I want to import my calendar from a PST from my old computer. (just got a new
one). I would prefer to just use the calendar in the PST file, since I can
control it's location. Can't seem to get Outlook (2003) to accept my
selection as my calendar, and would like to get rid of the default calendar.
I cannot seem to be able to mass move my appointments to the "standard"
calendar either.

Sigh - you never import a native Outlook data file. You simply open it as you would with any other Office program. File-Open-Outlook Data File. You don't import Excel or Word files, do you? Why would you think it is necessary to import Outlook Data?

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Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]

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After furious head scratching, Daun asked:

| I want to import my calendar from a PST from my old computer. (just
| got a new one). I would prefer to just use the calendar in the PST
| file, since I can control it's location. Can't seem to get Outlook
| (2003) to accept my selection as my calendar, and would like to get
| rid of the default calendar. I cannot seem to be able to mass move my
| appointments to the "standard" calendar either.

"Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]" wrote:

Sigh - you never import a native Outlook data file. You simply open it as you would with any other Office program. File-Open-Outlook Data File. You don't import Excel or Word files, do you? Why would you think it is necessary to import Outlook Data?

--
Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]

Post all replies to the group to keep the discussion intact. All
unsolicited mail sent to my personal account will be deleted without
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After furious head scratching, Daun asked:

| I want to import my calendar from a PST from my old computer. (just
| got a new one). I would prefer to just use the calendar in the PST
| file, since I can control it's location. Can't seem to get Outlook
| (2003) to accept my selection as my calendar, and would like to get
| rid of the default calendar. I cannot seem to be able to mass move my
| appointments to the "standard" calendar either.


Did you understand my question? I got a new computer... I needed to move
everything to the new computer. I copied my PST files to the new computer,
and all the information is there, but all my appointments (and contacts) are
not in the "Outlook" Default folders. They are in "Personal Folders" because
Outlook won't let me change the default, nor copy the Appointments (I was
able to mass copy the contacts, however). Outlook refuses to accept new
appointments unless I put them in the "default" calendar. Here is the text
of the Dialog that appears when I try to save it:

The reminder for "appointment" will not appear because the item is not in
your Calendar or tasks folder. Is this OK?

NO, it isn't.

BTW, I don't want all my Outlook files in the "Documents and Settings"
directories. I prefer to keep them in a separate data directory that I can
back up with my other data.

Put your copied .pst file wherever you wish. then use the method I described - File-Open-Outlook Data File. Then go to File-Data File Management and change your default.

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Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]

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After furious head scratching, Daun asked:

| "Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]" wrote:
|
|| Sigh - you never import a native Outlook data file. You simply open
|| it as you would with any other Office program. File-Open-Outlook
|| Data File. You don't import Excel or Word files, do you? Why would
|| you think it is necessary to import Outlook Data?
||
|| --
|| Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]
||
|| Post all replies to the group to keep the discussion intact. All
|| unsolicited mail sent to my personal account will be deleted without
|| reading.
||
|| After furious head scratching, Daun asked:
||
||| I want to import my calendar from a PST from my old computer. (just
||| got a new one). I would prefer to just use the calendar in the PST
||| file, since I can control it's location. Can't seem to get Outlook
||| (2003) to accept my selection as my calendar, and would like to get
||| rid of the default calendar. I cannot seem to be able to mass move
||| my appointments to the "standard" calendar either.
||
|
| Did you understand my question? I got a new computer... I needed to
| move everything to the new computer. I copied my PST files to the
| new computer, and all the information is there, but all my
| appointments (and contacts) are not in the "Outlook" Default folders.
| They are in "Personal Folders" because Outlook won't let me change
| the default, nor copy the Appointments (I was able to mass copy the
| contacts, however). Outlook refuses to accept new appointments unless
| I put them in the "default" calendar. Here is the text of the Dialog
| that appears when I try to save it:
|
| The reminder for "appointment" will not appear because the item is
| not in your Calendar or tasks folder. Is this OK?
|
| NO, it isn't.
|
| BTW, I don't want all my Outlook files in the "Documents and Settings"
| directories. I prefer to keep them in a separate data directory that
| I can back up with my other data.

"Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]" wrote:

Put your copied .pst file wherever you wish. then use the method I described - File-Open-Outlook Data File. Then go to File-Data File Management and change your default.

--
Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]

Post all replies to the group to keep the discussion intact.

After furious head scratching, Daun asked:

| "Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]" wrote:
|
|| Sigh - you never import a native Outlook data file. You simply open
|| it as you would with any other Office program. File-Open-Outlook
|| Data File. You don't import Excel or Word files, do you? Why would
|| you think it is necessary to import Outlook Data?
||
|| --
|| Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]
||
|| Post all replies to the group to keep the discussion intact. All
|| unsolicited mail sent to my personal account will be deleted without
|| reading.
||
|| After furious head scratching, Daun asked:
||
||| I want to import my calendar from a PST from my old computer. (just
||| got a new one). I would prefer to just use the calendar in the PST
||| file, since I can control it's location. Can't seem to get Outlook
||| (2003) to accept my selection as my calendar, and would like to get
||| rid of the default calendar. I cannot seem to be able to mass move
||| my appointments to the "standard" calendar either.
||
|
| Did you understand my question? I got a new computer... I needed to
| move everything to the new computer. I copied my PST files to the
| new computer, and all the information is there, but all my
| appointments (and contacts) are not in the "Outlook" Default folders.
| They are in "Personal Folders" because Outlook won't let me change
| the default, nor copy the Appointments (I was able to mass copy the
| contacts, however). Outlook refuses to accept new appointments unless
| I put them in the "default" calendar. Here is the text of the Dialog
| that appears when I try to save it:
|
| The reminder for "appointment" will not appear because the item is
| not in your Calendar or tasks folder. Is this OK?
|
| NO, it isn't.
|
| BTW, I don't want all my Outlook files in the "Documents and Settings"
| directories. I prefer to keep them in a separate data directory that
| I can back up with my other data.



That's where I had started, and it didn't work. Now after messing around it
has killed the appointments I had in my Win Mobile device. So I'll have to
start over from scratch on that.

Daun ;(

"Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]" wrote:

Put your copied .pst file wherever you wish. then use the method I described - File-Open-Outlook Data File. Then go to File-Data File Management and change your default.

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Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]

Post all replies to the group to keep the discussion intact.

After furious head scratching, Daun asked:

| "Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]" wrote:
|
|| Sigh - you never import a native Outlook data file. You simply open
|| it as you would with any other Office program. File-Open-Outlook
|| Data File. You don't import Excel or Word files, do you? Why would
|| you think it is necessary to import Outlook Data?
||
|| --
|| Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]
||
|| Post all replies to the group to keep the discussion intact. All
|| unsolicited mail sent to my personal account will be deleted without
|| reading.
||
|| After furious head scratching, Daun asked:
||
||| I want to import my calendar from a PST from my old computer. (just
||| got a new one). I would prefer to just use the calendar in the PST
||| file, since I can control it's location. Can't seem to get Outlook
||| (2003) to accept my selection as my calendar, and would like to get
||| rid of the default calendar. I cannot seem to be able to mass move
||| my appointments to the "standard" calendar either.
||
|
| Did you understand my question? I got a new computer... I needed to
| move everything to the new computer. I copied my PST files to the
| new computer, and all the information is there, but all my
| appointments (and contacts) are not in the "Outlook" Default folders.
| They are in "Personal Folders" because Outlook won't let me change
| the default, nor copy the Appointments (I was able to mass copy the
| contacts, however). Outlook refuses to accept new appointments unless
| I put them in the "default" calendar. Here is the text of the Dialog
| that appears when I try to save it:
|
| The reminder for "appointment" will not appear because the item is
| not in your Calendar or tasks folder. Is this OK?
|
| NO, it isn't.
|
| BTW, I don't want all my Outlook files in the "Documents and Settings"
| directories. I prefer to keep them in a separate data directory that
| I can back up with my other data.



Well, after a bunch of Googling, I found the solution. You left out a VERY
IMPORTANT detail in your response. You have to be in the "Category" view in
order to be able to do a Select All (Ctrl A) in both calendars. Then You can
copy and past "normally". The key is in putting the calendars in category
view.

Daun

The key to being able to select all and drag the contents of one Calendar to
another is to put the Calendar in ANY table styled view. By Category is ONE
of the available table style views.

BUT - if you had folowed Milly's giudance and changed the default data
store, you would not need to do that at all.

Regards

Judy Gleeson
MVP Outlook
Trainer and Consultant

There are various articles about using Outlook he
www.judygleeson.com/articles.aspx
Canberra, Australia

"What do we live for, if it is not to make life less difficult for each
other?"
George Eliot
"Daun" wrote in message
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"Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]" wrote:

Put your copied .pst file wherever you wish. then use the method I
described - File-Open-Outlook Data File. Then go to File-Data File
Management and change your default.

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Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]

Post all replies to the group to keep the discussion intact.

After furious head scratching, Daun asked:

| "Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]" wrote:
|
|| Sigh - you never import a native Outlook data file. You simply open
|| it as you would with any other Office program. File-Open-Outlook
|| Data File. You don't import Excel or Word files, do you? Why would
|| you think it is necessary to import Outlook Data?
||
|| --
|| Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]
||
|| Post all replies to the group to keep the discussion intact. All
|| unsolicited mail sent to my personal account will be deleted without
|| reading.
||
|| After furious head scratching, Daun asked:
||
||| I want to import my calendar from a PST from my old computer. (just
||| got a new one). I would prefer to just use the calendar in the PST
||| file, since I can control it's location. Can't seem to get Outlook
||| (2003) to accept my selection as my calendar, and would like to get
||| rid of the default calendar. I cannot seem to be able to mass move
||| my appointments to the "standard" calendar either.
||
|
| Did you understand my question? I got a new computer... I needed to
| move everything to the new computer. I copied my PST files to the
| new computer, and all the information is there, but all my
| appointments (and contacts) are not in the "Outlook" Default folders.
| They are in "Personal Folders" because Outlook won't let me change
| the default, nor copy the Appointments (I was able to mass copy the
| contacts, however). Outlook refuses to accept new appointments unless
| I put them in the "default" calendar. Here is the text of the Dialog
| that appears when I try to save it:
|
| The reminder for "appointment" will not appear because the item is
| not in your Calendar or tasks folder. Is this OK?
|
| NO, it isn't.
|
| BTW, I don't want all my Outlook files in the "Documents and Settings"
| directories. I prefer to keep them in a separate data directory that
| I can back up with my other data.



Well, after a bunch of Googling, I found the solution. You left out a
VERY
IMPORTANT detail in your response. You have to be in the "Category" view
in
order to be able to do a Select All (Ctrl A) in both calendars. Then You
can
copy and past "normally". The key is in putting the calendars in category
view.

Daun

Daun wrote:

I want to import my calendar from a PST from my old computer. (just
got a new one). I would prefer to just use the calendar in the PST
file, since I can control it's location. Can't seem to get Outlook
(2003) to accept my selection as my calendar, and would like to get
rid of the default calendar. I cannot seem to be able to mass move my
appointments to the "standard" calendar either.

You can't get rid of the default calendar, but you can change which PST
Outlook uses for its default. First, add the old PST with FileOpenOutlook
Data File. After it appears in the Folder List, click ToolsE-mail
AccountsNext. Change the "Deliver new e-mail to the following location"
drop-down at the lower left to PST you want to be your default (the old
one). Stop and restart Outlook. Then remove the other, unused PST with
right-clickClose on its root.
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Brian Tillman [MVP-Outlook]