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Use the Microsoft Outlook Calendar app for Slack to respond to event notifications, get updates when event details change, and automatically update your Slack status based on your calendar.

What to expect

  • Outlook Calendar for Slack is only available for Office 365. The app is not supported for on-premise Microsoft Exchange customers.
  • On-premise SharePoint installations or Office 365 plans hosted on a Microsoft national cloud deployment [including Office 365 U.S. Government, Office 365 Germany, and Office 365 operated by 21Vianet in China] are not supported.

To use the Outlook Calendar app in Slack, one person from your workspace needs to install the app. Then, members can connect their calendars to Slack.

Install the Outlook Calendar app

  1. Visit the Outlook Calendar app page in the Slack App Directory.
  2. Click Add to Slack.
  3. Click Allow to grant Outlook Calendar access to Slack.
  4. Follow the prompts, then click Open Slack to return to your workspace.
  5. From the Outlook Calendar apps Home tab, click Connect Calendar to add your calendar.

Tip: If youre on Slack's Enterprise Grid plan, you can install the Outlook Calendar app at the org level and add it to any workspaces that need access to Outlook Calendar from the admin dashboard.

Connect your Outlook calendar to Slack

Once the Outlook Calendar app is installed to your workspace, follow the steps below to connect your account:

Desktop

Mobile

  1. Click Appsat the top of your left sidebar. If you don't see this option, click More to find it.
  2. Search for and select Outlook Calendar to open the app.
  3. From the apps Home tab, click Connect an account and follow the prompts.
  4. Click Open Slack to return to your workspace.

After you connect your account, you'll start receiving calendar notificationsin Slack. To prevent duplicate notifications, adjust your Outlook Calendar notifications for email, desktop, and mobile devices.

  1. Open the Slack app on your device.
  2. Tap the Home tab at the bottom of the screen.
  3. Tap Jump toand search for Outlook Calendar.
  4. From the Outlook Calendar apps Home tab, tap Connect Calendar and follow the prompts.
  5. Tap Done.

Note: To add another calendar, open Settings from the Outlook Calendar app's Home tab. Next to Accounts, choose another calendar from the drop-down menu.

Create an event

Desktop

Mobile

  1. ClickApps at the top of your left sidebar. If you don't see this option, clickMore to find it.
  2. Search for and selectOutlook Calendar to open the app.
  3. From the app'sHome tab, clickCreate eventin the top right.
  4. Enter a title for your event, then search for and select people to invite.
  5. Choose a date and duration. Open the drop-down menu belowAvailable times to select a time when all invitees are available, or select Pick a custom time.
  6. If you'd like, add event details in theDescription field.
  7. To post your event invitation in a channel or direct message [DM], make sure the box next to Share this meeting with is checked. Then, select a conversation from the drop-down menu.
  8. ClickCreate.
  1. From the Home tab, tap Jump to at the top of the screen and search for Outlook Calendar.
  2. From the results, tap Create event.
  3. Fill out your event details, then tapCreate to add it to your calendar.

Anyone youve invited will receive a notification in Slack from the Outlook Calendar app. Invitees can respond to your event from that message or their calendars.

Tip: If the Zoom app has been set as a default calling app for your workspace, you can add a Zoom link to your event from the Calling drop-down menu.

View your schedule and respond to events

Desktop

Mobile

  • From the Home tab, click Today,Tomorrow, orSelect a dateto see all events for a particular date.
  • To view details about an upcoming event, like the location, guest list, and description, click the three dots icon to the right and select View event details.
  • Open the apps Messages tab to respond to events or update event responses.
  • From the Outlook Calendar apps Home tab at the top of your screen, tap Today,Tomorrow, orSelect a date to see all events for a particular date.
  • To view details about an upcoming event, like the location, guest list, and description, tap More to the right, then tap View event details.
  • From the apps Messages tab, respond to events or update event responses.

Using your primary calendar, the Outlook Calendar app can automatically set your Slack status toIn a meeting, Working remotely, or Out of office.

Here are some details to keep in mind:

  • Your status will not include the name of the meeting youre attending.
  • You can remove or update your Slack status at any time the Outlook Calendar app wont override any status youve set yourself.
  • Only events you accept will trigger a status update in Slack.
  • Slack will only sync with the primary calendar for the Outlook account youve connected.
  • If there are overlapping events on your calendar, Slack will set your status to match the event thats longer or that starts earlier.

Tip: To manage status syncing, click the app's Home tab, then select Settings to turn Status Sync on or off.

You can tailor your Outlook Calendar notification settings in Slack by following the steps below:

Desktop

Mobile

  1. Click Appsat the top of your left sidebar. If you don't see this option, click More to find it.
  2. Search for and select Outlook Calendar.
  3. From the Home tab, click Settings in the top right.
  4. Below your calendar, click Notification Preferences.
  5. Set your notification preferences and click Update.
  6. Click Done to save.
  1. From the Home tab, tap Jump to at the top of the screen and search for Outlook Calendar.
  2. From the results, tap Outlook Calendar.
  3. Tap Home at the top of the screen.
  4. Tap Settings.
  5. Below your calendar, tap Notification Preferences.
  6. Set your notification preferences and tap Update.

Tip: To manage your daily schedule, open the app's Home tab, then select Settings to turn your daily schedule on or off or change the delivery time.

Desktop

Mobile

  1. Click Appsat the top of your left sidebar. If you don't see this option, click More to find it.
  2. Search for and select Outlook Calendar.
  3. From the Home tab, click Settings in the top right.
  4. Click Settings.
  5. Below the calendar you'd like to disconnect, click Disconnect Calendar.
  6. Click Yes to confirm.
  1. From the Home tab, tap Jump to at the top of the screen and search for Outlook Calendar.
  2. From the results, tap Outlook Calendar.
  3. Tap Home at the top of the screen.
  4. Tap Settings.
  5. Below the calendar you'd like to disconnect, tap Disconnect Calendar.
  6. Tap Yes to confirm.

If events are missing or out of date in the Outlook Calendar app, following the steps below may resolve the problem:

  1. Visit the Outlook Calendar page in the Slack App Directory.
  2. Click the Configuration tab.
  3. Below Your Authorization, click Revoke.
  4. After the page reloads, click Add to Slack to reconnect your calendar.

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