Outlook time zone adjustment - can it be turned off?

[Lenard Gunda]

Hi!

I know Outlook (2003) supports two time zones, that can be configured in the
Options. However, if I change the timezone, all times get adjusted in the
calendar. While this might be desired by default, I would rather like to
turn it off. I prefer entering the dates into the calendar in their local
time, regardless of what my computer is set to (what time zone, what time).
And I would not like Outlook adjusting these times as I switch timezones.

To top this, my phone's calendar when switching time zones does not adjust
times - it works as I like it. However, because Outlook does shift times,
and the phone doesn't, when doing a synch while in another timezone causes
serious problems with duplicated and half-shifted entries in the calendar.

I looked through Outlook options several times, but did not find anything.
Is it possible to switch it off, so that it does not adjust times? Because
Outlook also checks what is set in Windows, I can't even do it the way that
I would not adjust Outlook, just Windows.

Thanks for any help

-Lenard

 

[Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]]

No, you cannot turn off the time zones.

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| Hi!
|
| I know Outlook (2003) supports two time zones, that can be configured in
the
| Options. However, if I change the timezone, all times get adjusted in the
| calendar. While this might be desired by default, I would rather like to
| turn it off. I prefer entering the dates into the calendar in their local
| time, regardless of what my computer is set to (what time zone, what
time).
| And I would not like Outlook adjusting these times as I switch timezones.
|
| To top this, my phone's calendar when switching time zones does not adjust
| times - it works as I like it. However, because Outlook does shift times,
| and the phone doesn't, when doing a synch while in another timezone causes
| serious problems with duplicated and half-shifted entries in the calendar.
|
| I looked through Outlook options several times, but did not find anything.
| Is it possible to switch it off, so that it does not adjust times? Because
| Outlook also checks what is set in Windows, I can't even do it the way
that
| I would not adjust Outlook, just Windows.
|
| Thanks for any help
|
| -Lenard
|
|
|