Can't see appointments and contacts in Outlook for Mac

Question

I'm a recent Mac convert (MacBook Pro) and I'm struggling with the calendar and contacts in Outlook 2011.

• Calendar: When I'm in the calendar I can't see any of my appointments or meetings. The only way I can view these is by going to "Tools" and then "My Day". How do I view all my appointments and meetings in the weekly and monthly views?

• Contacts: I've added a number of contacts, but when I got the the "Contacts" tab nothing shows up. The only way for me to view a contact is to do a search. Just doesn't make sense.

Solution

Make sure your calender is checked in the sidebar. If you don't have a sidebar, choose View > Navigation Pane.

Same deal with contacts. Is the box checked?

Comments

[TimG]

Thanks for the quick reply, William. I just fixed my contacts issue by pure luck. I don't see those check boxes on here. When I'm in my calendar, all I see is "smart folders," but the icon to add a new calendar isn't available. Thanks again