If you have an iPhone or Mac, then you might be familiar with the different offerings of iCloud. A lot of users take the assistance of the iCloud calendar on their iPhone or Mac to keep things organized. Though, sometimes we have to add an iCloud calendar to Outlook and might even have to share it with others. Thankfully, there are some smart ways to sync an iCloud calendar with Outlook. In this post, I will let you know two methods to open an iCloud calendar in Outlook like a pro.
Part 1: How to Sync an iCloud Calendar with Outlook: via iCloud App and Website
- To subscribe to a calendar from a link on the internet or an email you received, click the link. If you do this, you can skip step 1, and the calendar's web address is filled out for you in step 2. In the Calendar app on your Mac, choose File New Calendar Subscription. Enter the calendar's web address, then click Subscribe.
- Microsoft is building a universal Outlook client for Windows and Mac that will also replace the default Mail & Calendar apps on Windows 10 when ready.
If you want, you can take the assistance of iCloud's app or visit its website to export an iCloud calendar to Outlook. Since Outlook doesn't support the import of CalDEV files on Mac, only the web-based solution can be implemented on Mac. Here's how you can add an iCloud calendar to Outlook via its app or website.
Method 1: Sync an iCloud Calendar with Outlook via its App
On a mac: First, open the calendar app. Then choose the ‘export' option in the ‘file' menu and save your calendar as a ical file. Then open Tom's Planner. Microsoft Outlook Microsoft Outlook combines email and calendar to make your office life easier. Making the most of Microsoft 365, this app helps you access your emails, files, calendar events, and contacts across all accounts. On top of this, personalized inbox and calendar let you prioritize your tasks. The calendar view can be customized to display different day ranges, a mini calendar, and events from different categories. At the bottom of the navigation pane, click Calendar. Do any of the following.
For this method to work, you just need to use the iCloud's desktop application to link it to your Outlook account. In this, you can either sync all iCloud calendars or just select the calendars of your choice. To learn how to add an iCloud calendar to Outlook, just follow these steps:
Step 1: Enable Outlook sync in iCloud
If you don't have the iCloud application installed on your Windows, then install it first by visiting its website. Afterward, launch the iCloud application and log-in to your active iCloud account by entering the right credentials. From the available options in the app, enable the feature to sync your contacts, mails, calendar, and tasks with Outlook.
Step 2: Select the data to sync with Outlook
This will open a dedicated setup wizard from where you can select what you wish to sync with your Outlook account. You would have to log-in to your Outlook account to complete the sync and can later access the iCloud calendar via Outlook web or its app.
Method 2: Add an iCloud Calendar to Outlook via iCloud Web
While using the desktop application to sync an iCloud calendar with Outlook, a lot of people encounter issues. In case your iCloud calendar is not syncing with Outlook, then do it manually by visiting the website of iCloud and Outlook. You can follow this simple drill to open an iCloud calendar in Outlook easily.
Step 1: Copy the iCloud Calendar link
Firstly, you can just visit the official website of iCloud on your computer and log-in to your account. From the provided options on its home, visit the 'Calendar' feature and select the calendar you wish to export from the sidebar.
You can view a share icon at the side of each calendar. Just click on it and make sure that your iCloud calendar is marked as public. As you would enable the Public Calendar feature, a unique URL of the calendar would be displayed that you can copy from here.
Step 2: Add an iCloud Calendar to Outlook
Once the iCloud calendar link is copied, just go to the Outlook website and log-in to your account (or use the Outlook desktop application). Click on the calendar icon now that you can view from the bottom panel.
This will open a dedicated Calendar feature on Outlook. Now, to sync an iCloud calendar with Outlook, click on the 'Add Calendar' option which is located at the top of the interface.
As different options to import a calendar would be provided, select the 'from Internet' feature and simply paste the URL of the iCloud calendar that you earlier copied. Give your iCloud calendar a name and wait as it would automatically be synced with your Outlook account.
Part 2: How to Fix the iCloud Calendar not Syncing with Outlook Issue?
With the help of the above-listed techniques, you would be able to open an iCloud calendar in Outlook. Though, if the iCloud calendar is not syncing with Outlook, then you can try to troubleshoot it in the following way.
Fix 1: Check the Date and Time on linked devices
If your iCloud calendar is synced on multiple devices (like your PC and your iPhone), then you need to once check their data and time settings. If either of the devices has wrong settings, then it can cause iCloud calendar sync issues. Besides your system, you can also go to your iPhone's Settings > General > Date and Time and make sure the feature is set to automatic.
Fix 2: Reset your iCloud account on the app
Chances are that the iCloud account might not be synced properly with the installed app. To fix this, you can just launch the iCloud application on your system and click on the 'Sign Out' button. Log out of your account, restart your system, and sign back in to see if it fixes the iCloud calendar not syncing with Outlook issue.
Fix 3: Update the Apple Software on Windows
If you are trying to sync an iCloud calendar with Outlook on Windows, then this method can fix any unwanted issue. Just go to the Control Panel to view the installed app or look for 'Apple' from the search option. From here, you can launch the Apple Software Update window and upgrade the installed firmware.
Fix 4: Add iCloud Calendar to Outlook via Web
As you can see, there are two different methods to sync an iCloud calendar with Outlook. If the iCloud calendar is not syncing with Outlook via its app, then consider the web-based approach. It is a simpler method that might take more time, but will let you easily open an iCloud calendar in Outlook without any issue.
I'm sure that after following this guide, you would be able to sync an iCloud calendar with Outlook like a pro. To make things easier for you, I have listed two different solutions to add an iCloud calendar to Outlook via its app or website. Besides that, if the iCloud calendar is not syncing with Outlook, then you can try either of the following solutions that I have included and fix this issue in a jiffy.
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Symptoms
You try to add an Internet calendar in Microsoft Outlook 2016, Outlook 2019, or Outlook for Office 365 by following these steps:
- Switch to the calendar module.
- In the Manage Calendars group on the toolbar, select Open Calendar.
- Select the From Internet option.
- Provide the path of your Internet calendar file.
- Select OK.
When you use this method for some Internet servers, the calendar is not added successfully. After a progress window opens briefly, you are returned to the calendar module without a new calendar added. Additionally, you don't receive any error message.
Cause
By default, Outlook 2016, Outlook 2019, and Outlook for Office 365 use a new modern authentication stack. Even if the Internet calendar file that you are trying to open does not require authentication, Outlook broadcasts its ability to do modern authentication on the server that contains the calendar. Most server software responds to this broadcast by supporting modern authentication. However, some servers consider the broadcast to be an invalid client request. Therefore, they return a response that causes Outlook to cancel the attempt to add the calendar.
For example, server software that's running on Amazon Web Services (AWS) may consider the authentication broadcast to be invalid and refuse the connection.
Workaround
To work around this issue, use Outlook Web App (OWA). OWA doesn't have this authentication header behavior. Therefore, it will successfully open the Internet calendar that you want to add.
To use OWA to add the calendar, follow these steps:
- Sign in to OWA.
- Switch to the Calendar module.
- Select the Add calendar menu.
- Select the From internet option.
- Provide the URL and an optional calendar name.
- Select Save.
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When you add the Internet calendar by using OWA, the server that's running Exchange Server manages the calendar subscription and updates. Calendar updates sync approximately every four hours.
The calendar that's added from OWA does not appear in the Outlook desktop application as an Internet calendar. Instead, it is displayed as a calendar entry in the Other Calendars group. Because no subscription information is handled or controlled by the Outlook desktop application, you don't have to configure any client-side Internet calendar options for the calendar that's added through OWA.
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