How to Add a Room Calendar to your Outlook

How to Add a Room Calendar to your Outlook

The purpose of this KB is to walk users through the steps of adding a room calendar to their outlook. The benefits of doing so include better visibility of the room's availability, and quick access to events when planning for meetings.

How to Add a Room Calendar to your Outlook:


OLD Outlook

  1. Open Microsoft Outlook and navigate to your Calendar

  2. Right Click on the "Shared Calendars" option and select "From Room List..."


    Alternatively you can also select the Home tab, then click "Add" from the Quick Access Toolbar at the top and follow the same steps:


  3. Here will be listed the available rooms you can add. Select the room you wish to see the calendar for and click "OK":

    (Note: Don't see a room or wish to add another room to this list? Please contact Michael at michael@impactdf.org) 

  4. The calendar will now show up under your "Shared Calendars" list:


  5. DONE!

NEW Outlook

  1. Open the NEW Outlook app, Navigate to the Calendar and select "Add calendar"


  2. Select "Add from Directory" then choose your email address from the list:


  3. In the field titled "Enter a name or email address" begin typing the name of the room calendar you wish to add then select from the available options (If you do not know the name of the room calendar, or if you do not see the calendar for a room you wish to add please reach out to Michael@impactdf.org for assistance):


  4. Once selected, click the dropdown under "Add to" and select the corresponding group you wish to see the calendar appear in then click "Add":

    (For this example, we have used the "My calendars" option)

  5. The calendar will now appear under the group you selected:


  6. DONE!


Please note, it could take 45-60min for the events to fully update when added due to sync times.

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