How to Add a Google Calendar to Outlook

by Hammad on February 16, 2011

This tutorial will show you how to access your Google Calendar from within Microsoft Outlook.

First up, sign in to your Google Calendar and select Settings.

Click the Calendars tab and select the account you want to add to Outlook.

In Calendar settings section, locate the Private Address: line. Right click the ICAL button and copy the link address. Note: Make sure you copied the ICAL link from your Private Address and not the Calendar Address:.

Now open Outlook and select Tools from the main menu, and Account Settings… from the drop-down list.

Select the Internet Calendars tab and click the New… button.

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Paste the ICAL URL (the one you copied in step #3) and click the Add button.

Enter in a Folder Name: and Description: in the provided spaces, then click OK.

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In the right sidebar, expand the Calendar tab and your newly added Google Calendar will be displayed.

Now you’ll be able to see your Google Calendar and your Outlook calendar both from within Outlook itself.

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