How to display the names of the days in Outlook

JTP · External Since: Jan 05, 2005 Posts: 3

In the 1 and 5 day Calendar view, all I see is the month and date (i.e. May
15). How can i get it to show the day as well (i.e. Sunday, May 15).

Donald L McDaniel · External Since: Apr 11, 2005 Posts: 6

JTP wrote:
> In the 1 and 5 day Calendar view, all I see is the month and date
> (i.e. May 15). How can i get it to show the day as well (i.e. Sunday,
> May 15).

Don't know what your problem may be. In my Outlook (2003), the names of the
weekdays all show up at the top, in every view. Do you perhaps have
WindowBlinds running? I have found that WindowBlinds tends to blank out
column titles in third-party apps. To stop WindowBlinds from blanking out
column titles in Outlook, set an exception which causes WindowBlinds to not
completely skin the Outlook executable, "Programs Files\Microsoft
Office\Office11\outlook.exe". If you have Outook XP, change "Office11" to
"Office10"

I also haven't found a setting in Outlook options or Views which controls
whether the weekday names show up or don't. Maybe someone else knows.

Also, did you know that you can display a view like in a normal calendar,
without the weekend days compressed? To do this,

1) Open Calendar to a view, any view(Day, Week, Month)
2) Click on "View" in Main Menu
3) Click on "Arrange by..."
4) Click on "Current View"
5) Click on "Customise Current View..."
6) Click on "Other Settings..." button
7) Uncheck "Compress Weekend Days"
Cool

"Ok" out.

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JTP · External Since: Jan 05, 2005 Posts: 3

Thanks Donald,, but I don't have WindowBlinds installed...never have. Maybe i
should uninstall and reinstall Office

"Donald L McDaniel" wrote:

> JTP wrote:
> > In the 1 and 5 day Calendar view, all I see is the month and date
> > (i.e. May 15). How can i get it to show the day as well (i.e. Sunday,
> > May 15).
>
> Don't know what your problem may be. In my Outlook (2003), the names of the
> weekdays all show up at the top, in every view. Do you perhaps have
> WindowBlinds running? I have found that WindowBlinds tends to blank out
> column titles in third-party apps. To stop WindowBlinds from blanking out
> column titles in Outlook, set an exception which causes WindowBlinds to not
> completely skin the Outlook executable, "Programs Files\Microsoft
> Office\Office11\outlook.exe". If you have Outook XP, change "Office11" to
> "Office10"
>
> I also haven't found a setting in Outlook options or Views which controls
> whether the weekday names show up or don't. Maybe someone else knows.
>
> Also, did you know that you can display a view like in a normal calendar,
> without the weekend days compressed? To do this,
>
> 1) Open Calendar to a view, any view(Day, Week, Month)
> 2) Click on "View" in Main Menu
> 3) Click on "Arrange by..."
> 4) Click on "Current View"
> 5) Click on "Customise Current View..."
> 6) Click on "Other Settings..." button
> 7) Uncheck "Compress Weekend Days"
> Cool

"Ok" out.
>
> --
> Donald L McDaniel
> Please reply to the original thread,
> so that the thread may be kept intact.
> ==============================
>
>
>

Donald L McDaniel · External Since: Apr 11, 2005 Posts: 6

JTP wrote:
> Thanks Donald,, but I don't have WindowBlinds installed...never have.
> Maybe i should uninstall and reinstall Office
>
> "Donald L McDaniel" wrote:
>
>> JTP wrote:
>>> In the 1 and 5 day Calendar view, all I see is the month and date
>>> (i.e. May 15). How can i get it to show the day as well (i.e.
>>> Sunday, May 15).
>>
>> Don't know what your problem may be. In my Outlook (2003), the
>> names of the weekdays all show up at the top, in every view. Do you
>> perhaps have WindowBlinds running? I have found that WindowBlinds
>> tends to blank out column titles in third-party apps. To stop
>> WindowBlinds from blanking out column titles in Outlook, set an
>> exception which causes WindowBlinds to not completely skin the
>> Outlook executable, "Programs Files\Microsoft
>> Office\Office11\outlook.exe". If you have Outook XP, change
>> "Office11" to "Office10"
>>
>> I also haven't found a setting in Outlook options or Views which
>> controls whether the weekday names show up or don't. Maybe someone
>> else knows.
>>
>> Also, did you know that you can display a view like in a normal
>> calendar, without the weekend days compressed? To do this,
>>
>> 1) Open Calendar to a view, any view(Day, Week, Month)
>> 2) Click on "View" in Main Menu
>> 3) Click on "Arrange by..."
>> 4) Click on "Current View"
>> 5) Click on "Customise Current View..."
>> 6) Click on "Other Settings..." button
>> 7) Uncheck "Compress Weekend Days"
>> Cool

"Ok" out.
>>

Before you do that, keep a watch on this thread. Perhaps one of the pros
will be able to help you much better than I can.

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Bestonia · External Since: May 24, 2005 Posts: 1

Hi, I had the same problem and just figured it out!! No need to
reinstall, just a simple 2 min fix.

1) In Control Panel, open Regional and Language Options
2) On the Regional Options Tab click Customise button
3) Click the date tab
4) At the bottom of the screen, where it says Long Date Format, enter
the following: dddd MM yyyy
5) Click Apply/ok and return to windows

This will change how MS programs represent long date formats.

You can try other combinations, such as, for the date 24 May 2005
dd = 24
ddd = Tue
dddd = Tuesday
MM = 05
MMMM = May
yy = 05
yyyy = 2005

Best of luck. Razz

JTP · External Since: Jan 05, 2005 Posts: 3

Right on Bestonia!!!! Thank you very much...it works. Smile

"Bestonia" wrote:

> Hi, I had the same problem and just figured it out!! No need to
> reinstall, just a simple 2 min fix.
>
> 1) In Control Panel, open Regional and Language Options
> 2) On the Regional Options Tab click Customise button
> 3) Click the date tab
> 4) At the bottom of the screen, where it says Long Date Format, enter
> the following: dddd MM yyyy
> 5) Click Apply/ok and return to windows
>
> This will change how MS programs represent long date formats.
>
> You can try other combinations, such as, for the date 24 May 2005
> dd = 24
> ddd = Tue
> dddd = Tuesday
> MM = 05
> MMMM = May
> yy = 05
> yyyy = 2005
>
> Best of luck. Razz

>
>

Roadskuller · External Since: Jan 04, 2006 Posts: 1

Thank you Bestonia!

"Bestonia" wrote:

> Hi, I had the same problem and just figured it out!! No need to
> reinstall, just a simple 2 min fix.
>
> 1) In Control Panel, open Regional and Language Options
> 2) On the Regional Options Tab click Customise button
> 3) Click the date tab
> 4) At the bottom of the screen, where it says Long Date Format, enter
> the following: dddd MM yyyy
> 5) Click Apply/ok and return to windows
>
> This will change how MS programs represent long date formats.
>
> You can try other combinations, such as, for the date 24 May 2005
> dd = 24
> ddd = Tue
> dddd = Tuesday
> MM = 05
> MMMM = May
> yy = 05
> yyyy = 2005
>
> Best of luck. Razz

>
>

Philly · External Since: Apr 28, 2006 Posts: 5

thanks bestonia, that's fab - it works!

philly

"Bestonia" wrote:

> Hi, I had the same problem and just figured it out!! No need to
> reinstall, just a simple 2 min fix.
>
> 1) In Control Panel, open Regional and Language Options
> 2) On the Regional Options Tab click Customise button
> 3) Click the date tab
> 4) At the bottom of the screen, where it says Long Date Format, enter
> the following: dddd MM yyyy
> 5) Click Apply/ok and return to windows
>
> This will change how MS programs represent long date formats.
>
> You can try other combinations, such as, for the date 24 May 2005
> dd = 24
> ddd = Tue
> dddd = Tuesday
> MM = 05
> MMMM = May
> yy = 05
> yyyy = 2005
>
> Best of luck. Razz

>
>

freda · External Since: Aug 20, 2009 Posts: 1

I will try this. Thanks Joyce

"Donald L McDaniel" wrote:

> JTP wrote:
> > In the 1 and 5 day Calendar view, all I see is the month and date
> > (i.e. May 15). How can i get it to show the day as well (i.e. Sunday,
> > May 15).
>
> Don't know what your problem may be. In my Outlook (2003), the names of the
> weekdays all show up at the top, in every view. Do you perhaps have
> WindowBlinds running? I have found that WindowBlinds tends to blank out
> column titles in third-party apps. To stop WindowBlinds from blanking out
> column titles in Outlook, set an exception which causes WindowBlinds to not
> completely skin the Outlook executable, "Programs Files\Microsoft
> Office\Office11\outlook.exe". If you have Outook XP, change "Office11" to
> "Office10"
>
> I also haven't found a setting in Outlook options or Views which controls
> whether the weekday names show up or don't. Maybe someone else knows.
>
> Also, did you know that you can display a view like in a normal calendar,
> without the weekend days compressed? To do this,
>
> 1) Open Calendar to a view, any view(Day, Week, Month)
> 2) Click on "View" in Main Menu
> 3) Click on "Arrange by..."
> 4) Click on "Current View"
> 5) Click on "Customise Current View..."
> 6) Click on "Other Settings..." button
> 7) Uncheck "Compress Weekend Days"
> Cool

"Ok" out.
>
> --
> Donald L McDaniel
> Please reply to the original thread,
> so that the thread may be kept intact.
> ==============================
>
>
>

Diane Poremsky [MVP] · External Since: Jul 28, 2005 Posts: 6714

FWIW, day names and date formats are controlled by the long date settings in
windows control panel, regional settings.

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> I will try this. Thanks Joyce
>
> "Donald L McDaniel" wrote:
>
>> JTP wrote:
>> > In the 1 and 5 day Calendar view, all I see is the month and date
>> > (i.e. May 15). How can i get it to show the day as well (i.e. Sunday,
>> > May 15).
>>
>> Don't know what your problem may be. In my Outlook (2003), the names of
>> the
>> weekdays all show up at the top, in every view. Do you perhaps have
>> WindowBlinds running? I have found that WindowBlinds tends to blank out
>> column titles in third-party apps. To stop WindowBlinds from blanking
>> out
>> column titles in Outlook, set an exception which causes WindowBlinds to
>> not
>> completely skin the Outlook executable, "Programs Files\Microsoft
>> Office\Office11\outlook.exe". If you have Outook XP, change "Office11"
>> to
>> "Office10"
>>
>> I also haven't found a setting in Outlook options or Views which controls
>> whether the weekday names show up or don't. Maybe someone else knows.
>>
>> Also, did you know that you can display a view like in a normal calendar,
>> without the weekend days compressed? To do this,
>>
>> 1) Open Calendar to a view, any view(Day, Week, Month)
>> 2) Click on "View" in Main Menu
>> 3) Click on "Arrange by..."
>> 4) Click on "Current View"
>> 5) Click on "Customise Current View..."
>> 6) Click on "Other Settings..." button
>> 7) Uncheck "Compress Weekend Days"
>> Cool

"Ok" out.
>>
>> --
>> Donald L McDaniel
>> Please reply to the original thread,
>> so that the thread may be kept intact.
>> ==============================
>>
>>
>>

Lil · External Since: May 01, 2006 Posts: 2

THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!! Was driving me INSANE! lol