Sharing Your Outlook Calendar Using Outlook’s Desktop Version

Purpose

This article contains information on the calendar-sharing feature of Outlook’s desktop application.

Procedure

1. Launch Outlook’s desktop application. Click on the Calendar icon on the left side in the navigation panel.

2. Click on the Share Calendar icon towards the upper-right of the "Home" menu once your calendar application is open.
   

3. Once clicking the "Share Calendar" icon, a "Sharing and Permissions" dialogue box will appear.
   • You can enter the Name or Email address of the person you want to share your calendar with in the below-referenced section. 

4. You can decide the level of access you want the user to have to your calendar. Select the most suitable option from the ones listed in the drop-down.
5. Click on Share to go ahead and give access to the said user/users. 
   • You can also choose not to share your calendar by clicking the Delete icon. 

      6. The user you added will get an email to accept the calendar-sharing invite, post which they can access your calendar as per the permissions granted.