New Outlook calendar print is rubbish

Question

I have to say the new outlook is utter trash. I attempt to print a calendar, in the landscape view it's nothing more than the portrait view on a portion of the sheet. The font is so small you need the Hubble Telescope to read it and the lines between days you can't see. How could such a nice feature in old outlook become impossible in new outlook. Do the kids that design this stuff today never print anything?

Is their any solution to this or is this just an other new and improved MS idea that may be new but is not improved.

Warmest Regards

Dave

Answer 1

About all you can do is Vote for and Comment on these Feature Request. (And hope someone from Microsoft notices).

Calendar printouts have changed for the worse.
https://feedbackportal.microsoft.com/feedback/idea/687e9c7d-03ff-ef11-a4de-6045bdb3947a

Printing Calendar
https://feedbackportal.microsoft.com/feedback/idea/a8632f71-4ff2-f011-92b8-7c1e52eaa20d

(You must "Sign In" at the top right of the Feedback page before you can vote).

Answer 2

In the new Outlook for Windows, calendar printing is currently limited and does not offer the same level of layout and scaling control as classic Outlook. The behavior described—landscape prints that look like a shrunken portrait view with very small fonts and faint grid lines—is a known limitation rather than a configurable setting that can be fixed in the new client.

For printing calendars with more control (larger fonts, clearer lines, better use of the page), the available options based on the provided information are:

1. Use classic Outlook instead of new Outlook
   • Classic Outlook has richer print options and different calendar print styles (such as full-page month or week layouts) that can be adjusted via File > Print > Print Options > Page Setup.
   • In classic Outlook, calendar printing is designed to use the page more effectively and allows customization of fonts and layout.
2. Use the Calendar Printing Assistant (only for older Outlook versions)
   • The Calendar Printing Assistant for Outlook (CPAO) provides advanced calendar printing and customization, but it only supports Outlook 2010 (32-bit) and Outlook 2007 and does not work with newer Outlook versions.
3. Print from Outlook on the web (if its layouts meet the needs)
   • Outlook on the web offers its own calendar print layouts, which may be more readable than the current new Outlook desktop calendar print.

If calendar printing quality and flexibility are critical, switching back to classic Outlook for this task is the only solution described in the available information.

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References:

• Print messages, calendars, or other Outlook items
• Description of the Calendar Printing Assistant for Outlook update: July 1, 2010