"VanguardLH" <V@nguard.LH> wrote in message
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> Bob Newman wrote:
>
>> Outlook 2007
>> Is there a way (via add-in or other) that you can have a reminder for an
>> appointment come at a specific date and time (i.e. next Tuesday at 11:20
>> am)
>> rather than 1, 2, 3 hours or 1, 2, 3, days etc. before the appointment
>> time?
>>
>> Thanks in advance... Bob
>
> Why not configure the event to trigger at that specific time and enable
> the Reminder option but set it to zero?

"Bob Newman" <bobnew***@cox.net> wrote in message
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>
> "VanguardLH" <V@nguard.LH> wrote in message
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>> Bob Newman wrote:
>>
>>> Outlook 2007
>>> Is there a way (via add-in or other) that you can have a reminder for an
>>> appointment come at a specific date and time (i.e. next Tuesday at 11:20
>>> am)
>>> rather than 1, 2, 3 hours or 1, 2, 3, days etc. before the appointment
>>> time?
>>>
>>> Thanks in advance... Bob
>>
>> Why not configure the event to trigger at that specific time and enable
>> the Reminder option but set it to zero?
>
> Then I'll really get screwed up because I won't know when the event really
> is!  I know, I could leave a note in the event or something like that.
> One question while I'm thinking of it though.  If you have an all day
> event and tell Outlook to remind you of it 2 days before, will the
> reminder go off at midnight?  That's one of the reasons I want to be able
> to tell Outlook exactly when to remind me.
>
> Thanks... Bob
>

"Diane Poremsky [MVP]" <outlook***@msn.com> wrote in message
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> If you set the reminder for 2 days before, yes it will go off at midnight
> 2 days before.
>
> You can type any time in the reminder field, so all you need to do is
> figure out how much time is between next Tues at 11:20 and the
> appointment's start time. ie, type 3.5 hours in the reminder time field.
>
> --
> Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]
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> "Bob Newman" <bobnew***@cox.net> wrote in message
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>>
>> "VanguardLH" <V@nguard.LH> wrote in message
>> news:h196m6$ila$1@news.eternal-september.org...
>>> Bob Newman wrote:
>>>
>>>> Outlook 2007
>>>> Is there a way (via add-in or other) that you can have a reminder for
>>>> an
>>>> appointment come at a specific date and time (i.e. next Tuesday at
>>>> 11:20 am)
>>>> rather than 1, 2, 3 hours or 1, 2, 3, days etc. before the appointment
>>>> time?
>>>>
>>>> Thanks in advance... Bob
>>>
>>> Why not configure the event to trigger at that specific time and enable
>>> the Reminder option but set it to zero?
>>
>> Then I'll really get screwed up because I won't know when the event
>> really is!  I know, I could leave a note in the event or something like
>> that.
>> One question while I'm thinking of it though.  If you have an all day
>> event and tell Outlook to remind you of it 2 days before, will the
>> reminder go off at midnight?  That's one of the reasons I want to be able
>> to tell Outlook exactly when to remind me.
>>
>> Thanks... Bob
>>

"Bob Newman" <bobnew***@cox.net> wrote in message
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> Boy that sounds like fun.  At least I have Excel to figure that out every
> time I set a reminder.
>
> Bob
>
> "Diane Poremsky [MVP]" <outlook***@msn.com> wrote in message
> news:D9D288C9-9723-474C-9AA6-D2BA8C3E2705@microsoft.com...
>> If you set the reminder for 2 days before, yes it will go off at midnight
>> 2 days before.
>>
>> You can type any time in the reminder field, so all you need to do is
>> figure out how much time is between next Tues at 11:20 and the
>> appointment's start time. ie, type 3.5 hours in the reminder time field.
>>
>> --
>> Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]
>> Outlook Tips: http://www.outlook-tips.net/
>> Outlook & Exchange Solutions Center: http://www.slipstick.com
>>
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>> mailto:dailytips-subscribe-requ***@lists.outlooktips.net
>>
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>>
>> "Bob Newman" <bobnew***@cox.net> wrote in message
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>>>
>>> "VanguardLH" <V@nguard.LH> wrote in message
>>> news:h196m6$ila$1@news.eternal-september.org...
>>>> Bob Newman wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Outlook 2007
>>>>> Is there a way (via add-in or other) that you can have a reminder for
>>>>> an
>>>>> appointment come at a specific date and time (i.e. next Tuesday at
>>>>> 11:20 am)
>>>>> rather than 1, 2, 3 hours or 1, 2, 3, days etc. before the appointment
>>>>> time?
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks in advance... Bob
>>>>
>>>> Why not configure the event to trigger at that specific time and enable
>>>> the Reminder option but set it to zero?
>>>
>>> Then I'll really get screwed up because I won't know when the event
>>> really is!  I know, I could leave a note in the event or something like
>>> that.
>>> One question while I'm thinking of it though.  If you have an all day
>>> event and tell Outlook to remind you of it 2 days before, will the
>>> reminder go off at midnight?  That's one of the reasons I want to be
>>> able to tell Outlook exactly when to remind me.
>>>
>>> Thanks... Bob
>>>
>
>