For Re-occurring appointments that DO cross over a DST time adjustment ( Spring forward; Fall back) - Take the following steps:
- Take note of the daylight savings time changes in your region
- Add the start date for the appointment; which is a particular day in the year.
- if the appointment will cross over Spring forward or Fall back; Select the last day for the re-occurring appoint being the day before the DST adjustment.
- This will ensure all of the appointments are added at the correct times.
- Next; create another Re-occurring appointment from the DST adjustment forward until the preferred end date for the Re-occurring appointment.
Example Scenario 1:
The required appointment is to be created from outlook starting at 1:00 PM to 1:30 PM and for it to reoccur every Thursday from 2/20/2020 until 3/12/2020 (Daylight savings is on March 8th in Canada in 2020).
Example Solution:
For this; you would need to book 2 re-occurring appointments
Appointment 1:
From 2/20/2020 to 3/07/2020 from 1:00 PM to 1:30 PM
Appointment 2:
From 3/8/2020 to 3/12/2020 from 1:00 PM to 1:30 PM
Example Scenario 2:
The required appointment is to be created from outlook starting at 1:00 PM to 1:30 PM and for it to reoccur every Thursday from 2/20/2020 until 11/29/2020 (Daylight savings is on March 8th in Canada in 2020 & November 1st 2020).
Appointment 1:
From 2/20/2020 to 3/07/2020 from 1:00 PM to 1:30 PM
Appointment 2:
From 3/8/2020 to 10/31/2020 from 1:00 PM to 1:30 PM
Appointment 3:
From 11/01/2020 to 11/29/2020 from 1:00 PM to 1:30 PM