OL98: "Outlook Today" Does Not Show Appointments or Tasks (178134)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Outlook 98
This article was previously published under Q178134

SYMPTOMS

When you select the Outlook Today view in Microsoft Outlook 98 no appointments or tasks appear although you have added events to your Calendar and Task list for today.

CAUSE

You have added the items to Microsoft Schedule+, and you chose Schedule+ as your primary calendar during setup.

RESOLUTION

The Outlook Today view will not display items entered in Schedule+. You must use the Outlook calendar and task list to see these items in the Outlook Today view.

STATUS

This behavior is by design.

MORE INFORMATION

During Outlook Setup, you have the option to choose Schedule+ as your primary calendar. This is desirable if you are working in a mixed workgroup where some people use Outlook and others use Schedule+ with an e-mail client other than Outlook. This option allows everyone in the workgroup to share calendar information and schedule appointments with each other. This option places an icon on your Outlook toolbar for conveniently starting Schedule+.

NOTE: To avoid duplication and confusion when using the Schedule+ option, it is very important that you enter appointment items into the Schedule+ calendar and not the Outlook calendar. It is probably a good idea to remove the Calendar icon from the Outlook Bar so that you will not accidentally use it.

Since Schedule+ also has Task and Contact functions, you should take the same precautions in always using one program or the other for these features. If you want to share this information with other Schedule+ users in the workgroup, you must use the Schedule+ functions.

Steps to Reproduce Behavior

  1. Setup Outlook 98 and choose the option to use Schedule+ as your primary calendar.
  2. Start Outlook and click the icon to start Schedule+.
  3. Enter one or more appointments for today on the Schedule+ calendar.
  4. Enter one or more tasks for today on the Schedule+ TaskPad.
  5. On the Outlook Bar, click to view Outlook Today.
Note that neither the appointments nor the tasks appear in the Outlook Today view.

REFERENCES

For more information on using Schedule+ as your primary calendar, please see the following articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

155897 OL97: Using Schedule+ as the Primary Calendar in Outlook 97

174894 OL97: New Appointment and Meeting Request Not Available

Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:7/28/1999
Keywords:kbinterop kbprb KB178134
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