How do change color on Outlook Calendar for occurence only?

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New WV 2007 Baby - 05 Mar 2008 18:43 GMT

Ok, prevously used Office XP Oultlook Calendar, where you can color code your
appointments to mean something specific. You are able to go in and change the
occurence color without a challenge and still leave your serious separate
(ie; serious is all in orange becaue client is sheduled for regurlar
appointments. However he calls in and is caneling for a specifc day. I
normally turn his occurence into red for cancelling/rescheduling without
affecting serious). I can't seem to do the same thing in window vista 2007
outlook. It will only allow me to change it as a serious which means
everything would get changed to red and show all of the days as canceled.
Help?

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Judy Gleeson (MVP Outlook) - 05 Mar 2008 21:31 GMT

I recall seeing posts about this before. 2007 doesn't do it - as you've
found. Try setting a Category colour just for this occurence - that may
work - or search for the older posts about this same issue.

Here are some tips about how to post questions:
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=555375

Regards

Judy Gleeson
MVP Outlook
Trainer and Consultant

www.pragmatix.com.au

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> Ok, prevously used Office XP Oultlook Calendar, where you can color code
> your
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> everything would get changed to red and show all of the days as canceled.
> Help?

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Bill R - 06 Mar 2008 07:01 GMT

Use Outlook's colored categories.
You can name each colored category to what you want.
When you assign a colored category to one occurance of a series then it
should categorize the whole series. It certainly does here. If it doesn't
for you then post back with the exact steps you are using.

> Ok, prevously used Office XP Oultlook Calendar, where you can color code
> your
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> everything would get changed to red and show all of the days as canceled.
> Help?

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Brian Tillman - 06 Mar 2008 12:57 GMT

> Ok, prevously used Office XP Oultlook Calendar, where you can color
> code your appointments to mean something specific. You are able to go
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> me to change it as a serious which means everything would get changed
> to red and show all of the days as canceled. Help?

Color categories are all there are and, as you've pointed out, you can't add
categories to single occurrences of recurring items. Sorry.

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Margaret - 15 May 2008 19:04 GMT

The ability to change the category color on one occurence within a recurrent
series should definitely be made available. Not being able to change the
color for a meeting I'm not attending -- but do not wish to remove from my
calendar -- is not acceptable.

Please put this feature back in one of the upgrades.

Margaret

> > Ok, prevously used Office XP Oultlook Calendar, where you can color
> > code your appointments to mean something specific. You are able to go
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> Color categories are all there are and, as you've pointed out, you can't add
> categories to single occurrences of recurring items. Sorry.

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Brian Tillman - 16 May 2008 12:53 GMT

> The ability to change the category color on one occurence within a
> recurrent series should definitely be made available. Not being able
> to change the color for a meeting I'm not attending -- but do not
> wish to remove from my calendar -- is not acceptable.
>
> Please put this feature back in one of the upgrades.

Microsoft employees rarely read this newsgroup, so unless you make this into
a request, MS won't see it.

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