Sam wrote:

I'm confused about something. If I "dismiss" a recurring task's
reminder, the task is closed. I don't get this. The only way as far
as I know, the recurring task will stay alive and the reminder will
pop up is if I snooze it, in which case, the task appears in red as
if it's late. This doesn't make a whole lot of sense to me.

If you complete the task, a new one will be generated for the next
recurrence with a new reminder. Right-click the task in the reminder window
and select "Complete Task".
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Brian Tillman [MVP-Outlook]