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Display Non-consecutive Dates in Outlook Calendar

The Microsoft OutlookCalendar displays dates consecutively—usually in single week or month view. But sometimes it's useful to see several non-consecutive (but key) dates at a glance.

• For example, if you met with the same client on January 12 and 19, March 31, and April 4, you might want to view those dates in a single pane, giving you easy access to meeting summaries, attachments, and lists of attendees.

To view non-consecutive dates:

1. On the right side of the window in the Date Navigator (the small calendar that displays the current month), click the first date you want to view.
2. While holding down the CTRL key, click any other dates you want to view.
   
   To remove a date, click it again.

You can display up to 14 non-consecutive days.

1. Type in a portion of the name or alias.
2. Press CTRL K.

For example:

If you wished to send an email to David Pitt:

1. Type "da pi".
2. Pressing CTRL K
   It will automatically complete the name David Pitt.
   
   Unless other names exist with "da" and "pi" in it.  The Check Names box will be displayed with the other names that match the search criteria.

This is very helpful with a large corporations address book, especially when you don't know how to spell someone's name. 

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