set time as "free"

[ty]

Every time I add a new appointment, it automatically sets the time as Busy.
I don't like this. I want it to alway set time to Free, unless I change it.
Is that possible?

 

[Diane Poremsky [MVP]]

Only by creating a custom form with Free selected, publishing it then
setting it as the default form.

If you need steps to do this, see
http://www.outlook-tips.net/beginner/publish_form.htm
http://www.outlook-tips.net/archives/2004/20040524.htm

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[ty]

Wow, that was completey foreign to me. I have no Idea what a form is and
what you were talking about. Is it hard to do? I have Outlook 2007 and
Windows Vista.

Only by creating a custom form with Free selected, publishing it then
setting it as the default form.

If you need steps to do this, see
http://www.outlook-tips.net/beginner/publish_form.htm
http://www.outlook-tips.net/archives/2004/20040524.htm

If you need more assistance, we need to know the version of outlook.

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Every time I add a new appointment, it automatically sets the time as
Busy.
I don't like this. I want it to alway set time to Free, unless I change
it.
Is that possible?

 

[Diane Poremsky [MVP]]

It's actually quite easy.

1. Open a new appointment form
2. Go to the Office Orb, Editor options.
3. Click Show Developer tab in Ribbon
4. Set the time to Free.
5. Click on the Developer Tab.
6. Publish, Publish form as… if you have just one Calendar you want to use
this form in, publish it to the location that opened - this is the easiest.
Otherwise, select Personal forms library from the Look in drop down.


To use the form:
1. Right click on the Calendar folder
2. Choose Properties.
3. In the "When posting to this folder" dropdown, select the new form.
4. If you published it to the personal forms library, you need to click
Forms and add it to the folder.
If you want to use this form in multiple calendars, repeat these steps for
each folder.

Now when you click New, the form you created will be used.

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Wow, that was completey foreign to me. I have no Idea what a form is and
what you were talking about. Is it hard to do? I have Outlook 2007 and
Windows Vista.

Only by creating a custom form with Free selected, publishing it then
setting it as the default form.

If you need steps to do this, see
http://www.outlook-tips.net/beginner/publish_form.htm
http://www.outlook-tips.net/archives/2004/20040524.htm

If you need more assistance, we need to know the version of outlook.

--
Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]



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Every time I add a new appointment, it automatically sets the time as
Busy.
I don't like this. I want it to alway set time to Free, unless I
change
it.
Is that possible?

 

[ty]

Oh my gosh! I really don't know what I did, but it seems to have worked!
Thank you soooo much! Tammy

It's actually quite easy.

1. Open a new appointment form
2. Go to the Office Orb, Editor options.
3. Click Show Developer tab in Ribbon
4. Set the time to Free.
5. Click on the Developer Tab.
6. Publish, Publish form as… if you have just one Calendar you want to use
this form in, publish it to the location that opened - this is the easiest.
Otherwise, select Personal forms library from the Look in drop down.


To use the form:
1. Right click on the Calendar folder
2. Choose Properties.
3. In the "When posting to this folder" dropdown, select the new form.
4. If you published it to the personal forms library, you need to click
Forms and add it to the folder.
If you want to use this form in multiple calendars, repeat these steps for
each folder.

Now when you click New, the form you created will be used.

--
Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]



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Wow, that was completey foreign to me. I have no Idea what a form is and
what you were talking about. Is it hard to do? I have Outlook 2007 and
Windows Vista.

Only by creating a custom form with Free selected, publishing it then
setting it as the default form.

If you need steps to do this, see
http://www.outlook-tips.net/beginner/publish_form.htm
http://www.outlook-tips.net/archives/2004/20040524.htm

If you need more assistance, we need to know the version of outlook.

--
Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]



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Every time I add a new appointment, it automatically sets the time as
Busy.
I don't like this. I want it to alway set time to Free, unless I
change
it.
Is that possible?

 

[Brian Tillman [MVP - Outlook]]

Every time I add a new appointment, it automatically sets the time as
Busy.
I don't like this. I want it to alway set time to Free, unless I change
it.
Is that possible?

In the absence of the custom form Diane mentions, keep in mind that timed
events always show busy and all-day events always show free unless you
manually change the setting.