OL2000: Appointments, Tasks, and Folder Names Do Not Show in Outlook Today

• Microsoft Outlook 2000

SYMPTOMS

After customizing your Outlook Today screen, your calendar items, tasks, and folder names disappear.

CAUSE

You selected an Outlook Today screen display style in combination with a color scheme for your computer's Display properties that resulted in some text displaying as white-on-white. One combination that can cause this is the "Winter" Outlook Today style and the High Contrast Black display scheme.

RESOLUTION

Use a different Outlook Today screen display style or a different color scheme for your computer's Display properties.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article.

MORE INFORMATION

To Change Your Outlook Today Display Style

1. On the Outlook Bar, click to select the Outlook Today folder.



2. In the Outlook Today window, click to select "Customize Outlook Today."



3. Click to select the desired style from the "Show Outlook Today in this style" list.



4. Click Save Changes.

To Change Your Computer's Display Properties

1. Right-click your desktop background and click Properties.



2. On the Appearance tab, click to select a color scheme from the Scheme list, or modify the current scheme by modifying the various display attributes in the Item list.



3. Click Apply and OK.

Additional query words: OL2K

Keywords : kbdta
Version : WINDOWS:2000
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbbug