How to open a shared calendar in Outlook for Mac

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The short answer

Accept the sharing invitation, or add the calendar from the directory. You need view or edit permission on it first.

New Outlook for Mac

  1. Open the Calendar view.
  2. Select Add calendar in the left pane.
  3. Choose Add from directory, search for the person or shared mailbox and select the calendar.
  4. It appears under shared calendars, where you can tick it on or off.

Classic Outlook for Mac

  1. Go to Calendar and, on the Organise tab, choose Open Shared Calendar.
  2. Search for the person, then select Open.

If you were sent an invitation

Open the email and select Accept. The calendar is added automatically.

If it does not appear

Confirm the owner shared it with your account, wait a few minutes and restart Outlook.

Menu names can differ slightly between Outlook versions.

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