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Exchange - Shared Contacts and Calendar Setup

Instructions for:

 

Sharing Calendars in Outlook 2003/2007


Within outlook click on the calendar section located near the bottom left corner of the screen.

Right click on your calendar and select share -> share calendar.

In the “To” field enter in the people that you would like to share with.

  • You can change the subject line if desired.
  • To request that the recipients share their calendar with you check the request permission to view recipient’s calendar box.
  • Then click send to allow sharing. 

The recipient will receive an email similar to this one and will need to accept the request.


Sharing Contacts in Outlook 2003/2007

Within Outlook click on the contacts section located near the bottom left corner of the screen.

Right click on your contacts and select share -> share contacts.

In the “To” field enter in the people that you would like to share with:

  • You can change the subject line if desired.
  • To request that the recipients share their calendar with you check the request permission to view recipient’s contacts box.
  • Then click send to allow sharing. 

The recipient will receive an email similar to this one and will need to accept the request.


Sharing Calendars in Outlook 2010

Within outlook click on the calendar section located near the bottom left corner of the screen.

Right click on your calendar and select share -> share calendar.

In the “To” field enter in the people that you would like to share with:

  • You can change the subject line if desired.
  • To request that the recipients share their calendar with you check the request permission to view recipient’s calendar box.

To change the level of detail selects the desired option from the drop down menu:

  • Availability only - only shows calendar events as free, busy, tentative, or out of office.
  • Limited details - shows the subject of the calendar event.
  • Full details - includes the whole detail of the calendar event.
  • Then click send to allow sharing.

The recipient will receive an email similar to this one and will need to accept the request.


Sharing Contacts in Outlook 2010

Within outlook click on the contacts section located near the bottom left corner of the screen.

Right click on your contacts and select share -> share contacts.

In the “To” field enter in the people that you would like to share with:

  • You can change the subject line if desired.
  • To request that the recipients share their calendar with you check the request permission to view recipient’s contacts box.
  • Then click send to allow sharing.

The recipient will receive an email similar to this one and will need to accept the request.