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How to make the Outlook reminders pop up on top while using computer?

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While you are working at other applications or websites and minimize the Outlook window, you maybe miss some reminders in Outlook. So how to make the Outlook reminders pop up always on the top of screen while using computer for dismissing any reminders? In this article, I introduce a VBA code to handle it.

Make Outlook reminders pop up on top of screen

Make Outlook reminders pop up on top of screen

1. Press "Alt" + "F11" keys to open "Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications" window.

2. Double click at "ThisOutlookSession" from the "Project1" pane, copy and paste below code to the script.

VBA: Reminders pop up on top

Private Sub Application_Reminder(ByVal Item As Object)
'UpdatebyExtendoffice20180418
Dim xAppointment As AppointmentItem
If Item.Class = olAppointment Then
    Set xAppointment = Item
    MsgBox xAppointment.Subject, 4096 + vbInformation + vbOKOnly, "Kutools for Outlook"
End If
End Sub
doc reminder on top 1

3. Save and close the "Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications" window.

Now even if the Outlook is minimized, the reminders will pop up on the top of the screen while you are working at other applications.
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