OL97: How to Convert Outlook Appointments to Schedule+ 7.0 (166307)



The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Outlook 97

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

  1. On File menu, click Import And Export.
  2. Click "Export to a File" and click Next.
  3. Click the Calendar folder you want to export and click Next.
  4. Click "Comma Separated Values (Windows)" and click Next.
  5. Type a path and file name for the file to be exported and click Next.
  6. Click Map Custom Fields.
  7. Click Clear Map.
  8. Drag the following fields from the left pane to the right pane:
          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.
  9. Click OK and Finish.
  10. Type the date range you want and click OK.

To Import Appointments to Schedule+

  1. On the File menu in Schedule+, point to Import and click Text.
  2. Type or browse to the file name to be imported, then click Next.
  3. Click Yes, and click Next.
  4. Click Comma, click the quotation mark (") to select as the "character used to surround text fields", and click Next.
  5. Click Appointments, and click Next.
  6. Select types for each field as follows:
          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.
  7. Click Finish.

REFERENCES

For information about exporting Outlook Contacts to Schedule+, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

166380 OL97: Error Converting Outlook Contacts to Schedule+


Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:7/27/2001
Keywords:kbconversion kbExport kbhowto kbImport kbmigrate KB166307