Calculate # of reccurrence such as 5th anniversary

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Aloha Annie - 04 Sep 2005 21:52 GMT

Other calendar programs calculate Birthdays and Anniversaries from the
inception date - why doesn't Outlook?

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Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook] - 05 Sep 2005 04:00 GMT

Because other calendar programs do. Outlook has to distinguish itself
somehow, right?

Besides, it leaves room for third parties to come up with solutions like
this:
http://www.outlook-tips.net/howto/age_form.htm

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After furious head scratching, Aloha Annie asked:

| Other calendar programs calculate Birthdays and Anniversaries from the
| inception date - why doesn't Outlook?
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| button, follow this link to open the suggestion in the Microsoft
| Web-based Newsreader and then click "I Agree" in the message pane.

http://www.microsoft.com/office/community/en-us/default.mspx?mid=849aa23b-6a26-4
9a2-b920-2fd41af55d95&dg=microsoft.public.outlook.calendaring

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kj - 05 Sep 2005 07:12 GMT

Interesting though that Microsoft Windows Mobile Calendar already does this
out of the box.

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/kj

> Because other calendar programs do. Outlook has to distinguish itself
> somehow, right?
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> http://www.microsoft.com/office/community/en-us/default.mspx?mid=849aa23b-6a26-4
9a2-b920-2fd41af55d95&dg=microsoft.public.outlook.calendaring

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