Recurring events repeat according to a specified frequency pattern for a specified duration. You set these properties in the Recurrence tab of the Calendar Event properties dialog box.
Choose from the following options to specify a recurring event’s frequency pattern:
None (default). The event does not repeat, and event duration options are disabled.
Daily. The event repeats either every day, or (if selected) Every Other Day.
Weekly. The event repeats every week according to the following options:
Every Other Week (optional). The event repeats every other week on the selected Days.
Days (required when Weekly frequency is chosen). Pick one or more days of the week on which the event occurs. The default setting is the day of the week on which the start date falls.
Monthly. The event repeats every month according to one of the following options:
Same Date. The event repeats once per month on the same date. If the date is the 29th of the month or later, this option includes the text or last day of month. For example:
Day 17.
Day 30, or the last day of the month.
Same Weekday, On Alternating Weeks (available only if start date falls on the 28th of the month, or earlier). The event repeats in a pattern similar to these examples:
The first, and third Wednesdays.
The second, and fourth Fridays.
Same Weekday, Last Of Month (available only if the day on which the event starts is one of the last seven days of the month). For example:
The last Tuesday of the month.
The last Friday of the month.
Annually. The event repeats once per year on the same date each year.
If the event’s frequency pattern is set to None, duration settings are disabled. Otherwise, choose one of the following options for a recurring event’s duration:
Occurrences. Specify the number of times the event occurs.
End Date. Pick the date of the last time the event occurs. The default setting is the date on which the last of the specified number of Occurrences falls. If the End Date is the 29th of the month, or later, and month has no such day, the date is last day of the month.
Forever. Select this option if the event has no finite number of occurrences, and no end date.
If the Send mail when I finish checkbox is selected when you specify recurring event properties, the notification email sent to event participants includes a description of the recurrence in the Date field. Here are some examples of such descriptions:
Daily, for 5 occurrences
Every other day, for 5 occurrences
Weekly on Wednesday, Thursday, until September 20, 2007
Monthly on Day 30 or last day of month, forever
Annually, for 5 occurrences