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  #1  
Old December 1st, 2009, 05:07 PM posted to microsoft.public.outlook.calendaring
DVoss
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Default Outlook Reminders in Windows 7

Has anyone found a work-around that can make Calendar reminders come to the
top when running on Windows 7. I am running Office 2007, and since switching
to Windows 7, I find the reminders virtually useless. The reminder window
is always buried.
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Dan Voss
  #2  
Old December 1st, 2009, 09:25 PM posted to microsoft.public.outlook.calendaring
Diane Poremsky [MVP]
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Default Outlook Reminders in Windows 7

AFAIk, there isn't a setting to force it on top.

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"DVoss" wrote in message
...
Has anyone found a work-around that can make Calendar reminders come to
the
top when running on Windows 7. I am running Office 2007, and since
switching
to Windows 7, I find the reminders virtually useless. The reminder
window
is always buried.
--
Dan Voss


  #3  
Old December 1st, 2009, 09:25 PM posted to microsoft.public.outlook.calendaring
Diane Poremsky [MVP]
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Default Outlook Reminders in Windows 7

AFAIk, there isn't a setting to force it on top.

--
Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]
Outlook Tips: http://www.outlook-tips.net/
Outlook & Exchange Solutions Center: http://www.slipstick.com/

Outlook Tips by email:


EMO - a weekly newsletter about Outlook and Exchange:


Poll: What version of Outlook do you use?
http://forums.slipstick.com/showthread.php?t=27072


"DVoss" wrote in message
...
Has anyone found a work-around that can make Calendar reminders come to
the
top when running on Windows 7. I am running Office 2007, and since
switching
to Windows 7, I find the reminders virtually useless. The reminder
window
is always buried.
--
Dan Voss


  #4  
Old December 1st, 2009, 09:25 PM posted to microsoft.public.outlook.calendaring
Diane Poremsky [MVP]
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Default Outlook Reminders in Windows 7

AFAIk, there isn't a setting to force it on top.

--
Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]
Outlook Tips: http://www.outlook-tips.net/
Outlook & Exchange Solutions Center: http://www.slipstick.com/

Outlook Tips by email:


EMO - a weekly newsletter about Outlook and Exchange:


Poll: What version of Outlook do you use?
http://forums.slipstick.com/showthread.php?t=27072


"DVoss" wrote in message
...
Has anyone found a work-around that can make Calendar reminders come to
the
top when running on Windows 7. I am running Office 2007, and since
switching
to Windows 7, I find the reminders virtually useless. The reminder
window
is always buried.
--
Dan Voss


  #5  
Old January 8th, 2010, 04:50 PM posted to microsoft.public.outlook.calendaring
Alan B[_2_]
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Default Outlook Reminders in Windows 7

I am having this same problem. My Outlook alerts only appear if I have an
Office application up.
I have a colleague who doesn't have this problem. I noticed that my taskbar
looks different than his. Mine has the newer Windows 7 look with square
icons, while his looks more like the traditional Windows XP look with icon
and name of the application next to it. I don't know if this is related or
not.

I've also found that my IM alerts aren't as noticeable in Windows 7.

  #6  
Old January 8th, 2010, 05:04 PM posted to microsoft.public.outlook.calendaring
Bob I
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Default Outlook Reminders in Windows 7

Outlook must be open for Reminders or alerts to fire. You MAY elect to
"hide when minimized" by r-clicking the Outlook Icon in the notification
area and enabling that option.

Alan B wrote:

I am having this same problem. My Outlook alerts only appear if I have an
Office application up.
I have a colleague who doesn't have this problem. I noticed that my taskbar
looks different than his. Mine has the newer Windows 7 look with square
icons, while his looks more like the traditional Windows XP look with icon
and name of the application next to it. I don't know if this is related or
not.

I've also found that my IM alerts aren't as noticeable in Windows 7.


  #7  
Old January 8th, 2010, 06:03 PM posted to microsoft.public.outlook.calendaring
Diane Poremsky [MVP]
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Default Outlook Reminders in Windows 7

Outlook needs to be open for the reminders to fire - if you colleague closed
outlook and still got reminders, he didn't really close it. He might have
outlook set to minimize to the notification area or something is keeping it
running hidden.

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"Alan B" Alan wrote in message
...
I am having this same problem. My Outlook alerts only appear if I have an
Office application up.
I have a colleague who doesn't have this problem. I noticed that my
taskbar
looks different than his. Mine has the newer Windows 7 look with square
icons, while his looks more like the traditional Windows XP look with icon
and name of the application next to it. I don't know if this is related or
not.

I've also found that my IM alerts aren't as noticeable in Windows 7.

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Old January 21st, 2010, 03:52 PM posted to microsoft.public.outlook.calendaring
jmaxon
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Default Outlook Reminders in Windows 7

It appears to be an issue with Windows 7 (Win7), not Outlook. By default,
Win7 combines the taskbar buttons. By doing so the Reminder gets embedded
into the "grouping" behind the Outlook icon. This makes the reminder
difficult to notice.

If you change the "Taskbar buttons" setting under the "Taskbar and Start
Menu Properties" to "Never combine," then the grouping separates and the
reminder pops-up in front of whatever else you have open.

However, one of the great new features of Win7 is this nice, clean taskbar
grouping. So it becomes a matter of sacrifice in order to get this to work
correctly.

I'm hoping that Microsoft comes up with a fix for this, as I'm sure more and
more people are going to become annoyed.


"Alan B" wrote:

I am having this same problem. My Outlook alerts only appear if I have an
Office application up.
I have a colleague who doesn't have this problem. I noticed that my taskbar
looks different than his. Mine has the newer Windows 7 look with square
icons, while his looks more like the traditional Windows XP look with icon
and name of the application next to it. I don't know if this is related or
not.

I've also found that my IM alerts aren't as noticeable in Windows 7.

  #9  
Old January 21st, 2010, 04:52 PM posted to microsoft.public.outlook.calendaring
Diane Poremsky [MVP]
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Default Outlook Reminders in Windows 7

Combine when full may work also - anything but always combine. (FWIW,
Windows XP and Vista combine buttons too, unless you tell it otherwise. )

Try the taskbar on the right (or left) - it holds more open files before
grouping (if you use combine when full). It took me about two weeks to be
comfortable with the switch and in many ways, it makes more sense than on
the bottom. (It would be perfect if the start menu was in the lower right.)

--
Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]
Outlook Tips: http://www.outlook-tips.net/
Outlook & Exchange Solutions Center: http://www.slipstick.com/

Outlook Tips by email:


EMO - a weekly newsletter about Outlook and Exchange:


Poll: What version of Exchange server do you use?
http://forums.slipstick.com/showthread.php?t=33803

"jmaxon" wrote in message
...
It appears to be an issue with Windows 7 (Win7), not Outlook. By default,
Win7 combines the taskbar buttons. By doing so the Reminder gets embedded
into the "grouping" behind the Outlook icon. This makes the reminder
difficult to notice.

If you change the "Taskbar buttons" setting under the "Taskbar and Start
Menu Properties" to "Never combine," then the grouping separates and the
reminder pops-up in front of whatever else you have open.

However, one of the great new features of Win7 is this nice, clean taskbar
grouping. So it becomes a matter of sacrifice in order to get this to work
correctly.

I'm hoping that Microsoft comes up with a fix for this, as I'm sure more
and
more people are going to become annoyed.


"Alan B" wrote:

I am having this same problem. My Outlook alerts only appear if I have an
Office application up.
I have a colleague who doesn't have this problem. I noticed that my
taskbar
looks different than his. Mine has the newer Windows 7 look with square
icons, while his looks more like the traditional Windows XP look with
icon
and name of the application next to it. I don't know if this is related
or
not.

I've also found that my IM alerts aren't as noticeable in Windows 7.

 




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