How do I get calander invitations in my emails to populate my google calendar in outlook and not the computer only calendar

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How do I get calander invitations in my emails to populate my google calendar in outlook and not the computer only calendar

Jose Zayas 5

How do I get calendar invitations in my emails to populate my google calendar in outlook and not the computer only calendar

Hornblower409 7,555 Reputation points

2026-04-03T08:24:55.43+00:00

@Jose Zayas
You tagged your question as Outlook | Web | Outlook.com But you can't use a GMail account to Outlook Web. So you must be using a different version of Outlook.

You said "the computer only calendar" which makes me think you are using Classic Outlook for Windows. If not, or you are not sure, please see this Microsoft Support article and reply with what platform (Windows, Mac) and version of Outlook you are using.

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/what-version-of-outlook-do-i-have-b3a9568c-edb5-42b9-9825-d48d82b2257c

If you are using Classic Outlook for Windows with a Google Account, then you can not add meetings to your Google Calendar using standard Classic Outlook. Any invites you accept are stored in the local "This Computer Only" Calendar folder in Outlook.

There are add-ins that can sync your local Outlook Calendar and your Google Calendar. If you want to explore those options give your favorite Search/AI a prompt something like this Classic Outlook. Google Calendar and Contacts Sync tools

Another option is the New Outlook for Windows App. Once you add your Google account you will see your Google Calendar and can add/remove events in it.

BUT - At the moment there is a known problem where New Outlook for Windows does not allow you to RSVP to a GMail invite. See the Answer by Hornblower409 on Dec 17, 2025 in

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/answers/questions/5663197/i-cannot-see-the-accept-decline-button-on-my-new-o
Jose Zayas 5 Reputation points

2026-04-03T14:19:39.1033333+00:00

Thanks. You are correct, I am using the Classic outlook. I do not the new layout, its glitchiness, loss of content (emails and calendar entries) and other limitations.

Also the tag was auto-generated by MS. I did not have the option to create a tag. Welcome to our new world. And the autogenerated Ai response was helpful to let me know that "we know this is an issue - deal with it we do not plan to fix it"

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Hornblower409 7,555 Reputation points

2026-04-03T08:24:55.43+00:00

@Jose Zayas
You tagged your question as Outlook | Web | Outlook.com But you can't use a GMail account to Outlook Web. So you must be using a different version of Outlook.

You said "the computer only calendar" which makes me think you are using Classic Outlook for Windows. If not, or you are not sure, please see this Microsoft Support article and reply with what platform (Windows, Mac) and version of Outlook you are using.

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/what-version-of-outlook-do-i-have-b3a9568c-edb5-42b9-9825-d48d82b2257c

If you are using Classic Outlook for Windows with a Google Account, then you can not add meetings to your Google Calendar using standard Classic Outlook. Any invites you accept are stored in the local "This Computer Only" Calendar folder in Outlook.

There are add-ins that can sync your local Outlook Calendar and your Google Calendar. If you want to explore those options give your favorite Search/AI a prompt something like this Classic Outlook. Google Calendar and Contacts Sync tools

Another option is the New Outlook for Windows App. Once you add your Google account you will see your Google Calendar and can add/remove events in it.

BUT - At the moment there is a known problem where New Outlook for Windows does not allow you to RSVP to a GMail invite. See the Answer by Hornblower409 on Dec 17, 2025 in

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/answers/questions/5663197/i-cannot-see-the-accept-decline-button-on-my-new-o
Jose Zayas 5 Reputation points

2026-04-03T14:19:39.1033333+00:00

Thanks. You are correct, I am using the Classic outlook. I do not the new layout, its glitchiness, loss of content (emails and calendar entries) and other limitations.

Also the tag was auto-generated by MS. I did not have the option to create a tag. Welcome to our new world. And the autogenerated Ai response was helpful to let me know that "we know this is an issue - deal with it we do not plan to fix it"

Answer 1

Alice-N 8,650 Microsoft External Staff Moderator

Hi Jose Zayas

I understand you are having problem with calendar invitations from email not ending up in the Google calendar you want to use. Are the meeting invitations arriving in your Outlook.com inbox, or in your Gmail inbox?

Looking forward to hearing from you. Have a lovely day!

Jose Zayas 5 Reputation points

2026-04-03T14:15:35.57+00:00

They arrive in both. But I am trying to use outlook for email and calendar management.
Alice-N 8,650 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator

2026-04-04T04:50:09.99+00:00

Hi Jose Zayas — Thanks for your update.

In Classic Outlook, when a Gmail account is connected via IMAP/POP, there isn’t a server‑side calendar folder for Outlook to write to. Because of that, Outlook can’t save accepted meeting invites back to your Google Calendar, and those meeting requests may end up in the default or “This computer only” calendar instead.

See: Set default calendar – Microsoft Support

If you want the events to live in Google Calendar, the supported option is to manage/accept those invites in Google Calendar itself, or use a third‑party Outlook&Google sync solution.

Thank you for understanding!

Answer 2

In Outlook on the web/Outlook.com, meeting invitations always go to the calendar that belongs to the account receiving the email. To have invites end up on a Google calendar instead of the default “computer only”/Outlook calendar, the practical approach is to surface the Google calendar inside Outlook and then manage events there.

Use one of these methods:

Add the Google calendar into Outlook (subscription)
1. In Google Calendar, open Settings and sharing for the calendar.
2. Under Integrate calendar, copy the Secret address in iCal format URL.
3. In Outlook (web or desktop, depending on version), open your calendar and choose Add calendar > From Internet.
4. Paste the iCal URL and confirm to subscribe.
5. The Google calendar will now appear in Outlook; you can move or recreate events there as needed.
Import events from Outlook into Google (one‑time)
1. Export the relevant Outlook calendar to an .ics file.
2. In Outlook, go to File > Open & Export > Import/Export.
3. Choose Import an iCalendar (.ics) or vCalendar file (.vcs) and select the file.
4. Choose Open as New or import into an existing calendar.
If using a Google account connected to Microsoft Cloud
- Calendars shared with the Google account will automatically appear in the Outlook calendar list; the Open Shared Calendar button does not apply to Google calendars.
- There is a 20‑calendar limit for shared Google calendars.

Note that Outlook does not change the “target” calendar for an invite to a different provider’s calendar automatically; instead, connect/subscribe to the Google calendar in Outlook and then manage or copy events into that calendar.

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