someone clearify the Free option, please!

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SebastianN - 05 Apr 2005 18:17 GMT

Hi,

I've found similary question on several pages and in this newsgroup,
although no straight answer have been found.

My questions are...
Why are holidays listed as Free? they are not shown in group schedules
making people believe there's a free spot in the calender that can be booked.

For what purpose should the Free option be used for? the word free stands
for free (not available) as in vacation, but if used as such you can be
booked for meetings by others who don't even see the entry (in group
schedules).

Does Free mean free to be used?
Actually thats the only logical explanation I've come up with ... but then
again why use that word that to almost every people means 'out of office'?

I'm also referring to 'Outlook should allow changes to default calendar
options' posted 1/17/2005, where I totally agree with MikeT...

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Patricia Cardoza [Outlook MVP] - 05 Apr 2005 18:25 GMT

Free means available to be booked. As in "I'm free." or "I'm available."

Holidays are free because not everyone celebrates/has a holiday off work,
etc. It's a very personal thing dependent on your employer/religious
beliefs/etc.

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> Hi,
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> I'm also referring to 'Outlook should allow changes to default calendar
> options' posted 1/17/2005, where I totally agree with MikeT...

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SebastianN - 05 Apr 2005 19:35 GMT

Hi Patricia,

Thank you for your fast reply, and for the claryfication.

So if the company follows the holiday list as is, can they be centrally
changed to appear as 'out of office' instead as 'free' in everyones calendar
or does it has to be changed seperately by everyone?

I now that the holiday list can be modified, add/change holidays, but is it
possible to change the list so that it books the holidays as out of office
instead of free? (The second question is for future usage, I now that the
holiday list can't be run twice in the same mailbox)

We run outlook 2002 with an Exchange 2000 server.

/Sebastian

> Free means available to be booked. As in "I'm free." or "I'm available."
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> > I'm also referring to 'Outlook should allow changes to default calendar
> > options' posted 1/17/2005, where I totally agree with MikeT...

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