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Group Calendars/Shared Calendars - is there a difference?

Anonymous
2012-10-17T10:10:14+00:00

I'm confused on two counts.

Firstly, is there a difference between Group Calendar and Shared Calendar?  I have seen both terms used in my research but am not sure if they really mean the same thing.....?

And secondly, all I want is to be able to sure and view Calendars with my colleagues (of which there are only 3) in Outlook 2011 for Mac.

I've just looked at Exchange Online, Exchange Server and then Office 365 but it I'm not clear about the following:

Do I have to buy Microsoft Exchange AND Office 365 or is Exchange included in 365???

Or is there any other solution for my very simple needs?

Any help much appreciated but this novice who is trying to learn fast!

Outlook | MacOS | Legacy Outlook for Mac | For business

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  1. Anonymous
    2012-10-18T00:01:14+00:00

    Hey Claire,

    A shared calendar is usually an individual's calendar which has been shared with other users. A group calendar is commonly a single calendar stored in a Public Folder on an Exchange server.

    An Exchange server is capable of sharing a calendar between users. It is also your only option to share a calendar between users if you're using Outlook for Mac 2011. A shared calendar or a group calendar will accomplish this in Outlook for Mac 2011 without any issue.

    Office 365 includes Exchange. Depending on your Office 365 plan, it includes different features. You can compare the plans on the following link:

    **Office 365 | Compare Plans**

    Hitting the "Plan Advisor Tool" link at the top will walk you through the process of choosing the best plan for your company.

    If you have further questions about Office 365, I'd recommend posting your question in the Office 365 Community by following the link below:

    Office 365 | Forums

    Hope this helps!

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  1. Anonymous
    2012-12-19T23:25:23+00:00

    Hey Cody,

    a question for you on this topic. I work in an organization of about 20 people: I need to create a common (shared) calendar which is the sum of everyone's own calendar, so that everybody can see its own meetings or the entire schedule (the sum of all single calendars...). On top of this, I'd like to send invitations via email for meetings and so on, and make it so that the meeting shows up on the invited worker's calendar.

    Our emails are based on Echange Server but the computers are our own, so somebody has a Mac (Office 2011) and somebody else Office 2010 for Windows. I've read about OfficeCalendar but it doesn't work on a Mac I understand... I've read something about Group Calendars but there is no such an option on Office 2011 for Mac!

    What are my options? How can I realize this simple (for year 2012!) networked thing? Thank you,

    GM

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