Tuesday, April 25, 2006

Exchange Tip of the Month.

Did you know that you can add in all the holidays for the year automatically to your calendar? Here's how:

Outlook 2003:

  • Launch Outlook, Choose Tools -> Options -> Preferences tab, then click on Calendar
  • Options under the Calendar section and to the right.
    On the Calendar Options dialog box, click Add Holidays.
  • In the Add Holidays to Calendar dialog box, check the countries or religions whose holidays you want to add, then click OK.

Outlook 2002 (XP):

  • Launch Outlook, Choose Tools -> Options -> Preferences tab, then click on Calendar Options under the Calendar section and to the right.
  • On the Calendar Options dialog box, click Add Holidays.
  • In the Add Holidays to Calendar dialog box, check the countries or religions whose holidays you want to add, then click OK.

Outlook 2000:

  • Launch Outlook, Choose Tools Options, then click Calendar Options.
  • On the Calendar Options dialog box, click Add Holidays.
  • In the Add Holidays to Calendar dialog box, check the countries or religions whose holidays you want to add, then click OK.

3 comments:

Geekboy said...

But how do you remove them when you have added them twice?

Very Lost said...

Geekboy,
In Outlook 2003, if you go back to the preferences tab under Tools -> Options and then click on Calendar. Under the Calendar Options, click on Holidays and then you should be able to uncheck the country or religious holidays that overlap.
Thanks,
VL

Very Lost said...

I would also like to add that if you imported your holidays from a template or some other method, the only way that I know of to remove them is manually.

Have Fun.