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http://www.slipstick.com/addins/notify.htm


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Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]

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After furious head scratching, jtrussell asked:

| Thanks for the information. Do the third party programs you make
| reference to open Outlook automatically to show reminders and, if so,
| could you give me some names of programs that do this.
|
| Thanks again,
|
| John
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| "Milly Staples - MVP Outlook" wrote:
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|| No. Outlook must be open to fire reminders. There are third party
|| programs that open a stub of Outlook to give reminders and new mail
|| notifications, but note, they all open part of Outlook.
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|| Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]
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|| Post all replies to the group to keep the discussion intact. All
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|| After furious head scratching, jtrussell asked:
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||| On my previous computer the Microsoft calendar was simple and
||| reminders showed on the screen any time the computer came on. Is
||| there any way to get Outlook calendar to show my reminders as soon
||| as computer is turned on, whether or not I open the Outlook file?
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||| Thanks