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About this lesson
Color-Coding calendar items is known as “prioritizing”. Use this feature to produce at-a-glance decisions about your daily grind.
Lesson versions
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2016, 2019/365.
Quick reference
Color Code Appointments
Applying Color to appointments is a good way to prioritize for at-a-glance recognition of topics.
When to use
By default, your calendar will look the same for every appointment and force you to read each subject line to get an idea of its importance level. Applying color will eliminate that tedious visual review and give at-a-glance recognition making your decisions about your day or week easier and faster.
Instructions
- The first level of color coding is the “Show As” settings
- Right click an appointment and choose a Show As option
- Once applied, the left edge of the appointment will change its color or pattern.
- Right click an appointment and choose a Show As option
- The 2nd level of color coding is applying category colors to individual appointments or meetings:
- Right click an appoint and choose “Categorize” then choose a color or select “All Categories” for more color options:
- This method applies to an individual appointment and will not repeat itself automatically.
- The “All Categories” section can be customized to “Name” the colors with your certain topics.
- Right click an appoint and choose “Categorize” then choose a color or select “All Categories” for more color options:
- The 3rd level of color coding is applying a Conditional Format to automatically color an appointment based on a word typed into the subject line:
- Right click a blank area of the calendar and choose “View Settings”
OR
- Right click a blank area of the calendar and choose “View Settings”
Select the ribbon and choose “View Settings”
- Select “Conditional Formatting”
- Click “Add” and Type the name of this rule
Select a color
Click “Condition” or this won’t work!
- Enter the condition (words) that will trigger the color
Note: if using multiple trigger words, use a “comma” between them; without a comma it will treat it like a phrase.
- If the appointment did not change color, there may be a couple of reasons:
- Is the trigger word spelled correctly? Check your settings again.
- Did you already apply a Category color on the appointment? A manual category color will ALWAYS override the automatic color.
To confirm, right click the appoint and select Categorize, “Clear All Categories”
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