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Clarifications and an Outlook-Task-sync workaround.

The Mameo 5 Calendar does not support editing of complex repeats, e.g. every other week/month/etc, which apparently means that you cannot create them on the n900. However, Outlook "complex" repeats do in fact sync over and register correctly, but if you try to edit them on the n900 you will loose the so-called complex repeat. Not a total disaster.

Categories and any formatting associated with them are hopeless with PC Suite, though that is really not news.

Outlook-Task-sync workaround is probably not worth it, but here it is:

1. Create a new Calendar on the n900. Call it "Tasks." Now you have a Calendar called "Tasks" where you will store your Outlook-Tasks.

2. Create a new calendar in Outlook. Call it "Calendar Tasks."

3. Drop all your Outlook Tasks into your Calendar Task all day event bar, dismiss the alarms.

4. Set your PC Suite Outlook sync folder to your new Outlook Calendar-Tasks. Sync.

5. Your Outlook Tasks will now appear in your n900 Calendar (the only syncable calendar) as calendar events.

6. Now change each of these to your Tasks calendar on your n90. All Task data/alarms, etc is now fully editable.


That's the baisc idea. This Calendar Task on your n900 will not sync, which means every new Outlook task has go through this procedure. It alo means you have to sync twice: once for real calendar events and once for tasks, changing the source sync folder in Outlook twice. PIA, if you ask me, but it does work. If you have a ton of tasks, forget it.
 

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