How would I set a reminder for more than 2 weeks from a holiday in Outlook Calendar?

Question

I am trying to set up a reminder for Administrative Professionals Day which I was able to make a recurring calendar entry for the 4th Wednesday of April. I would like to have a reminder for more than 2 weeks in advance since I need to plan and get approval which can take some time. Is there any way to have the reminder for more than 2 weeks prior?

Answer 1

You can do reminders of greater than 2 weeks. I just tested this on my machine because I was battling the same issue. I wanted a 4 month reminder. After searching google no one seem to have a solution other than 2 weeks is the max. I had an idea I decided to just try and see if it worked. I created a test event in my calendar, selected the 2 week reminder, changed the 2 to 18 and hit enter, saved the event and it worked, a reminder popped up with in a few seconds. Outlook doesn't seem to recognize the term "months" but you can manually change the number of weeks or days to match your desired duration.

Answer 2

Hi @Jennifer Scheerer ,

As far as I know, 2 weeks is the maximum reminder for calendar events. Many features of our current products are designed and upgraded based on customers’ feedback. With requirements like this increase, the problem may well be released in the future, and you can make a suggestion via this link

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