I read that creating a new calendar will bring back the "show as" option, but I tried creating a new calendar and that did not work. Any suggestions? This first appeared a couple of years ago (per the threads I've read) and the fact that it hasn't been fixed yet is ponderous.
Running 12.5
MacBook Air 13″, macOS 10.12
Hey Fawn Liebowitz,
Make sure after opening the event that you’re then tapping on the area with the date and how frequently this event repeats in order to see “Show as"
We hope this helps out.
Take care!
Not being able to specify “free/busy” and having the default different for all day vs hours is hurting my business. Clients schedule with me thinking I’m free and I’m not. Microsoft please prioritize fixing this.
Annoying workarounds:
— Set as “busy” on iPhone calendar, which supports it.
— Enter a block of busy for the whole day instead of “all day”
Hello Fawn Liebowitz,
Thanks for confirming that you're checking int he right place and still not seeing the option. From here, further assistance may be needed. We want to make sure you reach the right team for help with your device, so we recommend that you contact Apple Support directly. Depending on your region, you may be able to reach them here: Get Support - Apple.
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Hey Fawn Liebowitz,
Welcome to Apple Support Communities
By default, the Calendar app sets the status as free during all-day events and busy during all other events.
To change the status, double-click on the event in the Calendar app. The event info window should appear. You should see the Show as option there. If it is showing Free, tap to change to Busy.
This Calendar User Guide may help some information you find helpful: Calendar User Guide for Mac.
If you're wanting to see invitees availability, check out the information in this article: Invite people to events in Calendar on Mac. "You only see Check Availability if your event is on a calendar service that tracks availability, such as CalDAV."
Hope this helps. Take care.
Hi Sheree_P
Appreciate your quick response. The problem is that the "Show" option is not there. I read somewhere that if you can't see the "Show" option to create a new iCloud calendar and the new calendar will have the Show option, but I tried that and it didn't work.
Fawn, I'm having the same problem. And saw the same thing looking at forums.
Increasingly become disenchanted with the lack of investment Apple is putting into apps that seem pretty foundational. Especially at its price points.
You're right. It is really stunning how outdated most of Apple's apps are. I used to happy to pay a premium for Apple because everything worked so nicely together, but that is no longer the case. One of the biggest problem areas is Mail, which is killing me, I might have to switch to another tool.
Apple - if you're listening, here are some of my gripes with Mail:
Since I'm complaining two other general issues:
I'm done complaining for the day. Thanks leagleagle2010 for encouraging me to vent!
Fawn Liebowitz wrote:
Apple - if you're listening, here are some of my gripes with Mail:
Since this is a user-to-user Forum, Apple is not listening. If you want to be heard, the best way to voice your complaints is to use Mail Feedback.
I'm in the date area - start time, end time, repeat, alerts - "Show" isn't there. Don't quite understand why it isn't.
iCal all day events show up as "free" there is no "show as" option
