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Because Outlooks emphasis on today is so minimal, I would like to grey out items in the past.
I found a similar solution here: "Highlighting the Current Day in Outlook 2013 Calendar", but I don't see the (advanced) conditions in Outlook to simply grey out all items with an end date before today.
How can I grey out items/days in the past?
Jonathan
Posted 2017-10-03T08:07:43.663
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Just like in the solution you've mentioned, use Contidional Formatting for your Calendar. But this time on the Filter's "Advanced" tab, select Field -> All Appointment fields -> End. Specify on or before Condition and today (without quotes) as a Value. Don't forget to add this criteria with "Add to List" button.
thims
Posted 2017-10-03T08:07:43.663
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1Unfortunately recurring meetings will get caught up in this rule, even those in the future. Adding a rule for Recurrance Range End means that past recurring appointments won't get caught in this rule until the entire range has ended. – Richard – 2017-10-04T08:47:42.620
You can exclude recurring meetings by adding the "Recurrence" "equals" "(none)" additional criteria. – thims – 2017-10-04T12:17:09.493
1That just means that recurring appointments will never ever be grayed out, even after the final occurrence has finished. The OP wants all past items to be greyed out. – Richard – 2017-10-04T12:21:24.640
1This isn't an effective solution. It will grey out items that take place today, so not just in the past. Also the recurring items are problematic. – Jonathan – 2017-10-05T09:56:17.187
You can use the "today-1" value if needed. As for recurring items... I will take a look at them. – thims – 2017-10-05T14:25:28.747
Please keep trying. Badly needed. +1. I don't see the actual full answer above. just hints how to do it. – userJT – 2018-04-10T16:07:56.863
Use "yesterday" without quotes to avoid formatting today's appointments – takanuva15 – 2019-09-18T17:47:01.197
Have you tried setting a darker skin? In the File menu, there's a section in office 2013 where you can make things darker. It also changes the colors of the calendar. – LPChip – 2017-10-03T08:37:26.293