change default calendar in outlook 2003 to a public folder calendar

Greetings danej256 !

You can use a command line to open to specific folder. at the Start menu, Run command type:

Outlook /select Public Calendar (or whatever is the specific name of the public calendar)

Occasionally you'll need to use the full path to Outlook, so the command line looks like:

"C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office11\Outlook.exe " /select Public Calendar

Note:  Paths that include spaces between words must be enclosed in quotation marks (") and are case sensitive.
You'll need the full path if you create desktop shortcuts.

Best wishes, war1

Hey War1,
I tried to do what you listed above but the command says it is invalid.  My calendar is called "74th & Pacific" in my public folders.  So therefore i tried the commands:

Outlook /select 74th & Pacific
Outlook /select "74th & Pacific"
"C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office11\Outlook.exe " /select 74th & Pacific

Can you let me know what i am doing wrong?

This isn't exactly what i am looking for but could be a slick work around.  Thank you for your feedback & time-

Are there actual spaces between 74th & Pacific?  No underscores?

actual spaces...

also as a test i tried to type:

outlook /select Drafts

to see if that worked

The command line

outlook /select Drafts

should open Drafts folder.

You may need to use the full path:

"C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office11\Outlook.exe " /select Drafts

and then hit OK button or Return key.

still nothing... same error:

The command line argument is not valid.  Verify the switch  you are using.

tried the full path too

dane1256,

I am not sure why using the command line is not working for you.  Lets try another way.

Calendar is a pointer to your Calendar, you cannot change it to something else. To access other calendars, you can use File, Open, Others Users Folder, or you can select a Calendar from a list of favourites or recently accessed calendars, Outlook 2003 is much better at this than previous versions.

Also, you can add shortcuts to your menu that connect you to the other calendars. On your Shortcuts view, right click and click "Add new shortcut," and then navigate to the folder you want to link to. If you don't see all of the folders that you have permission to open, then you need to edit your account properties. To do this, click Tools/Email Accounts, View or Change Existing..., select Microsoft Exchange Server, click Change, click More Settings button, click Advanced tab, click Add button and type the mailbox name to add it to your default list of open folders.

Once you get the shortcut on your menu, be sure to rename it so that you don't get the various calendars (yours and other people's) mixed up.

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thanks for the further info, i already have this setup this way.  To me it is not a big deal, but when all my other users complain everytime they open outlook they have to pick the calendar they want then uncheck the personal calendar, it becomes a hassle for them to do it everytime.  i will leave this ticket open for anohter 24 hours and if no one else has any ideas, i'll accept ur answer for the time spent.

thanks-

no solution to what i wanted done, but this might work for someone else who wants to do this.

thaks for the input-

Add your public folder to favorites

Try this command first if it is opening put between any space %20

my calendar opens for me "D:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\OFFICE11\OUTLOOK.EXE" outlook:\\Public%20Folders\Favorites\Your Calendar

Still not opening as default calendar after the below command

"D:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\OFFICE11\OUTLOOK.EXE" /select outlook:\\Public%20Folders\Favorites\Your Calendar

It works but you have to enter it this way.

"D:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\OFFICE11\OUTLOOK.EXE" /select outlook:\\Public%20Folders\Favorites\Your%20Calendar

As was stated, you have to make sure that there is a %20 wherever there is a space.