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Outlook - Add Rooms Calendars to Groups and Overlay (Recreate Meetings Calendar)
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Creating a New Calendar Group:

  1. Open Outlook: Open your Outlook application on your computer.
  2. Go to Calendar View: Click on the "Calendar" icon at the bottom of the Outlook window.
  3. Navigate to the Home Tab: Click on the "Home" tab in the ribbon at the top of the Outlook window.
  4. Click on "New Calendar Group": In the ribbon, find and click on the "New Calendar Group" button.
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  5. Enter Group Name: Type a name for your new calendar group and press "Enter."
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  6. Close the calendar selector window that opens after. You do not need to select anything from this window.

Adding Calendars to the New Group from the Room List:

  1. Open Outlook: Open your Outlook application on your computer.
  2. Go to Calendar View: Click on the "Calendar" icon at the bottom of the Outlook window.
  3. Select the Calendar Group: Right click the calendar group you created in the "Creating a New Calendar Group" instruction set.
  4. Hover on "Open Calendar" -> Select "From Room List": Choose "From Room List" to add calendars associated with meeting rooms.
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  5. Select Room Calendars:
    • In the Room List, select the meeting rooms whose calendars you want to add.
      • You can "Shift + Click" Multiple Calendars to add them all at once.
      • You can add as many or as few calendars as you want. To fully replicate the "Meetings" calendar you will want to add all of the calendars.
      • If you select multiple rooms, click the Rooms button on the lower left to add them to the list of calendars to open.
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    • Click "OK" to add the selected calendars.

Set to Work Week View:

  1. Navigate to the View Tab: Click on the "View" tab in the ribbon at the top.
  2. Click on "Work Week": In the "Arrangement" group, click on "Work Week."
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Overlaying Multiple Calendars:

  1. Go to Calendar View: If you're not already in the Calendar view, click on the "Calendar" icon at the bottom.
  2. Navigate to the View Tab: Click on the "View" tab in the ribbon at the top.
  3. Click on "Overlay": In the "Layout" group, click on "Overlay."
  4. Select Calendars to Overlay:
    • Check the boxes next to the calendars you want to overlay.
      • Depending on the amount of calendars selected, you may wish to uncheck all your displayed calendars and then check them back on one by one as you overlay them.
  5. Adjust Overlay Settings (Optional):
    • Use the "Color" dropdown to assign different colors to each calendar for easy identification.
    • Adjust any other settings based on your preference.
  6. Click "OK": Once you've made your selections, click "OK" to overlay the calendars.

Now, you should have a new calendar group, calendars added from the room list, multiple calendars overlaid, and be in the Work Week view in Outlook.

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