Outlook Calendar Current Time bar has disappeared

Anonymous
2020-05-26T14:11:46+00:00

this is my view in the "Day" tab. the blue time bar has disappeared. the one that advances with the current time. 

In the week view, the blue line is there but it extends across previous days but not to the current one or future dates. 

anyone know how to fix this?

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  1. Anonymous
    2021-01-25T20:32:38+00:00

    Yet another assumption by Microsoft that "change is always better"....

    • NO I do not like the new time-bar dot thing.
    • No longer can I just glance at my week view to see where I'm at in a day.
      • Instead, no matter which day I'm looking at, I have to swing my eyes to the left and search for a little black dot, and then imagine it extending across the screen.
    • AND I'm already unhappy with the search bar at the top.

    You know, software companies used to actually care about time efficiency, and did these really neat things called "usability studies" before making changes.  They tried to design software that could get the job done with a minimum of movement and clicks.  

    It sure feels like these changes are "just because" with no real time and usability testing.  

    If they had done this before this recent sent of changes they would discover that they ADD TIME and do NOT SAVE TIME.

    This is especially true for so many of us who are now using large monitors where we actually have to move our head back and forth to find things.

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  2. Anonymous
    2020-09-28T02:43:52+00:00

    Current time bar looks like it is indicating the day before. It is extremely misleading and annoying.

    MS please work on this problem asap.

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  3. Anonymous
    2020-07-23T14:41:58+00:00

    It also works perfectly on the Android Outlook App - current time line as expected anchored to the little dot. (Your response triggered me to check).

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  4. Anonymous
    2020-11-20T16:24:18+00:00

    Reading through this thread was therapeutic - I am NOT alone!  I HATE the new time indicator.  It is all the things everyone has said.

    I agree that there should be an an optional choice of different time indicators.  But simply changing the current 'bb' to a simple arrow would dramatically improve the situation NOW.

    Kaizen, Microsoft!  Kaizen!

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  5. Anonymous
    2020-09-21T17:15:58+00:00

    I have to chime in with the rest who find the real time "line" on the day before the present day to not be intuitive. I have been struggling with this since the change. I have on many occasions missed or almost missed appointments because It appears to be tomorrows appointment. This may seem to be a "little thing", but It effects how I work every day. It is just bad design ... plain and simple. 

    And please don't tell us this cannot be fixed. That's insulting to our intelligence. Just please work it out so we can use your product as a solution and not irritant.

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