Creating a To do list with Time tracking/Time stamp Dwayne 10/7/2008 6:46:13 PM Hello, I was trying to create a "to do" Checklist for tasks we do in our department with time stamping. We wanted create a list with check boxes and when the user marks the task as completed by checking the box, OneNote would automatically add the date and time stamp next to the item just like when you press "alt-shif-f". Does anyone know how to do this in OneNote? Thank you in advance for any and all assistance

RE: Creating a To do list with Time tracking/Time stamp Dwayne 10/7/2008 6:48:25 PM FYI and using OneNote 2007 "Dwayne" wrote: [Quoted Text] > Hello, > > I was trying to create a "to do" Checklist for tasks we do in our department > with time stamping. > > We wanted create a list with check boxes and when the user marks the task as > completed by checking the box, OneNote would automatically add the date and > time stamp next to the item just like when you press "alt-shif-f". > > Does anyone know how to do this in OneNote? > > Thank you in advance for any and all assistance

RE: Creating a To do list with Time tracking/Time stamp John Guin [msft] 10/8/2008 2:40:01 AM Hi Dwayne, [just thinking out loud here] If you are up to it, you could create a powertoy to do this subject to a few caveats: 1. The API OneNote exposes does not fire events for changes on a page. What this means is that you would have a toolbar button to push to add the data to the page. 2. I'm not sure where you would want the name of the person who checked the box and the time stamp added. [] this is a line item [] this is a second line item with extra data (and imagine an image here) [] and the final, third item Where would you expect the information to show? 3. I haven't double checked, but I think each line item in an outline only has one author tag associate with it. In this case, if Alice checks off item 1, then Bob checks off item 3 and clicks the "update" button, I suspect only Bob's name will show (albeit the time stamp for completion time would be preserved). And as a tester, I can see several other cases which would make keeping up with user names fragile. Do you use Outlook? If so, you can tag items in OneNote with task flags and make tasks in Outlook - they may provide a better tracking mechanism. -- Thanks, John Guin OneNote Test Team http://blogs.msdn.com/johnguin "Dwayne" wrote: [Quoted Text] > FYI and using OneNote 2007 > > "Dwayne" wrote: > > > Hello, > > > > I was trying to create a "to do" Checklist for tasks we do in our department > > with time stamping. > > > > We wanted create a list with check boxes and when the user marks the task as > > completed by checking the box, OneNote would automatically add the date and > > time stamp next to the item just like when you press "alt-shif-f". > > > > Does anyone know how to do this in OneNote? > > > > Thank you in advance for any and all assistance

RE: Creating a To do list with Time tracking/Time stamp Dwayne 10/8/2008 1:07:02 PM Thanks guys!, the assignment name wasn't so important, in that I just wanted to tie the check box and date and time stamp functionality together. In the situation we are looking to use ON for, we have two people assigned to a case file, each person is responsible for specific parts of the case that are interdependent on each other so I was trying to create a to list so when the user completes their part and checks the box the date and time automatically fills in. This just gives a reference to track turnaround times, yes someone could fudge it and check it early but wasn't looking for strict controls in this instance, just a quick reference. Not sure the Outlook task workaround would work as it would require the user to set up the task then check it off but will play around with it and see. I was hoping there was a way to modify the tags somehow to tie the calendar and time to a check box. Oh well. "Ben M. Schorr - MVP (OneNote)" wrote: [Quoted Text] > Outlook does, as I recall, store the date/time completed (or at least > marked complete) for task items. So yes, my instinct is that Outlook > may be his best workaround in this scenario. > > -- > -Ben- > Ben M. Schorr, MVP > Roland Schorr & Tower > http://www.rolandschorr.com > http://www.officeforlawyers.com > Author - The Lawyer's Guide to Microsoft Outlook 2007: > http://tinyurl.com/5m3f5q > > > > "John Guin [msft]" <john (dot) guin (at) hotmail.com> wrote in message > news:A5E92D51-207E-44F0-9F10-E1FC8880D152[ at ]microsoft.com: > > > Hi Dwayne, > > > > [just thinking out loud here] > > > > If you are up to it, you could create a powertoy to do this subject to a few > > caveats: > > > > 1. The API OneNote exposes does not fire events for changes on a page. What > > this means is that you would have a toolbar button to push to add the data to > > the page. > > 2. I'm not sure where you would want the name of the person who checked the > > box and the time stamp added. > > > > [] this is a line item > > > > [] this is a second line item > > with extra data > > (and imagine an image here) > > > > [] and the final, third item > > > > Where would you expect the information to show? > > > > 3. I haven't double checked, but I think each line item in an outline only > > has one author tag associate with it. In this case, if Alice checks off item > > 1, then Bob checks off item 3 and clicks the "update" button, I suspect only > > Bob's name will show (albeit the time stamp for completion time would be > > preserved). > > > > And as a tester, I can see several other cases which would make keeping up > > with user names fragile. > > > > Do you use Outlook? If so, you can tag items in OneNote with task flags and > > make tasks in Outlook - they may provide a better tracking mechanism. > > > > > > > > -- > > Thanks, > > John Guin > > OneNote Test Team > > http://blogs.msdn.com/johnguin > > > > > > "Dwayne" wrote: > > > > > > > FYI and using OneNote 2007 > > > > > > "Dwayne" wrote: > > > > > > > > > Hello, > > > > > > > > I was trying to create a "to do" Checklist for tasks we do in our department > > > > with time stamping. > > > > > > > > We wanted create a list with check boxes and when the user marks the task as > > > > completed by checking the box, OneNote would automatically add the date and > > > > time stamp next to the item just like when you press "alt-shif-f". > > > > > > > > Does anyone know how to do this in OneNote? > > > > > > > > Thank you in advance for any and all assistance > >