Add a Shared Calendar in Classic Outlook for Windows
Follow these steps to add a shared calendar to Classic Outlook for Windows.
- Open Microsoft Outlook (classic) for Windows.
- Your email appears by default. Make sure the Home tab is selected. Select the Calendar icon.
- Calendar view appears. In the upper right, click or tap the three-dots icon. From the menu, select Add > Open Shared Calendar... (If you have the Classic Ribbon, the steps are different. Click or tap the Add Calendar icon that appears on your Home tab.)
- The "Open a Shared Calendar" prompt appears with a text field.
- Type the name associated with the calendar. Click or tap OK.
- The shared calendar appears as a calendar in Outlook. Use the View tab and select three-dots icon > Overlay to switch between separate, side-by-side calendars and a single calendar.
- You're done. Note the shared calendar option also appears in the Outlook Calendars left pane under "Shared Calendars." Need help? Place an Outlook service request with the IT Services TechSquad.