Outlook Calendar List view - Duration field stopped calculating

Question

Hi,

Until a few months ago, if we searched in Outlook's Calendar, it switched to List view and showed us the results. In that view we had the "Duration" field visible and Outlook was calculating the time duration of each appointment.

This has stopped working 2-3 months ago, probably after an Office Update. We have an Office 365 E3 subscription with monthly updates set to On.

Our version at this time is: Microsoft® Outlook® for Microsoft 365 MSO (Version 2206 Build 16.0.15330.20144) 32-bit

Funny thing is that if we just switch to List view without any filtering, it shows the duration of each appointment, normally.

Is there anyway to make it work again in filtered view or is this a bug?

Answer 1

Hi @Matlock67 ,

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Issue Symptom:
Outlook Calendar List view - Duration field stopped calculating

Solution:
Perform an advanced search, then add the duration filed:
Step1: Search Tools> Advanced Find

Step2: Type test in Search for the words box and click on Find Now.

Step2: Right-click on any field and select Field Chooser, drag Duration to add a column.


Step3: The search is complete:

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Answer 2

I have the same issue. I have used Outlook desktop calendar search since the year 2000 and it has always worked. Now it simple doesn't work anymore and that is what I'd call 'an upgrade to make things worse' - please get this fixed again. Thanks, Uli

Answer 3

I used Faery-Fu's solution successfully using advanced search, but it is really irritating that this has not yet been solved when doing simple search - the duration column still shows blank.

Why do users all have to struggle with something like this when MS should have resolved it already? We pay a fortune for Office - they should get it to work as it should