Step 1 Click the Calendar icon from the dock to open the Calendar application on your Mac's desktop and then open the 'Calendar' menu. Step 2 Select 'Preferences' from the drop-down list and click. To open a shared calendar in Outlook for Mac, the user must grant you permissions of Reviewer or higher. Or, you can view the user's Free/Busy information by creating a new meeting request and then adding that user in the Scheduling Assistant. For more information, see User with Free/Busy permission can't open another calendar in Outlook for Mac. Outlook puts you in control of your privacy. We help you take charge with easy-to-use tools and clear choices. We’re transparent about data collection and use so you can make informed decisions. We don’t use your email, calendar, or other personal content to target ads to you. When we collect. In the Delegate Permissions dialog box, accept the default permission settings or select custom access levels for Exchange folders. If a delegate needs permission to work only with meeting requests and responses, the default permission settings, such as Delegate receives copies of meeting-related messages sent to me, are sufficient.You can leave the Inbox permission setting at None.
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Symptoms
When you open your Calendar in Microsoft Outlook 2016 for Mac, the Open Shared Calendar button on the ribbon is unavailable.
Additionally, when you point to Open on the File menu, the Calendar option is unavailable.
Cause
This issue occurs if the Group similar folders, such as Inboxes, from different accounts check box is selected and the Hide On My Computer folders check box is cleared in General Preferences.
Workaround
Tinyumbrella for mac. To work around this issue, use one of the following methods:
Sync Two Outlook Calendars
Select the Exchange folder in My Calendars.
Open the calendar.
Expand My Calendars to display the Exchange mailbox calendar, the On My Computer calendar, and calendars that are associated with any other accounts that are open in Outlook for Mac.
Select the Exchange check box.
After you do this, the Open Shared Calendar button on the ribbon is available.
Open another user's Calendar.
On the File menu, point to Open, and then select Other Users Folder.
Search for and then select the user whose calendar you want to open.
In the Folder Type box, select Calendar.
Select Open.
Change the preferences settings that are related to the On My Computer folders.
- On the Outlook menu, select Preferences.
- Select General.
- Clear the Group similar folders, such as Inboxes, from different accounts check box.
- If you want, select the Hide On My Computer folders check box.