The SHOW TIME AS box offers the options Busy (in blue), Tentative (blue with
white pinstripes), Free (no change), or Out of Office (magenta). I need to
add options with other colors and cannot figure out how to do so. Let me
explain.
We need to be able to see 5+ schedules (group schedules) at a glance. We
need the option of adding fields that are green or orange. We are using the
feature in scheduling to assign appointments and need another color for
missed appoints. Currently, we use the blue field (Busy) for available
appointment slots and the magenta (Out of Office) for filled appointment
slots. We need to track missed appointments at a glance, though. Is there a
way to add fields or change the color assigned to "Tentative" to meet our
needs? We are on Outlook 2003.

All the functionality related to Show Time As control and its related property are hard-coded into Outlook. Nothing about the group schedule display is customizable.

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Administrators, Power Users, and Developers
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The SHOW TIME AS box offers the options Busy (in blue), Tentative (blue with
white pinstripes), Free (no change), or Out of Office (magenta). I need to
add options with other colors and cannot figure out how to do so. Let me
explain.
We need to be able to see 5+ schedules (group schedules) at a glance. We
need the option of adding fields that are green or orange. We are using the
feature in scheduling to assign appointments and need another color for
missed appoints. Currently, we use the blue field (Busy) for available
appointment slots and the magenta (Out of Office) for filled appointment
slots. We need to track missed appointments at a glance, though. Is there a
way to add fields or change the color assigned to "Tentative" to meet our
needs? We are on Outlook 2003.