Outlook 2007 Calendar format

[lakshman]

The old Outlook used to be able to display the weekly calendar in a form that
looked exactly like the calendar planner one carries in one's pocket (the
format used by the erstwhile Lotus). I have been forced to upgrade to 2007,
which does not have that format and forces me to use the default - the hours
of the day are displayed vertically, the days horizontally. With this format,
I can't see a full appointment till I mouse over it.

Is this just one more arbitrary decision by Microsoft? Or, is there a way
out? "Help" seemed to suggest that the old formats are now obsolete and we
will all conform to Microsoft's preferred layout.

Thank you.

 

[Brian Tillman [MVP - Outlook]]

The old Outlook used to be able to display the weekly calendar in a form
that
looked exactly like the calendar planner one carries in one's pocket (the
format used by the erstwhile Lotus). I have been forced to upgrade to 2007,
which does not have that format and forces me to use the default - the hours
of the day are displayed vertically, the days horizontally. With this
format,
I can't see a full appointment till I mouse over it.

Is this just one more arbitrary decision by Microsoft?

Certainly not arbitrary. It was necessary because of the calendar overlay
feature.

 

[SandraY]

lakshman, i suggest one of two possible remedies:
1) Outlook Calendar Print assitant offers more weekly layouts. This is a addin from Microsoft. Google 'outlook calendar printing assistant' for more info.

2) Use a app called WinCalendar to import your Outlook calendar into MS Word or Excel in a variety of weekly formats (+ you can further edit like any doc/xls file). See here for more info:
http://www.wincalendar.com/calendar-maker.html
http://www.wincalendar.com/Outlook-Calendar-Import.htm

Sandra