Free/Busy Indications (2003)

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Hello y’all,

I’ve set my Calendar Work Week Options at Tools | Options | Preference | Calendar Options | Calendar Work Week as Start time: 7:00 AM and End Time: 3:30 PM.

When a colleague attempts to invite me to a meeting before 7:00 AM or after 3:30 PM, the calendar indicates I am FREE and does not indicate that I am not available, that is busy!

Can I globally set Outlook 2003 to indicate to my colleagues that I am not available before 7:00 AM or after 3:30 PM?

Thanks so much, and,
G’Day,
Rich

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The start and end times are only used to color the time in between in your own calendar, they don’t set the time outside this range as busy – after all, you can use your calendar for private appointments too.

If you really want the time between 3:30 PM and 7:00 AM to be indicated as busy, I think you’ll have to create a recurring appointment for this period of time, occurring every day.

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Hi Hans,

That’s what I had anticipated. It would be nice, though, for a way to indicate without having to build a recurring appointment that we’re not available at those times.

G’Day,
Rich

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