This will launch the “Go To Date” dialog box from which you can select a date from the drop-down date navigator at the right end of the “Date:” text box. If using Outlook 2007, select “Go| Go to Date…” from the Menu Bar to display this dialog box.
If using Outlook 2013:2010, click the “Go To Date” dialog box launcher in the lower right corner of the “Go To” group on the “Home” tab in the Ribbon. You can also select a specific date using the “Go To Date” dialog box. You could also click on the month heading itself that appears in the Date Navigator to select from either the three previous months or three next months which appear in a pop-up menu.Īfter selecting the month, just click on the specific day within the Date Navigator that you want to display in the Calendar window. Then use the “Previous Month” and “Next Month” arrows in the “Date Navigator” to move through the months until the date that you want to select appears. To open the calendar and display a specific date using the Date Navigator, open the Calendar folder. It provides a detailed list of appointments and meetings for the selected day. “Day” view, or “Day/Week/Month” view, is the most useful for seeing the details of the calendar activities for a particular day. You can click these buttons to switch the view of the Calendar. They are the “Day,” “Week,” and “Month” buttons. They are “Day,” “Work Week,” “Week,” “Month,” and “Schedule View.” In Outlook 2007, there are three buttons above the calendar that you can use to quickly and easily change the view of your calendar. In Outlook 2013:2010, you can click the buttons that appear within the “Arrange” group on the “Home” tab in the Ribbon to switch between the available views of your Calendar folder. When viewing the Calendar, you can easily switch the view displayed. If you click the “Folders” button in the Navigation Bar, then you can click the “Calendar” folder within the list of Outlook folders displayed in the Folder Pane to open it, as well. You can view the Calendar by clicking the “Calendar” button in the Navigation Bar. The calendar allows for three basic types of entries: “Appointments,” which are events that you have allocated time for, but do not involve other people- for example, going to the doctor’s office “Events,” which are activities that run for at least one day- for example, a birthday and “Meetings,” which are appointments that require the presence of other people. To select or clear a reminder, click on Custom.In Outlook, the Calendar folder stores all of the information that you would expect to find in a conventional paper-based calendar. Click on the Home tab. Go to the Tags group, and click Follow Up.
To set a reminder for emails, contacts, and tasks, go to the Mail module. Setting a Reminder for Emails, Contacts, and Tasks Go to the Options group and click the drop down list beside Reminder.Ĭhoose the amount of time before the appointment or meeting that you want to receive a reminder. If you want to turn a reminder off, choose None. NOTE: If the Open Recurring Item dialogue box appears, simply click Open This Occurrence or Open the Series, then OK. To set a reminder for an existing appointment or meeting, open the appointment or meeting. Setting Reminders for Existing Appointments and Meetings NOTE: This is for new appointments and meetings only. Under the Calendar Options section, you can turn the default reminders on or off. If you leave it checked, Outlook 2016 will remind you of meetings and appointments 15 minutes ahead of time by default. This is for all meetings and appointments. You can also change the time and be reminded up to two weeks before your meeting or appointment. To set a reminder for a meeting or an appointment on your calendar, click the File tab.Ĭlick Options on the left hand side, then click Calendar. When you set a reminder for a meeting or appointment on your calendar, Outlook 2016 will remind you about this meeting or appointment (that's on your calendar) before it happens.
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The easiest way to learn about reminders is to learn how to set them.
Setting a Reminder for Meetings and Appointments on Your Calendar Outlook 2016 allows you to set reminders for things such as sending emails, appointments, and contacts. In this article, we're going to learn to use and set reminders. If you don't know exactly what a reminder is or how it is used, don't worry. We're going to explain it all.