Remove "in office" view of other colleagues on Outlook Calender

Question

In the top right of my outlook calender, everyday it shows people in my organization who are "in office" that day. I assume it only shows people whom I've corresponded with previously, (my company consists of over 1000 people just in this office and many more world wide) but in the large number of people i do correspond with on the daily, it only filters through maybe 2 or 3 of the same ones at a time. This is fine, but is rather annoy as I honestly, just don't care. Why can't there be a feature to turn this option off from being able to see this, without having to turn off my location sharing as well?

Answer 1

Hi @Casey Acree, 

Thank you for reaching out and sharing your experience regarding the in office listing in Outlook. Based on your description, I understand you're looking for a way to remove the "In Office" icon from your Outlook calendar. 

It appears that this icon is currently pinned by design, as referenced in the Microsoft 365 Roadmap. Microsoft 365 Roadmap | Microsoft 365  

 

Additionally, I found similar feedback from other users in the Microsoft Feedback Portal, where many have requested that this feature be made optional. You may consider voting for this idea:  Please make "In The Office" optional · Community. With enough support, the development team may prioritize this enhancement in a future update.  

I understand this may not be the solution you were hoping for, but I want to reassure you that your experience is consistent with mine and with many others in the community. You're not alone in this, and the feedback you've provided is both valid and valuable.  

Thank you again for your time and for contributing to the community. If there's anything else I can assist you with, feel free to let me know.  

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Answer 2

The “in office” list in the top-right of the Outlook calendar is driven by coworkers’ shared work locations and presence. It shows who else in the organization is going into the office that day, filtered to those worked with, and is part of the work location feature.

Current documentation only describes how to:

• Set and share personal work hours and location (including turning off sharing of own location), and
• View where others are working from (including seeing who else is in the office from the daily work location card).

There is no documented option to hide or disable the view of other colleagues’ in‑office status independently of the work location feature. The only controls available are for managing what others see about one’s own location (for example, setting “No location” or turning off sharing), not for turning off the display of others’ locations.

So, based on available information, that panel cannot be turned off without affecting location sharing settings more broadly.

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References:

• Set your work hours and location in Outlook