Outlook 2007 calendar dropdown loses focus

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cjgreen - 05 Feb 2007 20:02 GMT

When I try to use the dropdown calendar (entering a new appintment/task) and
as soon as I try to move the mouse over the calendar to click on a date, the
calendar disappears (loses focus). Can I/How can I fix this?

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Diane Poremsky [MVP] - 05 Feb 2007 22:02 GMT

what os are you using? It's working fine on Vista - you might need to run
office diagnostics or it could be your video driver. You really don't need
to use that dialog though - type the date or date shortcuts in the field
instead.
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> When I try to use the dropdown calendar (entering a new appintment/task)
> and
> as soon as I try to move the mouse over the calendar to click on a date,
> the
> calendar disappears (loses focus). Can I/How can I fix this?

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cjgreen - 05 Feb 2007 23:01 GMT

Thanks, I'm using Vista...and I'm guessing now that its a Vista problem,
since I've noticed that it behaves similarly in other software (Quickbooks,
specifically), and it all worked fine in XP Pro.

> what os are you using? It's working fine on Vista - you might need to run
> office diagnostics or it could be your video driver. You really don't need
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> > the
> > calendar disappears (loses focus). Can I/How can I fix this?

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Diane Poremsky [MVP] - 06 Feb 2007 00:58 GMT

Usually when it happens, the video card software gets blamed, but whatever
the cause, it's definitely something Vista related that doesn't affect
everyone.

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> Thanks, I'm using Vista...and I'm guessing now that its a Vista problem,
> since I've noticed that it behaves similarly in other software
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>> > the
>> > calendar disappears (loses focus). Can I/How can I fix this?

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