The user would need to grant the assistant access to private items -- Tools | Options | Delegates.

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"JohnH" wrote in message ...
Is there a way for an admisitrative assistant who manages othes calandaers to
view private entries without loging as the user the assistant is managing the
calendar for in OL2000?

The assistant has write access to the other calendar.
The assitant enters a calendar item
The assitant marks the entry as private
The assitant can no longer see the content of the entry - just busy

Thanks
John