Set up recurring schedule items

Use the
Recurrence
dialog to set up recurring schedule items such as meetings, scheduled phone calls, or to-do items.
  1. Open the meeting, scheduled phone call, or to-do item.
    • Select the arrow next to the
      Add
      button on the toolbar, and then select a schedule item from the drop-down menu.
    • Right-click an item in the
      Manage Staff
      screen, and then choose
      Add
      or
      Edit
      .
    • Double-click a schedule item in the calendar.
  2. Open the
    Recurrence
    window.
    Select the
    Recurrence
    button.
  3. Turn on recurrence for the schedule item.
    Select the
    Use Specified Rule
    option.
    note
    To remove recurrence from a schedule item, select the
    None
    option so that no future occurrences are generated.
  4. Select the recurrence settings for the schedule item.
    • Frequency:
      In the
      Pattern
      field, select how often the item occurs. The available options change depending on the frequency you select.
      note
      If you select
      None
      for the recurrence, no due date options are available.
    • Target dates:
      Enter the number of months and/or days before the complete date that the recurring schedule item should start.
    • Expiration:
      Select one of the following options:
      • Select
        No end date
        for ongoing schedule items.
      • Select
        End after
        and enter the number of occurrences to generate a limited number of schedule items.
      • Select
        End by
        and select a date from the calendar to end the recurrence on a specific date.
    • Generation:
      In the
      Generate the next Schedule Item
      section, select one of the following options:
      • When I manually create it
        to manually, generate the next schedule item.
      • month(s) / day(s) before the next occurrence
        to postpone generation until a specified number of months and/or days before the next recurring item.
      • Generate all
        to generate all schedule items immediately and add them to the calendar.
  5. Save the recurrence settings.
    Select
    OK
    .
The schedule item is configured to recur according to the settings you selected.