Planner bookings, Events, and Due Tasks are collectively called Background Activities. The Background Activities window provides another way of showing such activity alongside your appointment information. Unlike planner and event show through, the information shown in the Background Activities Window remains constant regardless of whose diary is currently selected. The Background Activities window can show any of the following:
| Option | Description |
| Bookings in Selected Planners | This may be any combination of planners to which you have at least read access. Note that, unlike planner show through, you cannot select to show bookings associated with a particular planner key. |
| All public events | Those events marked as public |
| All personal events | Those events marked as personal to you |
| All due tasks | This is the deadline dates of tasks which have a deadline but have not been completed. |
To display one or more planners in the Background Activities window, select the Planners check box and press the Planners… button. The Viewed Planners dialog box is displayed. Select the required planners from the Unselected Planners list and press the Add button. Press OK to save your changes.
To display public events, private events or due tasks, select the relevant check box from the Background Activities page and press OK.
The Background Activities window is not shown by default. To show it, select Background Activities from the View menu.
The Background Activities window shows background activities in the same date range as that displayed in the Appointments window. For example, if Daily View is selected and 12th March is shown in the Daily Appointments window then all background activities occurring on the 12th March will be displayed in the Background Activities window. However if Monthly View is selected and April is shown in the Monthly Appointments window, then all background activities occurring during April will be displayed in the Background Activities window.
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