Scheduling and managing events using Outlook.com calendar
In Outlook.com, first expand the calendar list and select the checkbox beside your main calendar, because an unselected calendar hides all its events without deleting them.^1^
Restore the calendar display
- Open Outlook.com → Calendar.
- Expand the left pane using the three-line menu if it is collapsed.
- Under My calendars, select the checkbox beside Calendar and any other calendar containing your events.
- Select Today, then change the view to Month or Week. Selecting Today returns the display to the current date.^2^
- Search for the title of a known meeting and verify that you are signed in with the Microsoft account where it was created.
Determine whether this is a display or data problem
Create a temporary appointment:
- Select New event.
- Enter a title such as Calendar test, choose today’s date, and select Save.^3^
- Check the result:
- The test appears: the calendar display is working; older items may be in another calendar or may have been deleted.
- The test does not appear: open Outlook.com in an InPrivate/Incognito window or another current browser. If it works there, sign out, clear the original browser’s cache and cookies, close all browser windows, and sign in again. Microsoft documents this sequence for Outlook.com display problems.^4^
Recover appointments if they were deleted
- In Outlook.com Mail, open Deleted Items.
- Look for the missing appointments.
- If they are absent, select Recover items deleted from this folder.
- Select the calendar items and choose Restore. Outlook restores calendar items to the Calendar when possible.^5^
Special calendar types
- For a shared, Family, or group calendar, expand the corresponding section in the left pane and select that calendar rather than only the primary calendar.
- If only a particular accepted invitation is missing, search for its title and compare the correct calendar with another Outlook client.^6^
- If events expected from travel or reservation emails are missing, open Settings → Calendar → Events from email and select Show event summaries in email and on my calendar for the relevant event type.^7^
If the primary calendar remains empty in multiple browsers and a new test event also disappears, select Help in Outlook.com, search for the issue, then scroll to Still need help? → Yes to contact Outlook.com support.^8^
References
- CALENDAR gone - Microsoft Q&A
- Welcome to your Outlook calendar | Microsoft Support
- Calendar in Outlook Web App | Microsoft Support
- Fixes or workarounds for recent issues on Outlook.com | Microsoft Support
- [Web](https://support.microsoft.com/outlook/mail/recover-and-restore-deleted-items-in-outlook)
- calendar invites not showing - Microsoft Q&A
- Automatically add events from your email to your calendar | Microsoft Support
- How to get support for Outlook.com | Microsoft Support