Keep Losing Categories?

[Don Green]

I have my all the appointments and meetings in my calendar color coded
into Categories, using the Categories tool.

When I open my calendar, I should see a plethora of colors
representing the different categories. Every now and then, I open
Outlook, and the categories are gone. All the appointments are plain
white.

I open the categories, all they're all just listed as "Blue" or
"Green". Anyway, I fill in the names of the categories, and the whole
calendar changes back to colors as it should.

I have NO idea why I'm losing my colors. I synch my calendar with
Goggle Calendar, but I've been doing that for a long time with no
issue.

 

[Diane Poremsky [Outlook MVP]]

Version of Outlook? What type of email account?

Are all updates installed? Do the categories come back if you close
outlook and restart it?

An update to Outlook 2007 causes this problem, but it was fixed in a Dec
2010 update.


Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]

Outlook & Exchange Solutions Center: http://www.slipstick.com/
OutlookForums http://www.outlookforums.com

 

[Don Green]

Outlook version 2007 (12.0.6557.5001) SP2 MSO.
I checked, and there were no updates missing.

As you suggested, I tried closing and re-openning Outlook. When I do,
the colors come back.

Version of Outlook? What type of email account?

Are all updates installed? Do the categories come back if you close
outlook and restart it?

An update to Outlook 2007 causes this problem, but it was fixed in a Dec
2010 update.


Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]

Outlook & Exchange Solutions Center: http://www.slipstick.com/
OutlookForums http://www.outlookforums.com

I have my all the appointments and meetings in my calendar color coded
into Categories, using the Categories tool.

When I open my calendar, I should see a plethora of colors
representing the different categories. Every now and then, I open
Outlook, and the categories are gone. All the appointments are plain
white.

I open the categories, all they're all just listed as "Blue" or
"Green". Anyway, I fill in the names of the categories, and the whole
calendar changes back to colors as it should.

I have NO idea why I'm losing my colors. I synch my calendar with
Goggle Calendar, but I've been doing that for a long time with no
issue.

 

[Diane Poremsky [Outlook MVP]]

sounds like another update broke it... again.


Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]

Outlook & Exchange Solutions Center: http://www.slipstick.com/
OutlookForums http://www.outlookforums.com

Outlook version 2007 (12.0.6557.5001) SP2 MSO.
I checked, and there were no updates missing.

As you suggested, I tried closing and re-openning Outlook. When I do,
the colors come back.

Version of Outlook? What type of email account?

Are all updates installed? Do the categories come back if you close
outlook and restart it?

An update to Outlook 2007 causes this problem, but it was fixed in a Dec
2010 update.


Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]

Outlook& Exchange Solutions Center: http://www.slipstick.com/
OutlookForums http://www.outlookforums.com

I have my all the appointments and meetings in my calendar color coded
into Categories, using the Categories tool.

When I open my calendar, I should see a plethora of colors
representing the different categories. Every now and then, I open
Outlook, and the categories are gone. All the appointments are plain
white.

I open the categories, all they're all just listed as "Blue" or
"Green". Anyway, I fill in the names of the categories, and the whole
calendar changes back to colors as it should.

I have NO idea why I'm losing my colors. I synch my calendar with
Goggle Calendar, but I've been doing that for a long time with no
issue.