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I am not sure if Excell has the capability to email alerts to individuals
when a task is due.

for example,

If I build a tracking spreadsheet for personel actions and there is a due
date in the spreadsheet, is there a way to receive an email when the due date
hits?
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Hi Frank

Is the date manual entered

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I am not sure if Excell has the capability to email alerts to individuals
when a task is due.

for example,

If I build a tracking spreadsheet for personel actions and there is a due
date in the spreadsheet, is there a way to receive an email when the due date
hits?

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Yes the date is manual entered from anywhere to a month to a year out.

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Hi Frank

Is the date manual entered

--

Regards Ron de Bruin
http://www.rondebruin.nl/tips.htm


"Frank" wrote in message ...
I am not sure if Excell has the capability to email alerts to individuals
when a task is due.

for example,

If I build a tracking spreadsheet for personel actions and there is a due
date in the spreadsheet, is there a way to receive an email when the due date
hits?


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Hi Frank

You can run a macro like this (see example 2)
http://www.rondebruin.nl/mail/folder3/message.htm

You can look at this page to run the macro every day
http://www.cpearson.com/excel/ontime.htm



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"Frank" wrote in message ...
Yes the date is manual entered from anywhere to a month to a year out.

"Ron de Bruin" wrote:

Hi Frank

Is the date manual entered

--

Regards Ron de Bruin
http://www.rondebruin.nl/tips.htm


"Frank" wrote in message ...
I am not sure if Excell has the capability to email alerts to individuals
when a task is due.

for example,

If I build a tracking spreadsheet for personel actions and there is a due
date in the spreadsheet, is there a way to receive an email when the due date
hits?


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Thanks Ron, this was a big help.

"Ron de Bruin" wrote:

Hi Frank

You can run a macro like this (see example 2)
http://www.rondebruin.nl/mail/folder3/message.htm

You can look at this page to run the macro every day
http://www.cpearson.com/excel/ontime.htm



--

Regards Ron de Bruin
http://www.rondebruin.nl/tips.htm


"Frank" wrote in message ...
Yes the date is manual entered from anywhere to a month to a year out.

"Ron de Bruin" wrote:

Hi Frank

Is the date manual entered

--

Regards Ron de Bruin
http://www.rondebruin.nl/tips.htm


"Frank" wrote in message ...
I am not sure if Excell has the capability to email alerts to individuals
when a task is due.

for example,

If I build a tracking spreadsheet for personel actions and there is a due
date in the spreadsheet, is there a way to receive an email when the due date
hits?


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