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***Birthdays***
I'm really bad at them. Having and actually using a calendar really
helps. With the one I'm used to, I can put in betsy's date of birth and the program will tell me that it's her 13th birthday ... and keep track of it the next year, etc. Can outlook do this? If not, is there a 3rd party program that does this? |
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***Birthdays***
I'm really bad at them. Having and actually using a calendar really helps. With the one I'm used to, I can put in betsy's date of birth and the program will tell me that it's her 13th birthday ... and keep track of it the next year, etc. Can outlook do this? If not, is there a 3rd party program that does this? Sure just create the birthday as a recurring event every year on the xth day of the y month. Outlook will put it on your calendar every year forever. -- -Ben- Ben M. Schorr, MVP-OneNote OneNote FAQ: http://home.hawaii.rr.com/schorr/Com...OneNoteFAQ.htm SchorrTech Blog: http://www.thespoke.net/MyBlog/bschorr/MyBlog.aspx |
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***Birthdays***
I'm really bad at them. Having and actually using a calendar really helps. With the one I'm used to, I can put in betsy's date of birth and the program will tell me that it's her 13th birthday ... and keep track of it the next year, etc. Can outlook do this? If not, is there a 3rd party program that does this? Sure just create the birthday as a recurring event every year on the xth day of the y month. Outlook will put it on your calendar every year forever. -- -Ben- Ben M. Schorr, MVP-OneNote OneNote FAQ: http://home.hawaii.rr.com/schorr/Com...OneNoteFAQ.htm SchorrTech Blog: http://www.thespoke.net/MyBlog/bschorr/MyBlog.aspx |
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***Birthdays***
you'll need a custom form that calculates the date -
http://www.outlook-tips.net/howto/age_form.htm -- Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook] Author, Teach Yourself Outlook 2003 in 24 Hours Coauthor, OneNote 2003 for Windows (Visual QuickStart Guide) Author, Google and Other Search Engines (Visual QuickStart Guide) Outlook Tips: http://www.outlook-tips.net/ Outlook & Exchange Solutions Center: http://www.slipstick.com Join OneNote Tips mailing list: http://www.onenote-tips.net/ Vote for your favorite Outlook and Exchange utilities in the Slipstick Ratings Raffle at http://www.slipstick.com/contest/ wrote in message ... I'm really bad at them. Having and actually using a calendar really helps. With the one I'm used to, I can put in betsy's date of birth and the program will tell me that it's her 13th birthday ... and keep track of it the next year, etc. Can outlook do this? If not, is there a 3rd party program that does this? |
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***Birthdays***
you'll need a custom form that calculates the date -
http://www.outlook-tips.net/howto/age_form.htm -- Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook] Author, Teach Yourself Outlook 2003 in 24 Hours Coauthor, OneNote 2003 for Windows (Visual QuickStart Guide) Author, Google and Other Search Engines (Visual QuickStart Guide) Outlook Tips: http://www.outlook-tips.net/ Outlook & Exchange Solutions Center: http://www.slipstick.com Join OneNote Tips mailing list: http://www.onenote-tips.net/ Vote for your favorite Outlook and Exchange utilities in the Slipstick Ratings Raffle at http://www.slipstick.com/contest/ wrote in message ... I'm really bad at them. Having and actually using a calendar really helps. With the one I'm used to, I can put in betsy's date of birth and the program will tell me that it's her 13th birthday ... and keep track of it the next year, etc. Can outlook do this? If not, is there a 3rd party program that does this? |
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***Birthdays***
On Wed, 7 Jul 2004 02:49:42 -0400, "Diane Poremsky [MVP]"
wrote: you'll need a custom form that calculates the date - http://www.outlook-tips.net/howto/age_form.htm Thanks! Ok, I have a problem - I went there and the formula was there [IIf([Birthday]"None",DateDiff("yyyy",[Birthday],Date())-IIf(DateDiff("d",CDate(Month([Birthday]) & "/" & Day([Birthday]) & "/" & Year(Date())),Date())0,1,0),"")] , but the template (and/or .zip) was unavailable. So, I attempted to make a form myself. I copied the formula and opened Outlook -Contacts -View - Arrange By - Current View - Customize Current View - Fields to create a custom contact field (and theoretically, insert the formula) but there is no option to make a "new field". No doubt, I'm doing something wrong. I feel like I'm ***almost there*** but I don't know anything about this kind of thing. I thought this would be a really simple "copy and paste" customization. OOPS. Plus, I apparently need another program to retroactively activate the formula and I'm impatient and frustrated. I know, it doesn't do any good, but there you are. Any help? |
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***Birthdays***
On Wed, 7 Jul 2004 02:49:42 -0400, "Diane Poremsky [MVP]"
wrote: you'll need a custom form that calculates the date - http://www.outlook-tips.net/howto/age_form.htm Thanks! Ok, I have a problem - I went there and the formula was there [IIf([Birthday]"None",DateDiff("yyyy",[Birthday],Date())-IIf(DateDiff("d",CDate(Month([Birthday]) & "/" & Day([Birthday]) & "/" & Year(Date())),Date())0,1,0),"")] , but the template (and/or .zip) was unavailable. So, I attempted to make a form myself. I copied the formula and opened Outlook -Contacts -View - Arrange By - Current View - Customize Current View - Fields to create a custom contact field (and theoretically, insert the formula) but there is no option to make a "new field". No doubt, I'm doing something wrong. I feel like I'm ***almost there*** but I don't know anything about this kind of thing. I thought this would be a really simple "copy and paste" customization. OOPS. Plus, I apparently need another program to retroactively activate the formula and I'm impatient and frustrated. I know, it doesn't do any good, but there you are. Any help? |
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***Birthdays***
On Wed, 7 Jul 2004 02:49:42 -0400, "Diane Poremsky [MVP]"
wrote: you'll need a custom form that calculates the date - http://www.outlook-tips.net/howto/age_form.htm Thanks! Ok, I have a problem - I went there and the formula was there [IIf([Birthday]"None",DateDiff("yyyy",[Birthday],Date())-IIf(DateDiff("d",CDate(Month([Birthday]) & "/" & Day([Birthday]) & "/" & Year(Date())),Date())0,1,0),"")] , but the template (and/or .zip) was unavailable. So, I attempted to make a form myself. I copied the formula and opened Outlook -Contacts -View - Arrange By - Current View - Customize Current View - Fields to create a custom contact field (and theoretically, insert the formula) but there is no option to make a "new field". No doubt, I'm doing something wrong. I feel like I'm ***almost there*** but I don't know anything about this kind of thing. I thought this would be a really simple "copy and paste" customization. OOPS. Plus, I apparently need another program to retroactively activate the formula and I'm impatient and frustrated. I know, it doesn't do any good, but there you are. Any help? |
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***Birthdays***
On Wed, 7 Jul 2004 02:49:42 -0400, "Diane Poremsky [MVP]"
wrote: you'll need a custom form that calculates the date - http://www.outlook-tips.net/howto/age_form.htm Thanks! Ok, I have a problem - I went there and the formula was there [IIf([Birthday]"None",DateDiff("yyyy",[Birthday],Date())-IIf(DateDiff("d",CDate(Month([Birthday]) & "/" & Day([Birthday]) & "/" & Year(Date())),Date())0,1,0),"")] , but the template (and/or .zip) was unavailable. So, I attempted to make a form myself. I copied the formula and opened Outlook -Contacts -View - Arrange By - Current View - Customize Current View - Fields to create a custom contact field (and theoretically, insert the formula) but there is no option to make a "new field". No doubt, I'm doing something wrong. I feel like I'm ***almost there*** but I don't know anything about this kind of thing. I thought this would be a really simple "copy and paste" customization. OOPS. Plus, I apparently need another program to retroactively activate the formula and I'm impatient and frustrated. I know, it doesn't do any good, but there you are. Any help? |
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***Birthdays***
On Wed, 7 Jul 2004 02:49:42 -0400, "Diane Poremsky [MVP]"
wrote: you'll need a custom form that calculates the date - http://www.outlook-tips.net/howto/age_form.htm Thanks! Ok, I have a problem - I went there and the formula was there [IIf([Birthday]"None",DateDiff("yyyy",[Birthday],Date())-IIf(DateDiff("d",CDate(Month([Birthday]) & "/" & Day([Birthday]) & "/" & Year(Date())),Date())0,1,0),"")] , but the template (and/or .zip) was unavailable. So, I attempted to make a form myself. I copied the formula and opened Outlook -Contacts -View - Arrange By - Current View - Customize Current View - Fields to create a custom contact field (and theoretically, insert the formula) but there is no option to make a "new field". No doubt, I'm doing something wrong. I feel like I'm ***almost there*** but I don't know anything about this kind of thing. I thought this would be a really simple "copy and paste" customization. OOPS. Plus, I apparently need another program to retroactively activate the formula and I'm impatient and frustrated. I know, it doesn't do any good, but there you are. Any help? |
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