Microsoft® Office Outlook® 2007 Inside Out

Linking a Team Calendar to Outlook

A SharePoint Calendar list in SharePoint 3.0 can be linked to Outlook 2007. A Calendar list is used to maintain important events and is shared by the team members using the site. The Calendar list is created by default when Windows SharePoint Services is installed. Click Home and then click Calendar in the Lists area on the Quick Launch bar.

There are three ways to view events: Calendar view, All Events view, and Current Events view. These views are selected in the Calendar drop-down list. All Events view shows a listing of events, and Calendar view shows events in a traditional calendar format. The view you select has no effect on linking to Outlook 2007. When a Calendar list is linked to Outlook 2007, it is ...