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I don't need to be reminded about meetings I already attended or past events. (And I honestly don't know who does or why that's default)
How do I change this so I only get reminders for things things that are not impossible to attend? Or if there's a time machine so I can actually attend past events then yes this might actually be a feature and not a bug.
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Hi @41844108 ,
Are you using Outlook for Windows or Outlook for Mac？
What detailed version of Outlook are you currently using?
Mac. MS probably intentionally obfuscates the UI for Mac, it's actually more work to design a different set of preference options and UI. And I already marked the correct answer here, it's to set the notifications to be native to the OS, which should be default and the only option. Those MS notifications have such bad UX it's insulting.
Sorry I "converted to answer" -- gotta love MS's confusing semantics.
You can toggle the Automatically dismiss reminders for past calendar events setting under File > Options > Advanced > Reminders:
Hilarious, that setting implies MS knowingly sends out reminders for past events. That's the dumbest setting of all time, I honestly thought it was a bug.
Ok since MS refuses to use similar semantics and UI for Mac OS, I need you to answer this question again, but with a completely different UI becasue it must be somewhere else. Most apps just use the same UI but in a {Application Name} menu, but you guys build a different UI entirely for no reason.
When I look in Outlook > Settings > Notifications & Sounds I do not see the default setting that I need to uncheck to get reasonable behavior,.
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That would be helpful, but that is not a Mac Option panel. MS is quicker to add Copilot than useful features.
SOLUTION:
Outlook > Settings > Notifications & Sounds -- Change "Event Reminder Style" to Mac OS Notification Center. This should be default for Mac OS.
In Mac OS, Outlook by default uses the wrong notifications, that's why they are so buggy, obfuscate other content and generally break the UX and workflows of Mac OS.
Thanks, lets see if that works, after 2 years, they still haven't made that better, but they did add Copilot I didn't want. 🤷♂️