Bob, Erin, Eugene - thanks for the tips. But none of them seem to do the trick.
I understand how I can use a repeat option with regards to a Calendar event. That's no problem. However, I'm referring to the "To Do Items" which appear in a vertical pane to the right of my calendar. Immediately below the Spotlight search field. If I click on one of those items and Get Info, a box comes up with options to change due date etc, but there is no repeat option. If I add a new 'To Do' option, same deal - no repeat option. How do you go about a creating a repetitive "To Do Item"? Example, let's say I want to check the letter box every day, and I want to remind myself to do that. I don't want it in my Calendar, because I don't want to have to do it at the same time each day - I just want it in my To Do list. But I don't want to have to add the entry every day. I just want to have a To Do item which pops up each day. (BTW, just an example - I don't really want to do that!). Same as the Task function in Entourage allows you to do. Cheers, Steven On 13/8/08 6:59 PM, "Eugene" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi Steven, > > iCal allows some quite sophisticated repeat options. > > When you have enter an item open the Information drawer. (command+i) > > You will see an option called repeat - click on it. Your initial > option is to repeat every day, week, month or year. However if you > select custom you can incorporate even more complex options. Your > option for repeating each Thursday is actually one of the basic ones > but you could get iCal to repeat every third Thursday of the month if > you went to the custom option. > > Regards, > Eugene On 13/8/08 6:07 PM, "Erin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi Steven > > Have you figured this out yet? > > Try double clicking on your to do item in the weekly/monthly view pane > thingy. Then click edit. There's a repeat option in there. :) > > Erin On 13/8/08 6:06 PM, "Robert Howells" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Steven , > > Go to the iCal help file and search for : - > > Adding events to a calendar > > The description there will tell you how to set up a repeating item > > basically after the first entry for the event you do an Apple E to > edit it > and there are options there > > Bob > > > > On 13/08/2008, at 5:54 PM, Steven Knowles wrote: > >> After considering previous comments from the group, and reading a few >> reviews and opinions online, I've decided to migrate from a long time >> Entourage user, to the Apple Apps and Mobile Me regime. >> >> I've started with iCal and have hit a snag. In Entourage, you could >> set up >> task on a repeating basis. So for instance, if there something I >> needed to >> each and every Thursday, Entourage could accommodate that. >> >> With iCal and the To Do functionality, there doesn't seem to be a >> recurring >> option. Am I missing something, or is there another way to achieve >> this? >> >> I thought I'd get iCal all sorted as a first step before bringing >> contacts >> and mail across. >> >> Cheers, Steven -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> Unsubscribe - <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
