OL2000: Expired Items Do Not Show In Outlook Today with High Contrast Color Scheme

ID: Q223916

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Outlook 2000

SYMPTOMS

If you set your Windows color scheme to one of the high contrast schemes, expired Calendar items may not show up in Outlook Today.

CAUSE

This problem occurs because the font color for the overdue appointment matches the background color. In this case, you have black text on a black background, so you do not see the appointment.

RESOLUTION

There are several ways to compensate for this problem. You can change the Windows color scheme, or adjust how your system behaves when displaying HTML pages (Outlook Today is in HTML format). Assuming you are using the one of the high contrast color schemes due to a vision problem, the first option may not be the best. The following methods will also solve this problem, and are presented in order of preference.

Adjusting HTML Page Display

If you are using Microsoft Internet Explorer as your Web browser, control over how your operating system displays HTML pages is a function of your Internet Explorer settings. Use the following steps to ensure that high contrast color schemes always result in the best visibility for HTML formatted text:

On the Windows desktop, right-click the Internet Explorer icon, and then click Properties.

Under the General tab, click Accessibility.

Click to select all three options under Formatting.

Click OK twice to save changes.

Change The Windows Color Scheme

Right-click the Windows desktop, and then click Properties.

Click the Appearance tab, and then from the Scheme list, click to select a different color scheme, such as Windows Standard.

Click OK.

STATUS

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

Additional query words: OL2K

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