OL97: Behavior of Appointment Reminder Check Box

• Microsoft Outlook 97

SYMPTOMS

When you create a new Appointment, Recurring Appointment, Meeting Request, Recurring Meeting, or All Day Event using Microsoft Outlook 97, the default behavior of the Reminder check box may appear inconsistent.

CAUSE

If the appointment date and time is in the past, the Reminder check box is not selected by default. If the appointment date and time is in the future, the Reminder check box is selected by default. This behavior is a design feature of Outlook; there is no user interface to change this behavior. Outlook assumes you do not need a reminder for past appointments and do need a reminder for future appointments.

MORE INFORMATION

If you create a custom form that has the Reminder check box either selected or cleared, publish the custom form in your Forms folder, and assign the custom form as your new default appointment form, the Reminder check box reverts to the default behavior.

If you create a custom form that has the Reminder check box selected or cleared and publish the form in your Calendar folder, you can override the default Reminder check box behavior. This form becomes available on the Calendar menu and is not the default form. The drawback of this method is that the appointment date and time defaults to the time that was in the form when you published it.

REFERENCES

For more information about how to create custom forms, type "custom form" in the Office Assistant, click Search, and then click to view "Create a form."

Keywords          : GnlCal kbui
Version           : WINDOWS:97
Platform          : WINDOWS