Stumbled across this thread trying to answer the same question. While I do think this should eventually be resolved by Microsoft itself, I've invented my own little stopgap solution: create an all-day Recurring Event.

In the Month view, right click on any Saturday or Sunday and select New Recurring Event. In the popup Appointment Recurrence window select the following:

--Duration 1 day
--Weekly recurrence pattern
--Recur every 1 week
--Check off Saturday and Sunday (or whatever your "play days" are)
--Range of recurrence is "no end date."

Click ok, and then you can set up further options. I chose to turn off the reminders and set the "show as" to out of the office. Save & Close, and you're done!

Although not ideal I find this solution does help me visualize my time better. Give it a try.

Tiffany



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13-Dec-09

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There is no change. Weekends are only shaded in week view, not month.

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On Friday, September 11, 2009 4:17 PM
S Hess wrote:

Outlook 2007 Weekend Shading
I need my weekend days shaded in month view like Outlook 2003. I have
accidentally scheduled Monday appointments on Sunday numerous times because I
cannot find this feature. Help!!

On Saturday, September 12, 2009 12:18 AM
Diane Poremsky [MVP] wrote:

What days and hours are selected in tools, options, calendar options?
What days and hours are selected in tools, options, calendar options?
Non-working hours are shaded.

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On Sunday, September 13, 2009 10:29 AM
geekett wrote:

I need help with this too. I need to work in month view.
I need help with this too. I need to work in month view. Seems crazy
that you would not be able to show weekends in a different shade.


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On Sunday, September 13, 2009 10:58 AM
Slipstick wrote:

Outlook 2007 Weekend Shading
geekett;72307 Wrote:

This is what you should see - white (or light shading for old versions
of Outlook) and all non-working hours in color (or darker colors in old
versions).
http://tinyurl.com/ot94rq

There is not another level of shading for weekends, in part because
some people work on 'weekends' and Sat/Sun is not a 'weekend' for all
cultures.


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On Tuesday, October 27, 2009 2:56 AM
Chuck_Dallas wrote:

I found this "issue" after installing Outlook 2007 a few days ago.
I found this "issue" after installing Outlook 2007 a few days ago. I am in
Month view most of the time. I schedule weekends events all the time, but
they are always personal events. It would make it much easier to distinguish
weekdays and weekends in Month view if I could shade weekends in the same
manner you shade working hours on a day view. This was not necessary in 2003
(and before) because of compressed weekend views. Now, shading is needed
because the compressed weekend feature is gone. I am fine with it being gone,
but again, you need to replace it with shading.

So far I have - in using Outlook 2007 for 3 days - I have scheduled
appointments on the wrong day 3 times. I might have done that twice in 5
years of using Outlook 2003. it is simply easier to know what day I am
scheduling an apointment for with visual cues that segragate week days from
weekends.

Please do not suggest I use a different view - I use this view because I
prefer it. I should not have to change views, because of a usability issue.
Let's face it most electronic calendars shade weekend days because it helps
usability. Outlook 2007 should as well.

Thanks.

"Slipstick" wrote:

On Tuesday, October 27, 2009 8:01 AM
Diane Poremsky [MVP] wrote:

The only behavior that changed was compressed weekends - weekends were
The only behavior that changed was compressed weekends - weekends were not
shaded darker on the month view (the whole calendar was shaded - light for
current month, dark for previous and next).

If the problem is getting used to leading Sunday when you had it at the end
of the week before (thanks to compressed weekends), go to tools, options,
calendar and set the calendar to start on Monday - this will put Sunday at
the end, with Saturday.

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On Wednesday, November 11, 2009 5:50 PM
Chuck_Dallas wrote:

Thanks for your reply, but you missed my point.
Thanks for your reply, but you missed my point. I was saying that with
Outlook 2003, the stacked Saturday/Sunday WAS the visual clue to what day you
are looking at. Now that the weekend days are not stacked, you need a visual
clue to help know what day you are working with. it is a usability issue. My
point was that most other electronic calendars shade weekend days, and it
seems obvious to me that Outlook 2007 should as well. Why fight the obvious?

Chuck

"Diane Poremsky [MVP]" wrote:

On Thursday, November 12, 2009 7:48 AM
Brian Tillman [MVP - Outlook] wrote:

Outlook colors the bar containing the number of the day for the current date.
Outlook colors the bar containing the number of the day for the current date.
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On Sunday, December 13, 2009 8:19 PM
iNSiPiD wrote:

How is it possible that every provided 'solution' to this thread ismissing the
How is it possible that every provided 'solution' to this thread is
missing the point of the question.

Setting your "Calendar Work Week" (Tools-Options-Calendar) to Monday-
Friday makes no distinction at all to weekends when in Month view. The
Week view offers options to "Show work week" and "Show full week" but
these options are mysteriously absent from the Month view.

Regardless of whether you work shifts, weekends or religious holidays,
there ishould be a straightforward way to distinguish between Work and
Play days.

Let's all just put it down to an(other) oversight and hope that is it is
rectified in version next.

On Sunday, December 13, 2009 9:15 PM
Diane Poremsky [MVP] wrote:

If you mean Outlook 2010 to be "the next version", do not hold your breath.
If you mean Outlook 2010 to be "the next version", do not hold your breath.
There is no change. Weekends are only shaded in week view, not month.

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I recommend setting an end date on the events, such as at the end of the
year, then make a new one when it expires. There are problems syncing with
smartphones if there is no end date. Even if you don't sync now, you might
in the future.

Also, if you add notes to the events, end it more often to reduce the risk
of corruption.

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"Tiffany McKerahan" wrote in message
...
Stumbled across this thread trying to answer the same question. While I
do think this should eventually be resolved by Microsoft itself, I've
invented my own little stopgap solution: create an all-day Recurring
Event.

In the Month view, right click on any Saturday or Sunday and select New
Recurring Event. In the popup Appointment Recurrence window select the
following:

--Duration 1 day
--Weekly recurrence pattern
--Recur every 1 week
--Check off Saturday and Sunday (or whatever your "play days" are)
--Range of recurrence is "no end date."

Click ok, and then you can set up further options. I chose to turn off
the reminders and set the "show as" to out of the office. Save & Close,
and you're done!

Although not ideal I find this solution does help me visualize my time
better. Give it a try.

Tiffany



Diane Poremsky [MVP] wrote:

If you mean Outlook 2010 to be "the next version", do not hold your
breath.
13-Dec-09

If you mean Outlook 2010 to be "the next version", do not hold your
breath.
There is no change. Weekends are only shaded in week view, not month.

--
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Previous Posts In This Thread:

On Friday, September 11, 2009 4:17 PM
S Hess wrote:

Outlook 2007 Weekend Shading
I need my weekend days shaded in month view like Outlook 2003. I have
accidentally scheduled Monday appointments on Sunday numerous times
because I
cannot find this feature. Help!!

On Saturday, September 12, 2009 12:18 AM
Diane Poremsky [MVP] wrote:

What days and hours are selected in tools, options, calendar options?
What days and hours are selected in tools, options, calendar options?
Non-working hours are shaded.

--
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