Microsoft KB Archive/197982

= Using AutoDate for non-predefined reminder times =

Article ID: 197982

Article Last Modified on 1/23/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Office Outlook 2003
 * Microsoft Outlook 2002 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Outlook 2000 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q197982





SUMMARY
When you set a reminder for an Appointment or Task in Microsoft Outlook, you can select from a list of predefined times for the reminder to occur before the event. This article describes how to manually type the times.



MORE INFORMATION
You can choose a time from a predefined list, or you can use the AutoDate feature to type a description of a date or time in words. The words are translated into a date/time numeric value.

How to set a reminder time for an appointment

 * 1) In the Calendar folder, on the Actions menu, click New Appointment.
 * 2) Type the information about the meeting, and then click to select Reminder.
 * 3) Rather than selecting one of the predefined times from the list, type a value such as 12 minutes, 30 hours, or a time other than the predefined times.

Note Values typed for the Reminder must be relative to the scheduled date and time for the meeting. A value of "next Tuesday" will not work because it is relative to today rather than the scheduled time of the meeting.

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