Setting preferences for calendars
You can set preferences to customize calendar views and to set default options for your calendar. The Calendar Preferences dialog box contains all the settings to customize your calendar views.
To set calendar preferences
From the Tools menu, select Preferences.
Click the Calendar & Scheduling tab, and then click the Calendar Preferences button.
The Calendar Preferences dialog box opens. For field definitions, press F1.
From the Calendar work days box:
Select the days of your work week.
Select the start and end time for your daily schedule.
From the Calendar increments box:
In the Daily calendar list, select the amount of time you want your daily calendar to increment by. For example, to display hourly increments, select 60 minutes.
From the Work week calendar list, select the amount of time you want your work week calendar to increment by.
From the Calendar options box:
In the First day of the week list, select the day you want to display as the first day of your week. For example, select Wednesday to make Wednesday the first day of your week.
From the First week of the year list, select the first week of the year.
From the On calendars show list, select an option for displaying contact or company names on the calendar.
From the Enable pop-ups for list, select the areas for which you want pop-ups. Pop-ups shows basic activity details and indicate whether the activity is recurring, has an alarm, or is private. You can select pop-ups for the Activity Tab, Task List, and/or Calendar.
To display only the current month when viewing the Mini-calendar, select When displaying Mini-calendar, show only current month.
To display activities you accepted as tentative on your calendar, select Show tentative activities on my calendar.
From the Show full day banner list, select the minimum duration of activities for which you want to show a full day banner. For example, select 1 Day to have a banner display automatically on activities lasting one day or more.
To display events on your calendar, select Display events. When selected, this option displays events that are created for all users through Manage Events.
To compress weekends into one space on the calendar, select Compress weekends on monthly calendar, and then click OK to save the settings.