OL97: How to Convert Outlook Appointments to Schedule+ 7.0

ID: Q166307

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SUMMARY

This article describes how to export Microsoft Outlook appointments into Microsoft Schedule+ 7.0.

MORE INFORMATION

Outlook stores more information about appointments than Schedule+. Choosing to export only those fields that can be imported into Schedule+ makes the operation much cleaner and error free.

To Export Appointments from Outlook

1. On File menu, click Import And Export.

2. Click "Export to a File" and click Next.

3. Click the Calendar folder you want to export and click Next.

4. Click "Comma Separated Values (Windows)" and click Next.

5. Type a path and file name for the file to be exported and click Next.

6. Click Map Custom Fields.

7. Click Clear Map.

8. Drag the following fields from the left pane to the right pane:

      Subject
      Start Date
      Start Time
      End Date
      End Time
      Reminder Date
      Reminder Time
      Description
      Location
      Private

   NOTE: Outlook stores these settings for the specific format and export
   item type, in this case "Comma Separated Values (Windows)" and
   Appointment items.  Subsequent exports using this same format and item
   type will already have the same mapped fields.

9. Click OK and Finish.

10. Type the date range you want and click OK.

To Import Appointments to Schedule+

1. On the File menu in Schedule+, point to Import and click Text.

2. Type or browse to the file name to be imported, then click Next.

3. Click Yes, and click Next.

4. Click Comma, click the quotation mark (") to select as the

   "character used to surround text fields", and click Next.

5. Click Appointments, and click Next.

6. Select types for each field as follows:

      Outlook Field          Schedule+ Field
      -------------          ---------------

      Subject                Description
      Start Date             Start Date
      Start Time             Start Time
      End Date               End Date
      End Time               End Time
      Reminder Date          Alarm Date
      Reminder Time          Alarm Time
      Description            Notes
      Location               Where
      Private                Private

   NOTE: After being set, Schedule+ retains these settings.

7. Click Finish.

REFERENCES

For information about exporting Outlook Contacts to Schedule+, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

   ARTICLE-ID:  Q166380
   TITLE     :  OL97: Error Converting Outlook Contacts to Schedule+

Additional query words:
Keywords          : kbconversion IntpOff 
Version           : WINDOWS:97
Platform          : WINDOWS
Issue type        : kbhowto

Last Reviewed: January 5, 1999