Go into taskbar properties and look for something like customize systray
icons.  In Windows 7 and 8 you can specify three different states for icons
in the systray.  There are a couple for Outlook that you could set to always
show.  I think they would then let you know about reminders, etc.  

Bill


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From: Talk [mailto:[email protected]] On
Behalf Of Christopher-Mark Gilland via Talk
Sent: Sunday, March 15, 2015 10:49 AM
To: 'Window-Eyes Discussion List'
Subject: My final question for now, I promise: Outlook to system tray?

This'll be my final question for now at least.  I promise.  LOL!

 

I have set up various reminders and appointments both with Outlook 2013.
I'm aware that Outlook needs to be running, not necessarily in the
foreground, but it needs to be at the very least, running, in order for me
to receive the notifications of reminders and appointments.

 

The thing is, right now, Outlook is in my alt+tab list.  I don't' really
mind this tremendously, however, it can get irritating at times.  I try to
keep my alt tab list as clean as I can.

 

Back in the days, there was an app called Power Menu.  Basically, for those
who don't know, or don't remember, what it did was to put an option in your
alt+Space menu along with minimize, that would actually let you minimize
pretty much any application to your system tray instead of to your taskbar.
I found this utility to be a major! Lifesaver.  Unfortunately, with Windows
7, and for that mind, 8, and 8.1, it no longer is supported.  I kind of got
it to work kind of, sort of, ish, by forcing it into compatibility mode for
XP, but even that! Is somewhat flakey.

 

So, here and lies my question.  Is there a way, either with a 3rd party
software, or just natively with Outlook 2013 itself that I can move it out
of the way, and put it in the system tray, thereby getting it out of my
alt+Tab list order?

 

That would be absolutely incredible if so.

 

Thanks for the help, guys.  Sorry for all of the questions this afternoon.

 

Chris.

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