Synchronizing MS Teams and Outlook calendars - troubleshooting

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Synchronizing MS Teams and Outlook calendars - troubleshooting

Anonimowe

Hi,

I have a problem regarding Teams and Outlook calendars - when someone else plans a meeting on Teams with me, this meeting adds to both Teams and Outlook calendars. However, when i plan a meeting, i only see it present in Teams Calendar, but not Outlook's. As i mainly use Outlook features, it is giving me difficulties managing meetings, schedules etc.

How can i synchronize both calendars to see meetings planned by me on MS Teams platform in my Outlook's calendar?

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Answer 1

Thanks for the update! You are welcome. Unfortunately, direct calendar syncing between Teams and standalone Outlook 2021 (not part of Office 365) isn't available. This functionality is primarily for Office 365 users with Exchange Online mailboxes.

While Teams meetings scheduled through channels won't show in Outlook 2021, you can still manage your meetings by scheduling them directly in Outlook's calendar. This ensures they appear in both your Teams and Outlook calendars.

I hope this information is helpful. Please let me know if you have any other questions.

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Best Regards, Umar Majeed

Answer 2

Anonimowe

Thanks a lot for your answer.

I forgot to specify that i use Outlook from Office 2021 Pack, not Office 365. In that case, are those solutions still appliable?

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Answer 3

Hi Sergiusz, My name is Umar and I'd be happy to help you out with your question.

Please note: This is a user-to-user community forum. We are users just like you who help others. We are not employees of Microsoft.

Are you using the same Office 365 account to log in to both Teams and Outlook? If so, by default, the Teams calendar should automatically sync events from your Outlook calendar.

However, if you're experiencing issues where meetings scheduled in Teams do not appear in your Outlook calendar, it may be due to a configuration issue or a synchronization problem. Here are several steps to troubleshoot and resolve this issue:

Make sure that both Microsoft Teams and Outlook are signed in with the same Microsoft 365 account. If they are using different accounts, they will not synchronize properly.

Ensure that both Microsoft Teams and Outlook are updated to the latest version

Ensure that calendar integration is enabled in Microsoft Teams.

Check Teams Settings: Open Microsoft Teams. Click on your profile picture in the top-right corner and select Settings. Go to the General tab and ensure that the option "Register Teams as the chat app for Office" is checked. This option allows Teams to integrate with other Office applications.

Check Outlook Settings: Open Outlook. Go to File > Options > Add-ins. In the Manage box, click COM Add-ins and then click Go. Ensure that "Microsoft Teams Meeting Add-in for Microsoft Office" is enabled.

For more instructions on the items listed above, kindly check the link below. https://support.microsoft.com/office/883cc15c-580f-441a-92ea-0992c00a9b0f

I hope this information is helpful. Please let me know if you have any other questions.

Help the next person who has this issue by indicating if this reply solved your problem. Click Yes or No below.

Best Regards, Umar Majeed