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Outlook – Adding a Shared Calendar to the Outlook Mobile App

This guide will show you the process of adding a shared staff calendar to the Outlook mobile app.

Step 1

Download the “Microsoft Outlook” app from your device’s app store. This will likely be either Google Play or App Store.

Step 2

Open the app and press the “Calendar” tab on the bottom of the screen. (As highlighted in the image below)

Step 3

Once on the “Calendar” tab, press the icon on the top left of the screen. (As highlighted in the image below)

Step 4

A menu will then appear, showing the calendars, you have access too. From here, press the circular + button to the left of the menu.

Step 5

Another menu will then appear at the bottom of the screen, press the “Add a shared calendar” option.

Step 6

In the search box, type in the shared calendar you wish to add and press the + button to the right of the calendar.

If you are adding a shared staff calendar:

Type your abbreviated school name and then “StaffCalender.

If your school is named “Example Primary School”, your staff shared calendar name would likely be EPS-StaffCalendar. Once you start typing this name, the staff calendar name should automatically appear.

Step 7

The shared calendar will then appear in the menu from Step 4, to add/hide the entries from the “Calendar” tab, select/deselect the tick box.

Step 8

Once ticked, the shared calendar entries will then appear in the “Calendar” tab.

Updated on February 14, 2025
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