Hi Milly,

Perhaps a bit draconian for my approach, but thanks for the reply :-)

So if it's a no to forcing acceptance, is it possible to interface my excel
roster and look up the staff member on duty and send the task/instructions to
the correct individual?

I've got a little bit of VB experience, though so far limited only to
Access. I'd thought of using Access to send messages to specifically selected
recipients based on a roster, but the painful part is that I'd constantly
have to have an instance of the database running, therefore Outlook seemed a
better option :-(

Thanks again for taking the trouble to reply,
Mike

"Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]" wrote:

No on the forcing people to accept tasks - better to inform them that
declining is not an option and then back it up with disciplinary actions.

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After furious head scratching, Mike asked:

| Please be gentle with me as I'm no expert in Outlook...
|
| What I'm trying to do is assign tasks on a recurring basis on
| specific days of the month. That part is easy enough.
|
| However, I'd like to have the task automatically accepted (ie remove
| the user's ability to decline the task) . Is this possible?
|
| In an ideal world, I'd also like to be able to use a look up file (eg
| a shift roster created in Excel) to assign the task to the specific
| person on duty at that time. This isn't mandatory as we also have a
| "group" email account, but it would be really helpful if it's
| possible.
|
| Thanks for any and all replies.