Color categories for appointment in calendar

I just got a new computer. Was operating in Windows 7, now 8 with Microsoft Office 365. The data, contacts and calendar was pulled over from my Outlook 2007 to the new Outlook 2013. I love the color coded category feature I used to have.
I don't have an IMAP account for this email...it is not a gmail. It is a work email (POP) that i use Outlook 2013 for my email organization. From previous appointments that were transferred over - if I had a color category, it shows up when I open the appointment.
In new appointments I don't have this option. Tag shows Low or High Importance and Private but that's it. How can I get it to show on all the appointments I'd like to set?

Hi,
From the description, when you create a new appointment in Outlook 2013, you cannot see the
Categorize button in the Tags group, however, the button is available if you open an appointment which is transferred from Outlook 2007, am I correct? So, how did you transfer the old data from Outlook 2007 to Outlook 2013?
Can you see the Categorize button from the Ribbon if we change to Mail pane?
In addition, when creating a new appointment, please click File > Properties, at the bottom of the Properties window, try add a category by clicking the Categories drop-down list to see the result.
Please let me know the result.
Regards,
Steve Fan
TechNet Community Support
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im busy with other priorities.
still busy so ill be quick...and not gonna get too technical just gonna lay it all out in steps
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[email protected]
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3. go to the exchange management console on the 'server ' right click the created
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pascal.maes wrote:
Sun Java(tm) System Calendar Server 6.3-2.01 (built Jul 10 2007)
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Is it possible to identify the categories of events by different colors instead of the #FFFFCC ?You didn't mention if you are using Comms Express (UWC) or Calendar Express interface.
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<OL>
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<xsl:include href="data/date_format.xsl" />
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<xsl:value-of select="frame[3]" />
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<xsl:value-of select="@tab" />
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- <HTML>
- <HEAD>
<xsl:call-template name="contextJavascript" />
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<FRAME name="tab" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" scrolling="no"
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<FRAME name="main" frameborder="0" src="{$Frame2}" />
<FRAME name="button" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" scrolling="no"
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</FRAMESET>
</HTML>
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<xsl:call-template name="search_toolbar" />
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- <xsl:if test="@name='main'">
<xsl:call-template name="main" />
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- <xsl:if test="@name='button'">
<xsl:call-template name="button_root" />
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- <html>
What's this view? (search_for_cals.xsl) -
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<OPTION value="primaryOwner">primary owner</OPTION>
<OPTION value="calid">ID</OPTION>
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- <FONT size="{$font_size_big_2}" face="{$font_name}">
- <SELECT name="how">
<OPTION value="0">contains</OPTION>
<OPTION value="1">begins with</OPTION>
</SELECT>
</FONT>
</TD>
- <TD valign="baseline">
<INPUT type="text" name="what" />
</TD>
- <TD valign="baseline">
- <FONT size="{$font_size_big_2}" face="{$font_name}">
- <INPUT type="button" name="find" value="Find">
- <xsl:attribute name="onClick">
<xsl:value-of select="./button[@name='find']" />
</xsl:attribute>
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</TR>
</TABLE>
</TD>
</TR>
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</HTML>
</xsl:template>
- <xsl:template name="main">
- <HTML>
<xsl:call-template name="emit_frame_head_tag" />
- <BODY bgcolor="{$bgcolor_background}" background="imx/tdbg.gif"
marginwidth="0" marginheight="0">
- <FORM name="form" method="post">
- <xsl:attribute name="action">
<xsl:value-of select="./formdata@action" />
</xsl:attribute>
<xsl:attribute name="name">form</xsl:attribute>
<xsl:apply-templates select="formdata" />
<INPUT type="hidden" name="how" value="0" />
<INPUT type="hidden" name="which" value="name;calid" />
<INPUT type="hidden" name="what" value=" />
<INPUT type="hidden" name="selectedGroup" />
- <xsl:if test="(./calsearchresults/nomatch)">
- 
&nbsp;
&nbsp;
No Match Found
</xsl:if>
- <xsl:for-each select="./calsearchresults/searchresultcal">
- <P>
&nbsp;
&nbsp;
- <FONT size="{$font_size_big_2}" face="{$font_name}">
- <FONT size="{$font_size_big}" face="{$font_name}">
Owner:
<xsl:value-of select="@owner" />
<FONT size="{$font_size_big}" face="{$font_name}" color="{$bgcolor_wend_mid}">|
</FONT>
Calendar ID:
<xsl:value-of select="@id" />
<BR />
</FONT>
- <FONT size="{$font_size_big_2}" face="{$font_name}">
- <xsl:choose>
- <xsl:when test="@subscribed='false'">
&nbsp;
&nbsp;
- <INPUT type="checkbox" name="calendar">
- <xsl:attribute name="value">
<xsl:value-of select="@name" />
</xsl:attribute>
</INPUT>
&nbsp;
&nbsp;
- <A target="_blank">
- <xsl:attribute name="href">
<xsl:value-of select="@viewCommand" />
</xsl:attribute>
<xsl:value-of select="@name" />
</A>
</xsl:when>
- <xsl:otherwise>
&nbsp;
&nbsp;
- <A target="_blank">
- <xsl:attribute name="href">
<xsl:value-of select="@viewCommand" />
</xsl:attribute>
<xsl:value-of select="@name" />
</A>
&nbsp;
(Subscribed)
</xsl:otherwise>
</xsl:choose>
- <xsl:if test="string-length(@description) > 0">
&nbsp;
&nbsp;
- <FONT size="{$font_size_big}" face="{$font_name}">
<xsl:value-of select="@description" />
</FONT>
</xsl:if>
</FONT>
</FONT>
</P>
</xsl:for-each>
</FORM>
</BODY>
</HTML>
</xsl:template>
</xsl:stylesheet>
<P>
<A HREF="#back">Back</A>
<P>
<HR>
</A>
<B>diffctx.txt</B>
Index: search_for_calendars_common.xsl
===================================================================
RCS file: /m/src/ns/server/msg/calendar/core/html/search_for_calendars_common.xsl,v
retrieving revision 1.1.2.14
diff -c -r1.1.2.14 search_for_calendars_common.xsl
*** search_for_calendars_common.xsl 2000/12/12 23:10:43 1.1.2.14
--- search_for_calendars_common.xsl 2001/03/15 23:55:19
*** 182,188 ****
&nbsp; &nbsp;
<INPUT type="checkbox" name="calendar">
<xsl:attribute name="value">
! <xsl:value-of select="@id"/>
</xsl:attribute>
</INPUT>
&nbsp; &nbsp;
--- 182,188 ----
&nbsp; &nbsp;
<INPUT type="checkbox" name="calendar">
<xsl:attribute name="value">
! <xsl:value-of select="@name"/>
</xsl:attribute>
</INPUT>
&nbsp; &nbsp;
*** 190,196 ****
<xsl:attribute name="href">
<xsl:value-of select="@viewCommand"/>
</xsl:attribute>
! <xsl:value-of select="@id"/>
</A>
</xsl:when>
<xsl:otherwise>
--- 190,196 ----
<xsl:attribute name="href">
<xsl:value-of select="@viewCommand"/>
</xsl:attribute>
! <xsl:value-of select="@name"/>
</A>
</xsl:when>
<xsl:otherwise>
*** 199,205 ****
<xsl:attribute name="href">
<xsl:value-of select="@viewCommand"/>
</xsl:attribute>
! <xsl:value-of select="@id"/>
</A>
&nbsp;(Subscribed)
</xsl:otherwise>
--- 199,205 ----
<xsl:attribute name="href">
<xsl:value-of select="@viewCommand"/>
</xsl:attribute>
! <xsl:value-of select="@name"/>
</A>
&nbsp;(Subscribed)
</xsl:otherwise>
<P>
<A HREF="#back">Back</A>

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