Then don't create an Event, which will always default to 18 hours - it has for every version of Outlook ever released. Create another appointment item and massage it to fit what you need.

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Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]

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After furious head scratching, FransO asked:

| Could Microsoft please make the 18 hrs reminder on a new event a
| configurable item. I synchronize my cell phone with Outlook and I
| don't like to be woken up at 6 AM on Sunday by my cell phone
| reminding me of an event on Monday.
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