OL98: TaskPad Field Missing from Calendar View

ID: Q179546

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Outlook 98

SYMPTOMS

In Microsoft Outlook 98, the TaskPad field may be missing from the Calendar Day/Week/Month view.

CAUSE

The TaskPad field column header has been dragged off the header line.

RESOLUTION

Add the Subject field to the view and rename the column header to TaskPad, or refresh the current view.

To Add the Subject Field

1. On the Go menu, click Calendar. On the View menu, point to Current view

   and click Day/Week/Month.

2. Right-click the TaskPad, point to TaskPad Settings and click Show

   Fields.

3. Click to select Subject in the Available Fields list and click Add.

4. Click OK.

5. Right-click the Subject column header and click Format Columns.

6. In the Label window, type TaskPad and click OK.

To Refresh the Current View

1. Click View, point to Current View and click a view other than the one

   currently selected.

2. In Save View Settings, click to select "Discard the current view

   settings" and click OK.

4. Repeat steps 1 and 2 and click on the original view.

The TaskPad should now be available in the current view.

MORE INFORMATION

The data displayed in the TaskPad column in Day/Week/Month view, is actually the Subject field of the Task record. The column header has been renamed from Subject to TaskPad.

Steps to Reproduce Problem

1. On the Go menu, click Calendar. On the View menu, point to Current view

   and click Day/Week/Month.

2. Click the TaskPad column header and drag it off the header line.

The TaskPad view now appears without the Subject fields.

REFERENCES

For more information on the Outlook TaskPad please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

   ARTICLE-ID:  Q180561
   TITLE     :  OL98: TaskPad Missing in Day/Week/Month View of Calendar

Keywords          : GnlTasks 
Version           : WINDOWS:98
Platform          : WINDOWS
Issue type        : kbinfo

Last Reviewed: February 12, 1999