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If you and your team use a set of calendars, then you may want to create a calendar group. Calendar groups are a great collaborative tool for teams of any size because it compiles individual calendars into a group that allows you and your team members to see every single calendar included in the group at a glance.

This guide shows how to create an Outlook Calendar Group.

 

Instructions

Creating an Outlook Calendar Group from the Global Address List

  1. Launch Outlook Desktop.
  2. Click the calendar icon in navigation panel in the bottom-left corner of the window. Outlook will then display calendar view.
  3. Click Calendar Group > Create New Calendar Group.
  4. Name the group. In this example, the group is called Cira Apps Home Office.
  5. Search for the user(s)/user group(s) to add to the group.
  6. Double-click the username/group name to add.
  7. Click OK to create the calendar group when all desired users have been added. (See figure below.)

Creating an Outlook Calendar Group from a Shared Calendar

NOTE: If you don’t know how to create a shared calendar, check out our blog post on How to Create a Shared Calendar
  1. Launch Outlook Desktop.
  2. Click the calendar icon in navigation panel in the bottom-left corner of the window. Outlook will then display calendar view.
  3. Click the desired calendar in the left navigation panel to view the calendar. In this example, the calendar created in the Creating a Shared Calendar in Outlook blog post is used.
  4. Click Calendar Groups > Save as New Calendar Group in the ribbon. (See figure below.)
  5. Name the calendar group.
  6. Click OK to create the calendar group.