Change the calendar time scale in Outlook

Applies To
Outlook for Microsoft 365 Outlook 2024 Outlook 2021 Outlook 2019 Outlook 2016 Outlook.com New Outlook for Windows

Although the most common calendar intervals are 15 minutes and 30 minutes, you can also change the time scale interval of your calendar to 5, 6, 10, or 60 minutes.

Select a tab option below for the version of Outlook you're using. What version of Outlook do I have?

Note

If the steps under this New Outlook tab don't work, you may not be using new Outlook for Windows yet. Select Classic Outlook and follow those steps instead.

To change the time scale interval of your calendar in new Outlook for Windows:

  1. In the calendar, select the View tab.
  2. Select Time scale, and then select the grid interval from the drop-down list.
    Screenshot showing Time scale under View tab with 30 minutes selected