Your Strategic Calendar

To see your strategic calendar, go to Outlook’s Calendar view and check the box next to Strategic Calendar. Uncheck your main calendar unless you want to see them side-by-side. See the chapter called Your Strategic Calendar for full details and...

Your Calendar 7-Day View

Outlook’s 7-day view is an unacceptable agenda-style format, so you’ll use the Work Week view instead. just click the Work Week icon (calendar with the number 5) at the top of the calendar. However, this only shows 5 days a week until you change it: Open...

Set Up 30-Minute Time Slots

It is important that your calendar allocate time in 30-minute blocks. Outlook does this by default, but if it gets changed, here’s how to set it back: Right-click anywhere in the calendar NOT on an appointment. Customize Current View… Other Settings… Change the...

Share Your Calendar

In Outlook, the ideal way to share your calendar is via Microsoft Exchange Server. You can also use an online service like Timebridge. Sharing your Outlook calendar via Google Calendar is not currently recommended due to poor reliability. Instructions for Outlook 2003...

Categorizing Appointments

To color-code an appointment: First, define your color labels (see below). Double click on an appointment to open it. Click the Label button at the top right. Select the color from the list that matches the major context for this time block. Click Save and Close when...