Microsoft KB Archive/166307

= OL97: How to Convert Outlook Appointments to Schedule+ 7.0 =

Article ID: 166307

Article Last Modified on 1/19/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Outlook 97 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q166307





SUMMARY
This article describes how to export Microsoft Outlook appointments into Microsoft Schedule+ 7.0.



MORE INFORMATION
Outlook 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
 On File menu, click Import And Export. Click "Export to a File" and click Next. Click the Calendar folder you want to export and click Next. Click "Comma Separated Values (Windows)" and click Next. Type a path and file name for the file to be exported and click Next. Click Map Custom Fields.</li> Click Clear Map.</li>  Drag the following fields from the left pane to the right pane: <pre class="fixed_text">     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. </li> Click OK and Finish.</li> Type the date range you want and click OK.</li></ol>

To Import Appointments to Schedule+
<ol> On the File menu in Schedule+, point to Import and click Text.</li> Type or browse to the file name to be imported, then click Next.</li> Click Yes, and click Next.</li> Click Comma, click the quotation mark (") to select as the "character used to surround text fields", and click Next.</li> Click Appointments, and click Next.</li>  Select types for each field as follows: <pre class="fixed_text">     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: After being set, Schedule+ retains these settings. </li> Click Finish.</li></ol>

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