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Share Calendar in Office 365 Arena with 2 Instant & Simple Methods

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Published By Mohit Jha
Nimisha Ramesh
Approved By Nimisha Ramesh
Published On May 1st, 2024
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Do you want to share Calendar in Office 365 but feeling a bit lost in technical jargon? Don’t worry, we’ve got you covered! In this step-by-step guide, we’ll walk you through how to share a calendar in Office 365 in a way that’s easy to understand. Whether you’re scheduling meetings with your colleagues or organizing events with your friends, sharing your Calendar can make your life easier. Let’s get started!

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Method 1: Share a Calendar in Office 365 Arena Using Admin Portal

In this scenario, a user can easily understand the process of sharing a calendar in Office 365. First of all Login to Office 365 Admin Portal. After successful login users will find an option at the left side of the user login name. Also, the users will notice an admin Dropdown tab that gives access to the following Admin centers:

  • Step 1. Firstly, sign into the Exchange admin portal
  • Step 2. Now go to the Recipients Mialboxes and then click on “Add a shared Mailbox”
  • Step 3. Name your mailbox and set an email address. Click Create. Now name the mailbox set a email ID and click “Create”
  • Step 4. Then find the new mailbox in the visible list and edit its settings.
  • Step 5. Under Delegation, now edit read, and manage.
  • Step 6. Then you can choose the “users” or “security groups”.
  • Step 7. Now select the users/group and click “Save”.
  • Step 8. Lastly, confirm the shared mailbox setup.

Important Tip: After getting full access permission, the user opens mailboxes as well as create & modify items within it. The Send As permission allows any unauthorized member other than Mailbox owner to gain access to the mailbox & send emails from this shared Mailbox. For Successful sharing of Mailbox, permission is required from both the ends. Choose for saving the changes and create a new shared mailbox.

Once the shared mailbox has been created with the above setup, it will automatically be shared with the added users.

This is because the calendar that comes with the above-mentioned shared mailbox becomes the shared calendar for the users who are added to the delegation setting.

You can share a calendar in Office 365 using the admin center. Once you no longer need shared calendars, you can also convert the shared mailbox to an Office 365 mailbox.

Method 2: How to Share Calendar in Office 365 Directly?

Many manual methods allow users to perform the sharing process of calendars, but an automated solution is the most recommended one. This is so because it has a 0% risk of data loss.

To share user calendar Office 365 admin through Expert recommended method you can use Office 365 to Office 365 Migration Tool.  To know how this software works simply scroll down to the next section.

Office 365 Backup

  • Step 1. Download and Install the software
  • Step 2. Choose Source & Destination as Office 365
  • Step 3. Select Calendar from the Workload Selection
  • Step 4. Provide Credentials Source & Destination.
  • Step 5. Select User Accounts & Click on Start Migration.

Also read how to migrate from One Office 365 Tenant to another

Method 3- How to Share Calendar via Outlook Desktop App

Sharing your calendar has never been easier, so now let us follow the steps on how to share calendars through Outlook Desktop App.

  1. Simply browse “https://outlook.office.com/
  2. Provide the valid credentials to proceed and log in.
  3. Go to the left panel, click on the calendar, then select the calendar that you want to share with others.
  4. In the Outlook web app, click on the calendar you want to share.
  5. Now, hover over the specific calendar. Next to the calendar name, you will see three dots. Tap on the three dots to go to Sharing and Permissions.
  6. A wizard will pop up where you can find and add the users that need access to this calendar. Now search the specific user accounts and add them one at a time.
  7. Now, set the permissions for each user. You can use this option to set the user access rights, like what they can do with the shared calendar. Once you have set all the user permissions, click Share.

Now set up the permission levels for each user. With the help of this option, you can set up access rights for users such as what people can do with your shared calendar. Once you have successfully applied all the permissions, then click on the Share button.

The Bottom Line

Sharing your calendar within Office 365 doesn’t have to be a complicated task. Just follow the steps above to share your calendar easily with your colleagues, contacts, and loved ones. This will help you stay on top of your calendar and stay productive. Additionally, we have also covered an automated solution that can make your task easy and quick.

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