Adding a Shared Calendar in Outlook (Classic)

Overview and Purpose

These step-by-step instructions are intended to guide any team member through the process of adding shared MSU calendars to the Outlook (Classic) desktop application.

Additional Helpful Notes

This procedure applies only to Outlook (Classic), a desktop software application.

Adding a shared calendar in Outlook (Classic) will not automatically add them to Outlook (New) or the Outlook web client. Please see the separate procedures for adding shared calendars to Outlook (New) or the Outlook on the Web browser client.

Adding a Shared Calendar in Outlook (Classic)

1. Open the Outlook (Classic) Windows application. It can be found by pressing the Start Menu icon on the bottom left of your desktop, and searching for “Outlook (classic)”.
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2. Inside the Outlook (Classic) client, on the top left side of the program, click on the calendar icon.
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3. In the calendar view, hover your mouse over “Shared Calendars” and right click.
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4. In the menu that appears after right clicking, hover your mouse over “Add Calendar” and then choose “From Address Book…”
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5. You can now search for the user(s) you would like to add. First, search for the name by entering it into the field at the top left. Once found, double click the name, and then press the 'OK' button.
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6. The calendar you added will now appear under the “Shared Calendars” section inside Outlook Classic's calendar. Ensure the check box next to the calendar is checked, in order to make the calendar's events visible.
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