New Outlook : 


  1. Open Outlook
  2. Enter Calendar Mode
  3. On the top menu bar, navigate to 'File > Open > Shared Calendar'
  4. In the search bar, type in the name of the calendar and press Open.
  5. If you have permission to add this shared calendar, you will see the message below. Press Allow. 


If you do not have permission to add this shared calendar, you will see the message below. 




'Old' Legacy Outlook Interface


  1. Open Outlook.

  2. Enter Calendar mode.

  3. On the Home tab click Open Shared Calendar .
  4. In the search bar, type in the name of the calendar and press Open.

    • If you have permission to add this shared calendar, you will see the message below. Press Allow. 
    • If you do not have permission to add this shared calendar, you will see the message below. 
      • To request access to a team calendar, contact ITHelp@isoc.org.
      • To request access to a colleague's calendar, contact the person directly. 
        • To give someone access to your calendar details, refer to this article here.
        • To view someone's free/busy times without adding their shared calendar, refer to this article here.
  6. The calendar is on the left-hand side panel, under the Shared Calendars heading.