Activity colors don't stick

[spsearch]

Let's say I select blue to indicate a scheduled call and green for a scheduled meeting.  After I schedule the meeting (green), then go to schedule a call (which shouild show up blue), the call color changes from blue to green.  Vice versa.  I'm frustrated changing the colors all the time.  Same for my to-do scheduled items.  In other words, the color I choose for the specific activity does not stick.  Any work-around?

[ghollister · Accepted solution]

Graeme,

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[ghollister]

The color you select is not actually assigned to the activity type, but to the Priority. So if you have a Low priority meeting and assign it as "green", then green becomes the color for Low priority activities. So the next Low priority activity you schedule will be green. The only workaround is to create additional Priorities so you can use additional colors. To create additional priorties, go to Schedule/Manage/Priorities.

[gleo]

Like you, we find that people who raise this issue would like to see the colour assigned to the Activity and User not to the Priority. It is not particularlu useful to have the Activity flagged twice, once by color and by priority field choice. Please can we see some more flexibility in user definable options in the Activities area?

[ghollister · Accepted solution]

Graeme,

Be sure to post this request in the Share Your Ideas board for greater exposure.

[gleo]

I notice that there is now a free activity color assigner from www.freeactaddons.com