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
    2020-10-05T17:50:50+00:00

    I'm very disappointed in the Outlook current time bar.  Until recently I had a small, and in dark mode it was red I think, line (or bar) that showed me where I was in my day.  It overlapped multiple calendars to keep track of meetings, time priorities, and my team's work.  It WAS super helpful and easy to use, and something I checked on multiple times a day.  It was the starting point when referencing my calendars every time I'd open Outlook.  It makes sense, you click and ask yourself, "OK, where are we?"

    Without that current time bar extending into TODAY, my overlay of calendars feels more like noise, something I have to deal with, instead of something that helps me be productive with my day.

    Also, why does it matter what time it is now, but during a previous day?   The fact that it shows your current time for Yesterday makes zero sense.  Has anyone ever needed or used that information? 

    @Microsoft - Please fix the bug and add back the tiny line/bar to show the current time for TODAY that made your product valuable. 

    Adam

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  2. Anonymous
    2020-10-06T18:50:16+00:00

    I hate to break the news, but the "current time" is only relevant on the current day. Not previous days! How, in world do these changes get approved!.  Sadly, I am finding this type of UI Experience changes in many products now that most companies have gone with cloud services and seem to have lost touch with actually usability.

    When looking at only the current day, all you see is a little bump on the left side.  You barely notice it! Oh well, just another reason I have to dislike this product intensely.

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  3. Anonymous
    2020-10-13T17:51:50+00:00

    I came here looking for the setting I must have missed where the current time is set to yesterday. I completely agree that this looks like an oversight/mistake and is being ignored. I particularly enjoy glancing at my calendar first thing in the morning and thinking I have free time when i don't.

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  4. Anonymous
    2020-10-20T12:00:46+00:00

    Same here, was hoping to find a setting that i have to change, but apparantly it's 'normal' to have the line on the day before. Please dix this Microsoft. Especcialy in corona times where remember which day it is funny enough is pretty hard!

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  5. Anonymous
    2020-10-20T17:25:12+00:00

    I agree, this is counter intuitive, an annoying feature.

    Unless we are all getting it all wrong for some bizarre reason.

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