OL2000: (CW) Private Appointment Allows Double-Booking
  
PSS ID Number: Q198005
Article last modified on 06-30-1999
 
WINDOWS:2000
 
WINDOWS
 

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The information in this article applies to:
 
 - Microsoft Outlook 2000 
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NOTE: These procedures only apply if you have installed Outlook with the
Corporate Workgroup/Other option. This option allows you to use Messaging
Application Programming Interface (MAPI) services. To determine your
installation type, on the Help Menu, click About Microsoft Outlook. In
About Microsoft Outlook, you should see "Corporate" if you have the
Corporate Workgroup installation.
 
SYMPTOMS
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When you schedule a private appointment in Microsoft Outlook, this does not keep
a delegate from scheduling an overlapping appointment in that time period.
 
CAUSE
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The text of a private appointment does not show when viewed by a delegate.
 
RESOLUTION
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The delegate must view the schedule in the daily view and notice the color of
the vertical bar to the left of the subject meeting time. A colored bar means
the time is busy.
 
STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at
the beginning of this article.
 
MORE INFORMATION
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The text of a private appointment is viewable only by the calendar owner or the
delegate of the owner if the option is set. All appointments are color coded in
the bar at the left edge of the appointment time period. Light blue, means the
time period is tentatively scheduled, dark blue means the time period is busy,
purple means the owner is scheduled out of the office, and clear means the time
is available for scheduling.
 
NOTE: The colored bars do not display in weekly or monthly view.
 
Allow Delegates to View Private Items
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1. On the Tools menu, click Options.
 
2. On the Delegates tab, click to select a delegate.
 
3. Click to select the "Delegate can see my private items" check box.
 
4. Click Apply and OK.
 
Additional query words:
 
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Keywords          : kbdta Gnlsec GnlCal 
Version           : WINDOWS:2000
Platform          : WINDOWS
Issue type        : kbbug
Solution Type     : kbpending
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Copyright Microsoft Corporation 1999.