Microsoft KB Archive/823130

= A different set of custom view settings is applied to Calendars when you view multiple Calendars side by side in Outlook 2003 =

Article ID: 823130

Article Last Modified on 7/27/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Office Outlook 2003

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SYMPTOMS
When you use the Outlook 2003 Calendar feature to view multiple Calendars side by side at the same time in Outlook 2003, you may find that the custom view settings that are applied to the calendars in the view may be different after you switch to a different Outlook 2003 folder and then return to the Calendar folder. This behavior occurs even though each calendar that is in the view is configured with a different set of custom view settings,

For example, you have two calendars that are named  and. The custom view settings that are applied to both calendars are the settings that are configured for. When you open and view the two calendars, you may find that the custom view settings that are applied to both calendars are the settings that are applied to. This behavior occurs after you switch to another folder in the Navigation Pane, and you click Calendar to return to the Calendar.



CAUSE
You can configure custom view settings for individual calendars. However, when you view multiple calendars side by side, the same custom view settings apply to all the shared calendars and to all the calendars that are listed under My Calendar that are open in the view. When you view multiple calendars at the same time, and each calendar is configured with a different set of custom view settings, Outlook 2003 applies the same set of custom view settings to all calendars that are open in the view. The custom view settings that are applied when you view multiple calendars side by side are determined by the order of the calendars in the aggregate view.

For a shared calendar, the custom view settings that you configure override the custom settings that are set by the owner of the shared calendar.



WORKAROUND
You can reorder the calendars in the aggregate view to make sure that the custom view settings that you want are applied when you view multiple calendars at the same time in Outlook 2003. To do so, follow these steps:
 * 1) Click Calendar.
 * 2) Under My Calendars, right-click the calendar that you want to open, and then click Open.

The calendar opens, and the check box that is next to the calendar is selected. Any other calendars that are currently open are closed. The custom view settings that you configured for the calendar that is currently open apply to the open calendar and also apply to any additional calendars that you open.

You must reapply this workaround to reorder the calendars in the aggregate view if you switch to another area on the Navigation Pane and then return to the Calendar.



MORE INFORMATION
When you view calendars side by side in Outlook 2003, you can view the calendars that you create. You can also view shared calendars that are created by other Outlook users at the same time. For more information about how to view Calendars side-by-side, click Microsoft Office Outlook Help on the Help menu, type open another person's calendar in the Search for box in the Assistance pane, and then click Start searching to view the topic.

Additional query words: ol2003

Keywords: kbbug kbnofix kbview kbconfig kbcalendar KB823130

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