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• Monthly - Runs the task once each month or regularly over a certain number of months (every

2 months, every 3 months and so on) beginning at a specific time on a specific date. You may

also specify specific months for the task to run.

To run a task periodically:

1. In the Select When to Run the Task window of the Add Task Wizard, click Periodic.

Click Next.

2. The Specify Periodic Schedule window will open.

a. Select the hour, minute and AM or PM to indicate when to begin running the task.

b. Click Every (minutes) and select a number of minutes or click Every (hours) and select a

number of hours.

c. Click on the calendar button or the field to the left of the calendar button and select a date

to begin running the task. To use the calendar:

• Click on the year and select a year.

• Click on the month name and select a month or use the arrows at the top of the

calendar to move forward and backward by month.

• Click on a day in the calendar to close the calendar and fill the field to the left of the

calendar with the date you have selected.

To run a task daily:

1. In the Select When to Run the Task window of the Add Task Wizard, click Daily. Click Next.

2. The Specify Daily Schedule window will open.

a. Select the hour, minute and AM or PM to indicate when to begin running the task.

b. Click Every Day to run the task each day of the week (Sunday-Saturday).

-or-

Click Weekdays to run the task once each weekday (Monday-Friday).