How to Add a Departmental Calendar to Outlook

Use the following instructions to add your Shared Departmental Calendar to the specific application of your choosing

 

Legacy Outlook for Windows:

  1. Open the Outlook Client
  2. Click the Calendar icon on the left taskbar to swap to Calendar View
  3. Click Add on the top ribbon, then click From Address Book...
  4. Input the name of the calendar you are adding, then press Enter to search
  5. Select your calendar in the list, then click OK
  6. The calendar should be listed under Shared Calendars on the left column

 New Outlook for Windows:

  1. Open the New Outlook Client
  2. Click the Calendar icon on the left column to swap to Calendar View
  3. Click Add calendar on the left taskbar, then click Add from directory
  4. Select your JMU Email account in the dropdown menu, then input the shared calendar name in the search box
  5. Select the shared calendar in the list, then select Add
  6. The calendar should be listed on the left column

Outlook On the Web:

  1. Open Outlook in your web browser
  2. Click the Calendar icon on the left column to swap to Calendar View
  3. Click Add calendar on the left taskbar, then click Add from directory
  4. Select your JMU Email account in the dropdown menu, then input the shared calendar name in the search box
  5. Select the shared calendar in the list, then select Add
  6. The calendar should be listed on the left column

Apple macOS:

  1. Open the Outlook Client
  2. Click File on the top menu bar
  3. Click Open, then click Shared Calendar...
  4. Input the name of the departmental calendar you are adding, then select the calendar in the list and click Open
  5. The calendar should now be visible on the left column in the Calendar view
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