Outlook Calendar - "Today" highlight too subtle

Question

Sometimes when I'm in a hurry and glancing at the calendar, I look at the wrong day for "Today" in the 5-day week view I like to use. The color of the background is too subtle. I need it to be a more pronounced color. I don't want to change to a dark theme. I don't want to change my calendar colors. I just want to strengthen the highlight on "Today."

Answer 1

Hi @Troy J. Brophy

Thank you for sharing your feedback. I do think that this is a valid suggestion. Currently, Outlook provides only a subtle visual indication for the current day, and there is no built-in option to customize the "Today" highlight color or increase its prominence independently of the calendar theme and colors.

Unfortunately at this time, I am not aware of any supported setting that would allow the "Today" highlight to be strengthened without changing the overall theme or calendar colors.

To help bring more visibility to this request, I would encourage you to upvote and comment on the existing feedback items in Microsoft's Feedback Portal:

• Calendar - Today Emphasis - allow custom accent color and haze-highlighting https://feedbackportal.microsoft.com/feedback/idea/2507c0d5-184a-f111-9a90-7c1e52bd3277
• Make "today" highlight stand out better https://feedbackportal.microsoft.com/feedback/idea/a1108ad4-7e32-f111-9a91-000d3a05c4f5

The Outlook product team regularly reviews customer feedback, and additional votes and comments can help demonstrate the demand for this enhancement.