Peter Hinchley

Setting the Size of a New Calendar Window in Outlook 2007

Tagged: outlook

Today I was asked to find a way to control the size and position of a new calendar window in Microsoft Outlook 2007. In particular, a user wanted to switch to the calendar view, right click on a calendar listed under My Calendars, select Open in New Window, and have the calendar open in a second window that was maximised.

Although it was possible to re-size the new window, after it was closed, the size and position data was lost, and the reopened window was displayed with default settings.

The key to this problem is understanding that the size of the secondary Outlook window is determined by the size of the primary window when the secondary window is closed. Here's what you need to do:

  1. Start Microsoft Outlook 2007.
  2. Switch to the calendar view.
  3. Right click on a calendar and select Open in New Window.
  4. Switch back to the primary window, and set it to the size that you want for future instances of the secondary window. You can set the window to any size except maximised.
  5. Close the secondary window.
  6. Reset the size of the primary window (the size at which Outlook will open; typically maximised).
  7. Exit Outlook.

Unfortunately, step 4 does not work if the primary Outlook window is maximised. The way around the dilemma is to follow this modified procedure:

  1. Start Microsoft Outlook 2007.
  2. Switch to the calendar view.
  3. Right click on a calendar and select Open in New Window.
  4. Minimise all open windows except the primary Outlook window.
  5. Right click the Windows taskbar and select Show Windows Stacked. This forces the primary Outlook window to expand to maximum size without technically being maximised.
  6. Switch to the secondary Outlook window (previously minimised) and close it.
  7. Reset the size of the primary window (the size at which Outlook will open; typically maximised).
  8. Exit Outlook.

This modified procedure will ensure that the next time you open a calendar in a new window, the previous state will be remembered, and the window will be shown at maximum size (although not technically maximised).

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