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cdale4evr - 15 Nov 2005 15:19 GMT

I would like to create a view similar to the "By Category" view but have the
calendar items grouped "By Month". It seems like a simple task but I've
been unsuccessful and haven't found anything on the web.

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Jocelyn Fiorello [MVP - Outlook] - 20 Nov 2005 05:37 GMT

There's no simple way to do this because Outlook treats dates as one field,
not separated into months, days, years, etc. You would have to add a custom
field to the Calendar folder and assign the month number to each item in
order to sort or group by that field.

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> I would like to create a view similar to the "By Category" view but have the
> calendar items grouped "By Month". It seems like a simple task but I've
> been unsuccessful and haven't found anything on the web.

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cdale4evr - 21 Nov 2005 17:39 GMT

I have added a User-defined field that uses the Month([Start]) formula to
determine the month. However, this field is not displayed in any selection
list under the "Group By" screens.

Suggestions on how to make that happen?

> There's no simple way to do this because Outlook treats dates as one field,
> not separated into months, days, years, etc. You would have to add a custom
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> > calendar items grouped "By Month". It seems like a simple task but I've
> > been unsuccessful and haven't found anything on the web.

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Diane Poremsky [MVP] - 21 Nov 2005 03:17 GMT

see if adapting the method here works for you
http://www.outlook-tips.net/howto/birthday.htm

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>I would like to create a view similar to the "By Category" view but have
>the
> calendar items grouped "By Month". It seems like a simple task but I've
> been unsuccessful and haven't found anything on the web.

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cdale4evr - 21 Nov 2005 17:45 GMT

I saw that as well but it doesn't really apply to my goal. I want to show
Events/Dates grouped by Month. Events may or may not recur. The birthday
example also uses a category to narrow it down.

Thanks for the reply though. I'm glad it's not just me. I find it hard to
believe that this request hasn't surfaced before and even more suprised that
a solution is not possible.

> see if adapting the method here works for you
> http://www.outlook-tips.net/howto/birthday.htm
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> > calendar items grouped "By Month". It seems like a simple task but I've
> > been unsuccessful and haven't found anything on the web.

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