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Adding Calendar Events to Outlook

Have you ever paged through the print copy of the MCPS Comprehensive Calendar and then entered events into your Outlook calendar? If you have, this Tech Tip will save you time!

  • Open Outlook. 
  • Click Folder List in the left hand navigation pan. 
  • Click the + next to Public Folders. 
  • Click the + next to All Public Folders. 
  • Click the + next to Calendars. 
  • Click the calendar icon next to 2009–2010 Comprehensive Calendar. 
  • Find an event you want to add to your Outlook calendar. Click, hold, and drag that event to your Calendar icon near the top of the left hand navigation pane. 
  • Click your Calendar icon to see that the event is now on your calendar. 
  • Repeat steps 6 and 7 until you have added all the events you want on your calendar.