When my reminders pop up and I complete them I click on Dismiss and they
leave the reminder list that has popped up leaving only those that I still
have to do in the list. When I go to my task list, they are still listed
there as if they are still to be done. Why don't they leave the list or why
don't they become marked as completed since I have dismissed them. Why is it
a two step process to get rid of them once I have completed them. Is there a
set up that I have missed somewhere that I can tell it to mark it as
completed when I click Dismiss.

Seems a bit ridiculous that this has to be done in a two step process, why
bother with the dismiss when it leaves it in the task list so there has to be
something that I am missing.

Any help any one can give is greatly appreciated.

Thanks,
Cyndi

Dismissing a reminder does not mark an item complete. On the other hand,
marking an item as complete does dismiss the reminder on it. Right-click on
the item in the reminders window and select Mark Complete. That will take
care of both actions at once.

--
Ken Slovak
[MVP - Outlook]
http://www.slovaktech.com
Author: Absolute Beginner's Guide to Microsoft Office Outlook 2003
Reminder Manager, Extended Reminders, Attachment Options
http://www.slovaktech.com/products.htm


"Cyndi" wrote in message
...
When my reminders pop up and I complete them I click on Dismiss and they
leave the reminder list that has popped up leaving only those that I still
have to do in the list. When I go to my task list, they are still listed
there as if they are still to be done. Why don't they leave the list or
why
don't they become marked as completed since I have dismissed them. Why is
it
a two step process to get rid of them once I have completed them. Is
there a
set up that I have missed somewhere that I can tell it to mark it as
completed when I click Dismiss.

Seems a bit ridiculous that this has to be done in a two step process, why
bother with the dismiss when it leaves it in the task list so there has to
be
something that I am missing.

Any help any one can give is greatly appreciated.

Thanks,
Cyndi

I am currently running Outlook 2002 and when I right click on any of the
items in the pop up reminder list window it only gives me the option to open
and nothing else.

"Ken Slovak - [MVP - Outlook]" wrote:

Dismissing a reminder does not mark an item complete. On the other hand,
marking an item as complete does dismiss the reminder on it. Right-click on
the item in the reminders window and select Mark Complete. That will take
care of both actions at once.

--
Ken Slovak
[MVP - Outlook]
http://www.slovaktech.com
Author: Absolute Beginner's Guide to Microsoft Office Outlook 2003
Reminder Manager, Extended Reminders, Attachment Options
http://www.slovaktech.com/products.htm


"Cyndi" wrote in message
...
When my reminders pop up and I complete them I click on Dismiss and they
leave the reminder list that has popped up leaving only those that I still
have to do in the list. When I go to my task list, they are still listed
there as if they are still to be done. Why don't they leave the list or
why
don't they become marked as completed since I have dismissed them. Why is
it
a two step process to get rid of them once I have completed them. Is
there a
set up that I have missed somewhere that I can tell it to mark it as
completed when I click Dismiss.

Seems a bit ridiculous that this has to be done in a two step process, why
bother with the dismiss when it leaves it in the task list so there has to
be
something that I am missing.

Any help any one can give is greatly appreciated.

Thanks,
Cyndi

Then you will have to do both actions. Or you can ignore the item in the
reminders window, go to the tasks folder and mark it complete there.

The solution I provided is for Outlook 2003 and 2007. Since you did not list
your version I provided a solution for the latest versions of Outlook.

--
Ken Slovak
[MVP - Outlook]
http://www.slovaktech.com
Author: Absolute Beginner's Guide to Microsoft Office Outlook 2003
Reminder Manager, Extended Reminders, Attachment Options
http://www.slovaktech.com/products.htm


"Cyndi" wrote in message
news
I am currently running Outlook 2002 and when I right click on any of the
items in the pop up reminder list window it only gives me the option to
open
and nothing else.

Cyndi wrote:

I am currently running Outlook 2002 and when I right click on any of
the items in the pop up reminder list window it only gives me the
option to open and nothing else.

Something seems odd here. I thought that the unified Reminder window sisn't
appear until Outlook 2003; that Outlook 2002 still popped up a separate
window for each reminder.
--
Brian Tillman

No, the unified reminders window was introduced in Outlook 2002.

--
Ken Slovak
[MVP - Outlook]
http://www.slovaktech.com
Author: Absolute Beginner's Guide to Microsoft Office Outlook 2003
Reminder Manager, Extended Reminders, Attachment Options
http://www.slovaktech.com/products.htm


"Brian Tillman" wrote in message
...
Cyndi wrote:

I am currently running Outlook 2002 and when I right click on any of
the items in the pop up reminder list window it only gives me the
option to open and nothing else.

Something seems odd here. I thought that the unified Reminder window
sisn't appear until Outlook 2003; that Outlook 2002 still popped up a
separate window for each reminder.
--
Brian Tillman

Ken Slovak - [MVP - Outlook] wrote:

No, the unified reminders window was introduced in Outlook 2002.

I guess I forgot.
--
Brian Tillman