Diary Mode - Diary Preferences

Diary Preferences

You may specify certain preferences for Diary mode by selecting Preferences from the Options menu. The Preferences property sheet is displayed. Select the Diary page.

This page lets you choose various options associated with Diary mode. These are detailed in the table below:

Option Description

Default remind time The default value that should be shown in the Remind Time field in the Appointment property sheet. For example, when setting appointment reminders, if you generally wish to be reminded of appointments 1 hour and 30 minutes before they are about to start then you should enter '1h30m' into the Default remind time field.

Lines through completed tasks Check this check box if you wish OfficeTalk to draw a line through each completed task in the Task list.

Show instructions dialog when assigning task Check this check box if you wish OfficeTalk to display an Instructions dialog box every time you assign a task. The Instructions dialog box lets you provide the recipient of the assigned task with instructions on how to perform the task.

Change timebar to timezone of viewed remote workgroup Check this check box if you wish to show the time bar in the Daily Appointments view in the timezone of the viewed remote workgroup. If you do not check this check box then, when you view the diary of a user in a remote workgroup, the timezone of your remote workgroup is displayed in the Daily Appointments view.

Option	Description
Default remind time	The default value that should be shown in the Remind Time field in the Appointment property sheet. For example, when setting appointment reminders, if you generally wish to be reminded of appointments 1 hour and 30 minutes before they are about to start then you should enter '1h30m' into the Default remind time field.
Lines through completed tasks	Check this check box if you wish OfficeTalk to draw a line through each completed task in the Task list.
Show instructions dialog when assigning task	Check this check box if you wish OfficeTalk to display an Instructions dialog box every time you assign a task. The Instructions dialog box lets you provide the recipient of the assigned task with instructions on how to perform the task.
Change timebar to timezone of viewed remote workgroup	Check this check box if you wish to show the time bar in the Daily Appointments view in the timezone of the viewed remote workgroup. If you do not check this check box then, when you view the diary of a user in a remote workgroup, the timezone of your remote workgroup is displayed in the Daily Appointments view.