This page contains additional group calendar tools for sharing and managing a central calendar in Outlook. In most cases, these tools are older and have not been updated recently, however, they will work with older versions of Outlook and may work with current versions.
Outlook has no built-in mechanism for maintaining a central calendar. Some organizations are looking for a centralized view of every person's availability, while others want to keep a common calendar of important company events.
Quick and dirty method for sending personal appointments to a public calendar when you first create the appointment: Invite the public folder. All public folder calendars have e-mail addresses, even though they may be hidden from the GAL.
If you just need to see other people's calendars easily from within Outlook, try the technique described under To get quick access to team calendars.
Create a Company Events Calendar using an Exchange server application.
Tools
More Information
- Sharing with Exchange Server Public Folders
- Managing Exchange Server Permissions -- Includes information on granting global Reviewer permission on users' Calendar folders
- Synchronizing Microsoft Outlook on two machines -- Includes general information on synchronizing Exchange Server mailbox folders with public folders.
- Sharing with Net Folders
craig albasri-cox says
The sample student attendance link is no longer available....gives an error with a redirect to microsoft main website. It does not include your sample.
Craig
Diane Poremsky says
Dang. It was there the other day. I'm pretty sure I have a copy here if i can't find a new link for it.
Craig Albasri-Cox says
I am looking for an online school attendace and grading add-in for outlook with exchange server. I found it a couple of years back on your site, but now cannot find it. Do you still have an add-in that teachers can use through outlook that allows them to take class attendance and recorde student grades?
Thanks in advance for your help.
Craig
Diane Poremsky says
It's on the sample apps page - https://www.slipstick.com/addins/misc-addins/sample-applications-for-outlook/