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Outlook Automatically Adds Appointments to the Calendarhave Outlook XP SP3 running on WinXP Pro with SP2.
When i view an appointment invitation that was sent to be in the preview pane for some reason outlook automatically adds the appointment (tentativelly) to the calendar. Searching on google.groups i found some people saying that this is the way outlook works and this behavior is by design. I really don't understand their explanation. Why previewing message in outlook would require it to add the appointment to my calendar? Some other people said to disable tracking options but that didn't help. Any other advice. Thank you very much. Adding it to your calendar as tentative gives you the option of accepting or
declining. It is the default behavior. What do you expect the behavior to be? -- Show quoteMilly Staples [MVP - Outlook] Post all replies to the group to keep the discussion intact. All unsolicited mail sent to my personal account will be deleted without reading. After furious head scratching, asdf asked: | have Outlook XP SP3 running on WinXP Pro with SP2. | | When i view an appointment invitation that was sent to be in the | preview pane for some reason outlook automatically adds the | appointment (tentativelly) to the calendar. Searching on google.groups | i found some people saying that this is the way outlook works and this | behavior is by design. I really don't understand their explanation. | Why previewing message in outlook would require it to add the | appointment | to my calendar? Some other people said to disable tracking options | but that didn't help. | | Any other advice. | Thank you very much. I want the default behavior to be for outlook not to add anything to my
calendar unless i add it there myself. Show quote "Milly Staples - MVP Outlook" <mil***@donteventhinkaboutmailingmeatmvps.org> wrote in message news:eD$Afi07GHA.4084@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl... > Adding it to your calendar as tentative gives you the option of accepting > or > declining. It is the default behavior. What do you expect the behavior > to > be? > > -- > Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook] > > Post all replies to the group to keep the discussion intact. All > unsolicited mail sent to my personal account will be deleted without > reading. > > After furious head scratching, asdf asked: > > | have Outlook XP SP3 running on WinXP Pro with SP2. > | > | When i view an appointment invitation that was sent to be in the > | preview pane for some reason outlook automatically adds the > | appointment (tentativelly) to the calendar. Searching on google.groups > | i found some people saying that this is the way outlook works and this > | behavior is by design. I really don't understand their explanation. > | Why previewing message in outlook would require it to add the > | appointment > | to my calendar? Some other people said to disable tracking options > | but that didn't help. > | > | Any other advice. > | Thank you very much. > >
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"asdf" wrote in message news:2J2Yg.3329$os2.2541@newsfe09.lga... Then click the Decline button.> > Milly Staples wrote ... >> >> asdf asked: >> >> | have Outlook XP SP3 running on WinXP Pro with SP2. >> | >> | When i view an appointment invitation that was sent to be in the >> | preview pane for some reason outlook automatically adds the >> | appointment (tentativelly) to the calendar. Adding it to your >> calendar as tentative gives you the option of accepting or >> declining. It is the default behavior. What do you expect the >> behavior to be? > >I want the default behavior to be for outlook not to add anything to >my > calendar unless i add it there myself. You don't understand. Outlook adds stuff to my calendar even
if all i do is preview it. I click on the invitation, it displays in the preview pane. Then when i go to my calendar the appointment is already there, although only tentatively. I have to manually delete it. Why is it there if all i do is preview it. Show quote "Vanguard" <vanguard.n***@yahooNIX.com> wrote in message news:O43ap%2367GHA.4476@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl... > "asdf" wrote in message news:2J2Yg.3329$os2.2541@newsfe09.lga... >> >> Milly Staples wrote ... >>> >>> asdf asked: >>> >>> | have Outlook XP SP3 running on WinXP Pro with SP2. >>> | >>> | When i view an appointment invitation that was sent to be in the >>> | preview pane for some reason outlook automatically adds the >>> | appointment (tentativelly) to the calendar. Adding it to your calendar >>> as tentative gives you the option of accepting or declining. It is the >>> default behavior. What do you expect the behavior to be? >> >>I want the default behavior to be for outlook not to add anything to my >> calendar unless i add it there myself. > > Then click the Decline button. It puts it there to tell you that you have an appointment that you need to attend to, either to send an accept or decline. If it didn't and you have a huge inbox, you might not get to the appointment item until after the appointment time has lapsed. This way, it shows in your calendar, and when you realize you know nothing about that appointment, you have the chance to go back to your in-box, open (or preview the appt.) and accept or decline.
-- Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook] Post all replies to the group to keep the discussion intact. All unsolicited mail sent to my personal account will be deleted without reading. After furious head scratching, asdf asked: Show quote | You don't understand. Outlook adds stuff to my calendar even | if all i do is preview it. I click on the invitation, it displays in | the preview pane. Then when i go to my calendar the appointment is | already there, although only tentatively. I have to manually | delete it. Why is it there if all i do is preview it. | | "Vanguard" <vanguard.n***@yahooNIX.com> wrote in message | news:O43ap%2367GHA.4476@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl... || "asdf" wrote in message news:2J2Yg.3329$os2.2541@newsfe09.lga... ||| ||| Milly Staples wrote ... |||| |||| asdf asked: |||| ||||| have Outlook XP SP3 running on WinXP Pro with SP2. ||||| ||||| When i view an appointment invitation that was sent to be in the ||||| preview pane for some reason outlook automatically adds the ||||| appointment (tentativelly) to the calendar. Adding it to your ||||| calendar |||| as tentative gives you the option of accepting or declining. It |||| is the default behavior. What do you expect the behavior to be? ||| ||| I want the default behavior to be for outlook not to add anything ||| to my calendar unless i add it there myself. || || Then click the Decline button. but i already know that i need to attend to it. I'm previewing it. Or maybe
i'm not ready to either decline or accept it yet. "Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]" <Mil***@donteventhinkaboutmailingmeatmvps.org> wrote in message news:udtNko77GHA.844@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl... It puts it there to tell you that you have an appointment that you need to attend to, either to send an accept or decline. If it didn't and you have a huge inbox, you might not get to the appointment item until after the appointment time has lapsed. This way, it shows in your calendar, and when you realize you know nothing about that appointment, you have the chance to go back to your in-box, open (or preview the appt.) and accept or decline. -- Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook] Post all replies to the group to keep the discussion intact. All unsolicited mail sent to my personal account will be deleted without reading. After furious head scratching, asdf asked: Show quote | You don't understand. Outlook adds stuff to my calendar even | if all i do is preview it. I click on the invitation, it displays in | the preview pane. Then when i go to my calendar the appointment is | already there, although only tentatively. I have to manually | delete it. Why is it there if all i do is preview it. | | "Vanguard" <vanguard.n***@yahooNIX.com> wrote in message | news:O43ap%2367GHA.4476@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl... || "asdf" wrote in message news:2J2Yg.3329$os2.2541@newsfe09.lga... ||| ||| Milly Staples wrote ... |||| |||| asdf asked: |||| ||||| have Outlook XP SP3 running on WinXP Pro with SP2. ||||| ||||| When i view an appointment invitation that was sent to be in the ||||| preview pane for some reason outlook automatically adds the ||||| appointment (tentativelly) to the calendar. Adding it to your ||||| calendar |||| as tentative gives you the option of accepting or declining. It |||| is the default behavior. What do you expect the behavior to be? ||| ||| I want the default behavior to be for outlook not to add anything ||| to my calendar unless i add it there myself. || || Then click the Decline button. asdf <a***@asdf.com> wrote:
> but i already know that i need to attend to it. I'm previewing it. Or Outlook simply does not work the way you want it to work. When you view a > maybe i'm not ready > to either decline or accept it yet. meeting request, it will always show in the calendar. -- Brian Tillman but doesn't it seem strange that it would work this way.
This feature seems more like a bug to me. Show quote "Brian Tillman" <tillman1***@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:OfGaGCI8GHA.244@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl... > asdf <a***@asdf.com> wrote: > >> but i already know that i need to attend to it. I'm previewing it. Or >> maybe i'm not ready >> to either decline or accept it yet. > > Outlook simply does not work the way you want it to work. When you view a > meeting request, it will always show in the calendar. > -- > Brian Tillman No, it is as designed. Just because you think it should not place it in your calendar, does not mean that everyone else thinks the same way. For others, seeing where the appt. falls in relation to the rest of the work day/week before accepting or declining makes perfect sense. It gives the recipient the full view of their working day/week in order to make a decision.
-- Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook] Post all replies to the group to keep the discussion intact. All unsolicited mail sent to my personal account will be deleted without reading. After furious head scratching, asdf asked: Show quote | but doesn't it seem strange that it would work this way. | This feature seems more like a bug to me. | | "Brian Tillman" <tillman1***@yahoo.com> wrote in message | news:OfGaGCI8GHA.244@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl... || asdf <a***@asdf.com> wrote: || ||| but i already know that i need to attend to it. I'm previewing it. ||| Or maybe i'm not ready ||| to either decline or accept it yet. || || Outlook simply does not work the way you want it to work. When you || view a meeting request, it will always show in the calendar. || -- || Brian Tillman "Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]"
<Mil***@donteventhinkaboutmailingmeatmvps.org> wrote in message news:OfJUdpK8GHA.4604@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl... No, it is as designed. Just because you think it should not place it in your calendar, does not mean that everyone else thinks the same way. For others, seeing where the appt. falls in relation to the rest of the work day/week before accepting or declining makes perfect sense. It gives the recipient the full view of their working day/week in order to make a decision. --- REPLY SEPARATOR --- (only required because parent post used non-recommended quoted-printable format) Especially since there is the Scheduling tab to let you review your calendar to decide if you can accept or decline another person's invite. If you decline, you can also tell them there is a conflict which gives them a chance to change the time and/or place. If it didn't get added to your Calendar then are you really going to check all your appointments to ensure there is no overlap and thus a conflict, or might it not be easier to have the program flash it in your face that there is a conflict? It can't know about the conflict until there actually is one. Pedant!
-- Show quoteMilly Staples [MVP - Outlook] Post all replies to the group to keep the discussion intact. All unsolicited mail sent to my personal account will be deleted without reading. | | --- REPLY SEPARATOR --- | (only required because parent post used non-recommended | quoted-printable format) | In news:oV8Yg.4013$lD3.3530@newsfe12.lga, asdf <a***@asdf.com> typed:> You don't understand. Outlook adds stuff to my calendar even That's already been explained.....it does this automatically. If you > if all i do is preview it. I click on the invitation, it displays in > the preview pane. Then when i go to my calendar the appointment is > already there, although only tentatively. I have to manually > delete it. Why is it there if all i do is preview it. *decline* the request it will disappear. Show quote > > "Vanguard" <vanguard.n***@yahooNIX.com> wrote in message > news:O43ap%2367GHA.4476@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl... >> "asdf" wrote in message news:2J2Yg.3329$os2.2541@newsfe09.lga... >>> >>> Milly Staples wrote ... >>>> >>>> asdf asked: >>>> >>>>> have Outlook XP SP3 running on WinXP Pro with SP2. >>>>> >>>>> When i view an appointment invitation that was sent to be in the >>>>> preview pane for some reason outlook automatically adds the >>>>> appointment (tentativelly) to the calendar. Adding it to your >>>>> calendar >>>> as tentative gives you the option of accepting or declining. It >>>> is the default behavior. What do you expect the behavior to be? >>> >>> I want the default behavior to be for outlook not to add anything >>> to my calendar unless i add it there myself. >> >> Then click the Decline button. You can turn off the calendar "sniffer" by going to Tools | OPtions | E-mail Options | Tracking Options and clearing the box for "Process requests and responses on arrival."
-- Show quoteSue Mosher, Outlook MVP Author of Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003 http://www.turtleflock.com/olconfig/index.htm and Microsoft Outlook Programming - Jumpstart for Administrators, Power Users, and Developers http://www.outlookcode.com/jumpstart.aspx "asdf" <a***@asdf.com> wrote in message news:EyZXg.18$lZ2.5@newsfe11.lga... > have Outlook XP SP3 running on WinXP Pro with SP2. > > When i view an appointment invitation that was sent to be in the > preview pane for some reason outlook automatically adds the > appointment (tentativelly) to the calendar. Searching on google.groups > i found some people saying that this is the way outlook works and this > behavior is by design. I really don't understand their explanation. Why > previewing message in outlook would require it to add the appointment > to my calendar? Some other people said to disable tracking options but that > didn't help. > > Any other advice. > Thank you very much. > > did that. Invitations are still added automatically to my calendar.
"Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]" <sue***@outlookcode.com> wrote in message You can turn off the calendar "sniffer" by going to Tools | OPtions | E-mail news:%23uxqUi87GHA.244@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl... Options | Tracking Options and clearing the box for "Process requests and responses on arrival." -- Show quoteSue Mosher, Outlook MVP Author of Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003 http://www.turtleflock.com/olconfig/index.htm and Microsoft Outlook Programming - Jumpstart for Administrators, Power Users, and Developers http://www.outlookcode.com/jumpstart.aspx "asdf" <a***@asdf.com> wrote in message news:EyZXg.18$lZ2.5@newsfe11.lga... > have Outlook XP SP3 running on WinXP Pro with SP2. > > When i view an appointment invitation that was sent to be in the > preview pane for some reason outlook automatically adds the > appointment (tentativelly) to the calendar. Searching on google.groups > i found some people saying that this is the way outlook works and this > behavior is by design. I really don't understand their explanation. Why > previewing message in outlook would require it to add the appointment > to my calendar? Some other people said to disable tracking options but > that > didn't help. > > Any other advice. > Thank you very much. > > "asdf" wrote in message news:32cYg.110$A%3.81@newsfe08.lga... Well, sounds like you are work where it is possible you don't get to > > "Sue Mosher wrote ... > You can turn off the calendar "sniffer" by going to Tools | OPtions > | E-mail > Options | Tracking Options and clearing the box for > "Process requests and responses on arrival." > > did that. Invitations are still added automatically to my calendar. decide behavior and instead it is pushed to you to comply with company policies. Talk to your Exchange admin or IT dept and the policies they push onto your computer when you log into their domain. They probably don't care about an individual's preference and want behavior that complies with the company's needs, not yours. You are using THEIR property, THEIR software, and you are supposed to be consuming your on-hours working for THEM. Guess it's THEIR choice how they want their policies enforced. Policies are set by IT under direction from management. There are ways around some policies but I'm not going to reveal those because you should first be contacting your IT dept. regarding your peculiar need to violate their company-wide policies. For example, they will push how long your computer is idle before the screen blanker activates which is password protected, and I can override that but only during the current session but then figured out how to do it (er, undo it) on every login - but I first check with IT and told them what I was going to do and why I had to do it. Ask them. I can't explain why that didn't work. It's supposed to turn off the meeting request "sniffer."
-- Show quoteSue Mosher, Outlook MVP Author of Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003 http://www.turtleflock.com/olconfig/index.htm and Microsoft Outlook Programming - Jumpstart for Administrators, Power Users, and Developers http://www.outlookcode.com/jumpstart.aspx "asdf" <a***@asdf.com> wrote in message news:32cYg.110$A%3.81@newsfe08.lga... > did that. Invitations are still added automatically to my calendar. > > > "Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]" <sue***@outlookcode.com> wrote in message > news:%23uxqUi87GHA.244@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl... > You can turn off the calendar "sniffer" by going to Tools | OPtions | E-mail > Options | Tracking Options and clearing the box for "Process requests and > responses on arrival." > > -- > Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP > Author of Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003 > http://www.turtleflock.com/olconfig/index.htm > and Microsoft Outlook Programming - Jumpstart for > Administrators, Power Users, and Developers > http://www.outlookcode.com/jumpstart.aspx > > "asdf" <a***@asdf.com> wrote in message news:EyZXg.18$lZ2.5@newsfe11.lga... >> have Outlook XP SP3 running on WinXP Pro with SP2. >> >> When i view an appointment invitation that was sent to be in the >> preview pane for some reason outlook automatically adds the >> appointment (tentativelly) to the calendar. Searching on google.groups >> i found some people saying that this is the way outlook works and this >> behavior is by design. I really don't understand their explanation. Why >> previewing message in outlook would require it to add the appointment >> to my calendar? Some other people said to disable tracking options but >> that >> didn't help. >> >> Any other advice. >> Thank you very much. >> >> > >  
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