Sharing Your Outlook Personal Calendar

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Question

How do I share my personal calendar in Outlook?

Answer

Expand the panels in this article for instructions on how to share your personal Outlook calendar via the Outlook desktop app and webmail.

Sharing Personal Calendar via Outlook Desktop

Log into Outlook.
Go to your Calendar section of Outlook on the bottom left side of the screen.
Under My Calendar, right-click on your personal calendar.
Select Sharing Permissions.
Select the Permissions tab.
Select the Add button to add someone to view your calendar.
Search for the name of the person you want to share your calendar within the search box.
Select Add.
Select OK.
The person's name now appears in the Currently sharing with box.
Select the Permission Level for the person you added, the default level is Free/Busy time.
- Microsoft permission definitions
Select Apply.
Select OK.
This person now has access to your calendar.

Sharing Personal Calendar via Webmail

Log in to webmail.
Select the calendar icon from the bottom left.
Select the share icon from the tool bar (top middle).
Enter the email address of someone you would like share your calendar.
Select the name of the person. From the dropdown, select the level of access you wish to add.
1. Microsoft Permission definitions
Select the share button. An email will be sent to the user at this point which they will need to accept.

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