Out of many features offered by Outlook, there is one tool at your disposal that can improve communication and efficiency in both your business and at home. Sharing your calendar with others, such as your employees, customers, and family members can boost your own productivity and keep your work and life organized. Before adding a shared calendar to your Outlook, make sure that the user has shared their calendar with you or if you are in an organization with an I.T department to ask the I.T admin to give you permissions to view or edit that users calendar. In some cases, by default any users calendar is viewable to the public but with only limited information.
Add Calendar to Outlook Desktop Client
- Open Outlook
- Click the calendar icon in the lower left corner of Outlook
- Select the Home tab on the top left corner and click on Open Calendar
- Click Open Shared Calendar…
- Click on the Name button and search for the user’s email address
- Type in the name or email address of the user
- After the calendar is added you should see it in your calendar’s left panel in Outlook
Add Calendar to Outlook Online (Office.com)
- Login in to Office.com and sign-in with your companies email address
- Select the Outlook icon from the Office.com portal
- On the left panel of Outlook, click on the calendar Icon
- Click on Add Calendar and type the email address of the user
