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Switch Calendar views between 12-hour and 24-hour clock

Applies to: Microsoft Office Outlook 2003

 
Applies to
Microsoft Office Outlook® 2003
Microsoft Outlook® 2000 and 2002

Outlook uses the regional settings for your computer to determine how times appear.

For example, in Calendar in the month view, if you are using the default settings for the United States, Outlook displays a 12-hour clock. After 12:59 p.m., the time is displayed as 1 p.m. Other regions use a 24-hour clock.

24-hour clock display 12-hour clock display
Calendar with 24-hour clock Calendar with 12-hour clock

You can change how the clock appears in your display. However, changing this display is an option provided by the operating system, not Outlook.

Changing the time settings in Windows

ShowMicrosoft Windows 2000

  1. In Control Panel, double-click Regional Options.
  2. In Regional Options, click Customize.
  3. Click the Time tab.
  4. Do one of the following:
    • Change Time format to HH:mm:ss for a 24-hour clock.
    • Change Time format to hh:mm:ss tt for a 12-hour clock.

ShowMicrosoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows Server 2003

  1. In Control Panel, click Date, Time, Language, and Regional Options.

 Note   If you are using Control Panel in Classic View, double-click Regional and Language Options, and then skip to step 3.

  1. Click Regional and Language Options.
  2. Click Customize.
  3. Click the Time tab.
  4. Do one of the following:
    • Change Time format to HH:mm:ss for a 24-hour clock.
    • Change Time format to hh:mm:ss tt for a 12-hour clock.