Microsoft Schedule+ 7.0.

MORE INFORMATION

Outlook 97 stores more information about appointments than Schedule+. Choosing to export only those fields that can be imported into Schedule+ makes the operation much cleaner and error free.

To Export Appointments From Outlook

1. On File menu, click Import and Export.

2. Click "Export to a File" and click Next.

3. Click the Calendar folder you want to export and click Next.

4. Click "Comma Separated Values (Windows)" and click Next.

5. Type a path and file name for the file to be exported and click Next.

6. Click "Map Custom Fields...".

7. Click "Clear Map".

8. Drag the following fields from the left pane to the right pane:

         Subject
         Start Date
         Start Time
         End Date
         End Time
         Reminder Date
         Reminder Time
         Description
         Location
         Private
   

   NOTE: Outlook stores these settings for the specific format and export item type, in this case "Comma Separated Values (Windows)" and Appointment items. Subsequent exports using this same format and item type will already have the same mapped fields.

9. Click OK and Finish.

10. Type in the desired Date Range and click OK.

To Import Appointments to Schedule+

1. On the Schedule+ File menu, point to Import and click Text.

2. Type or Browse to the file name to be imported, then click Next.

3. Click Yes, and click Next.

4. Click Comma, click the quotation mark (") to select as the "character used to surround text fields", and click Next.

5. Click Appointments, and click Next.

6. Select types for each field as follows:

         Outlook Field          Schedule+ Field
         -------------          ---------------
   
         Subject                Description
         Start Date             Start Date
         Start Time             Start Time
         End Date               End Date
         End Time               End Time
         Reminder Date          Alarm Date
         Reminder Time          Alarm Time
         Description            Notes
         Location               Where
         Private                Private
   
      NOTE: Once set, Schedule+ retains these settings.
   
   

7. Click Finish.

REFERENCES

For information on exporting Outlook Contacts to Schedule+, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

   ARTICLE-ID:  Q166380
   TITLE     :  OL97: Error Converting Outlook Contacts to Schedule+

Keywords          : IntpOff kbinterop
Version           : WINDOWS:97
Platform          : WINDOWS