Overview
The Appearance Toolbar allows the display of calendars and
events to be customized. The fill color, gradient pattern, and font may be modified to visually
distinguish calendars.
- The Calendar Properties window can also be used to change
the calendar appearance.
- On some older computers, there may be a slight delay when
selecting events. This delay can be reduced or
eliminated by removing the display of this toolbar.
This can be accomplished by right-clicking the toolbar and
unchecking it from the popup menu that is displayed.
- To change the appearance of a calendar or event, first select
it. Calendars can be selected by clicking the calendar
name in the Calendar List.
Events can be selected by clicking on them in the
Calendar View. After a
selection has been made, the appearance can be modified by
adjusting the controls on the Appearance Toolbar. These
controls are described in more detail below.
Default Appearance Toolbar Settings
Each time a new calendar is created, a pre-generated default
appearance is applied to it. The first calendar will have
the following appearance toolbar settings:
An event created using these appearance settings will look
like the example below:
The pre-generated default appearances will repeat
after 14 calendars have been are created. Example events
using each of the 14 default appearances are shown below.
Appearance Toolbar Controls
If you don't like a default calendar appearance, it can be modified
using the
following 9 controls on the Appearance Toolbar:
1. Font Name
- The calendar font can be selected from a drop down list of all fonts that are installed on the system.
- The currently selected font will be at the top of the list.
2. Font Size
- The font size can be selected from a drop-down list.
- The available sizes range from 6 (very small) to 20
(very large).
3. Font Color
- The font color can be selected from a drop down list of
colors.
- If a custom color is desired, the "More Colors..."
option can be selected from the list. This will cause a
standard color dialog to be displayed where a custom color
can be defined.
4. Font Style - Bold
- The font bold style can be toggled by
clicking the bold (B) button.
5. Font Style - Italic
- The font italic style can be toggled by
clicking the italic (I) button.
6. Font Style - Underline
- The font underline style can
be toggled by clicking the underline (U)
button.
7. Background Color 1
- The primary background color can be specified using the
Background Color 1 drop-down.
- This color will be used in conjunction with the
secondary background color and background gradient style to fill the event
blocks that are shown in the
Calendar View and
Desktop Calendar for events belonging to the currently
selected calendar.
- The appearance will also be applied to calendars shown
in the
Calendar List.
8. Background Color 2
- The secondary background color can be specified using the
Background Color 2 drop-down.
9. Background Gradient Style
- A gradient style can be specified from the drop-down
gradient control.
- The control shows the currently selected background
colors, as well as the font options, to give a visual
indication of what each gradient style will look like.
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