Java Desktop System Email and Calendar User Guide

Display Preferences

Use the Display tabbed section to set calendar and task display preferences. Table 12–12 lists the calendar and task display settings that you can set.

Table 12–12 Calendar and Tasks Display Preferences

Dialog Element 

Description 

Time divisions

Select the time intervals that you want to use in the schedule pane.  

Show appointment end times in week and month views

Select this option to display the end time of appointments in Week View and Month View.

Compress weekends in month view

Select this option to display the information for Saturday and Sunday in one column in the schedule pane in Month View.

Show week numbers in date navigator

Select this option to show the week number in the year in the date pane. 

Tasks due today

If a task is due today, Email and Calendar displays the task in colored format.

Click on the color selector button to change the color in which tasks that are due today are displayed. Use the Color for tasks due today dialog to select the color that you require.

Overdue tasks

If a task overdue, Email and Calendar displays the task in colored format.

Click on the color selector button to change the color in which tasks that are overdue are displayed. Use the Color for overdue tasks dialog to select the color that you require.

Hide completed tasks after time

Select this option to hide completed tasks after a specific period of time. Use the spin box and the drop-down list to specify how long after the task is completed to hide the task. Use the spin box to specify the number, and use the drop-down list to specify the units of time.