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Grant access to your calendar

Steps

To grant another user access to your calendar, please follow these steps.

  1. Launch Outlook.
  2. Select the Calendar tab in the sidebar.
  3. Find My Calendars section in the sidebar.
  4. Right-click Calendar and select Share > Calendar Permissions.
  5. Click Add.
  6. Type the name of the person to whom you would like to grant access.
  7. Click Add at the bottom of the pop-up window.

    Tip

    For best results, only select one person at a time.

  8. Click OK.
  9. Use the Permissions section to select a preset permission group or to customize the permissions based upon your needs.

    Tip

    In most cases, you will select Nonediting Author.

  10. If necessary, repeat the previous steps to grant access to other users.
  11. Click OK when you are finished.
  12. Notify any involved users that they now have access to your calendar.

Permission notes

  • Default is the level that all users will start with when you add them using these directions.

    Tip

    We recommend setting this to Nonediting Author.

  • Anonymous is the level of access that anyone in the organization can have to your calendar.

    Tip

    We recommend setting this to Free/Busy time, subject, location or to Reviewer.