How do I insert an ADD TO CALENDAR link for outlook calendar.

Question

I cannot save my outlook ics calendar file to a public drive where everyone who click onto my link can automatically save the event to their calendar. My calendar ics file could only be saved into my desktop, (which only I can access). How do I save this ics file in a place where it is accessible to everyone?

Answer 1

Hi Natasha Kiew, thanks for adding more details to the question.

Now I guess, I know what you want to do.

You can try this with PowerShell:

Set-MailboxCalendarFolder mailbox:\Calendar -PublishEnabled $true

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/module/exchange/set-mailboxcalendarfolder?view=exchange-ps

With this, the calendar of the mailbox is public on the internet.

You can retrieve the ics URL via:

Get-MailboxCalendarFolder sharednew:\Calendar | select PublishedCalendarUrl,PublishedICalUrl

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/module/exchange/get-mailboxcalendarfolder?view=exchange-ps

OR

check out the feature via GUI.

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/share-your-calendar-in-outlook-on-the-web-7ecef8ae-139c-40d9-bae2-a23977ee58d5

"Share your calender"

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Answer 2

Hi @Natasha Kiew

In Outlook, you can choose a shared network location in your organization. The most common scenario is to save an iCalendar .ics file to a website. Keep in mind that when choosing a location to save a file, any recipient must have access to that location. More information, see: Create an Add to calendar link in an email message.

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