Calendar settings in Outlook on the web

Setting

Description

Show the first day of the week as

The day you select here will appear as the first day of the week in Week view.

Show hours in

Set the increments in which the calendar shows time. Use the option buttons to choose 15-minute increments or 30-minute increments.

Show work week as

Select the days to display when you choose the Work Week view in the calendar.

Working hours

Nonworking hours appear in a darker color than the rest of your calendar. When you're using the Scheduling Assistant, the work times of each attendee are considered in the suggested meeting times.

Show week numbers

Select this to show the number of the week when you view the calendar in Month view.

Start the first week of the year on

If you have Show week numbers in Month view turned on, you can choose where to start the numbering: the first day of the year, the first four-day week, or the first full week.

Turn on the birthday calendar

Select this to add a calendar that shows your contacts' birthdays.

Setting

Description

Default reminder

Use this setting to set how far in advance of an event you want the default reminder to appear.

Delete invitations and responses that have been updated

Select this check box to automatically remove out-of-date meeting requests and responses from your Inbox. The calendar item will remain on the calendar.

Delete notifications about forwarded events

Select this check box to automatically put event forward notifications in the Deleted Items folder. By default, you'll receive these notifications when an event you organized is forwarded to a new recipient by one of the event attendees. Selecting this option doesn't affect the processing of event request responses.

End appointments and meetings early

Select this check box to shorten events you schedule.  Once selected, there are options to customize time to shorten the meeting.

Add online meeting to all meetings

Select this check box to make every meeting scheduled by you an online meeting.  This setting honors your preferred online meeting provider which is Teams or Skype for Business.

Setting

Description

Show weather

Select either the Show weather or Hide weather option.

Choose temperature scale

Select either Fahrenheit or Celsius as the temperature scale to use.

Choose a location to display

Choose a location to display on your calendar. You can add up to five locations.

Setting

Description

Automatically add events to my calendar from email

Select this check box to automatically add events detected in email to your calendar.

Mark events as private so only I can see them

Select this check box to automatically mark events as private.

Add these events to my calendar from email

Select the check box for each event type that you want added from email to your calendar.

Setting

Description

Share a calendar

Select the calendar you want to share.

Publish a calendar

Select the calendar you want to publish and choose much detail you want to share.

Show work week as

Select the days to display when you choose the Work Week view in the calendar.

Set your working hours

Nonworking hours appear in a darker color than the rest of your calendar. When you're using the Scheduling Assistant, the work times of each attendee are considered in the suggested meeting times.

Show week numbers in Month view

Select this to show the number of the week when you view the calendar in Month view.

Start the first week of the year on the

If you have Show week numbers in Month view turned on, you can choose where to start the numbering: the first day of the year, the first four-day week, or the first full week.

Show the first day of the week as

The day you select here will appear as the first day of the week in Week view.

Default meeting length in minutes

Set the default length of time for meetings from15-minute increments or create a custom length.

Show hours in

Set the increments in which the calendar shows time. Use the option buttons to choose 15-minute increments or 30-minute increments.

Show calendar in

Select Bright or Light colors for your calendars.

Weather

Select either the Show weather or Hide weather option.

Select either the Fahrenheit or Celsius option for the temperature scale to use.

Choose a location to display on your calendar.

Select Add another location if you want to know about its weather, too.

Local events

Choose to show or hide local events on your calendar.

Select either the Show local events or Hide local events option.

Select Use current location or select Choose a city and enter the location.

Don't add events to my calendar from email

Select this check box so that events detected in email aren't added to your calendar.

Automatically add events to my calendar from email

Select this check box to automatically add events detected in email to your calendar.

Add these events to my calendar from email

Select the check box for each event type that you want added from email to your calendar

Mark events as private so only I can see them

Select this check box to automatically mark events as private.

Update time zone

Select this option to change the time zone used by your calendar.

Delete invitations and responses that have been updated

Select this check box to automatically remove out-of-date meeting requests and responses from your Inbox. The calendar item will remain on the calendar.

Delete notifications about forwarded events

Select this check box to automatically put event forward notifications in the Deleted Items folder. By default, you'll receive these notifications when an event you organized is forwarded to a new recipient by one of the event attendees. Selecting this option doesn't affect the processing of event request responses.

Show reminder alerts

Select this check box to display a reminder for calendar items.

Play a sound when a reminder is due

Select this check box to play a sound when a reminder is due.

Default reminder

Use this setting to set how far in advance of an event you want the default reminder to appear.

Get a daily email agenda for calendars and tasks

Select this option to receive a daily email that lists your agenda for the day based on your calendar events and tasks that you've been assigned.

Then, select the check box for each calendar that you want to include in your daily agenda.

Don't send an agenda on days when I have no events or tasks

Select this option to not receive a daily agenda email on days when you have no events or tasks due.

Update time zone

Select this link if you want to change the time zone used by your calendar.

Update weather settings

Select this link if you want to change the settings for weather information displayed in your calendar.

Notifications about changes to events that occur within the following number of days

Select this check box to get notifications sent to your phone about changes to events that occur within a number of days that you specify.

Select the check box for Only during work hours to prevent notifications being sent at other times.

Notifications for event reminders

Select this check box to receive notifications of event reminders.

Select the check box for Only during work hours to prevent notifications being sent at other times.

Daily calendar agendas

Select this check box and then specify the time to send your daily calendar agenda.

Set up notifications

Select this link to set up text messaging for your account if you haven't done so previously. (The text message notification options will be disabled until you set up text messaging.)

Don't send me a daily agenda

Select this option to not receive a daily email that lists your agenda.

Send me a daily agenda

Select this option to receive a daily email that lists your agenda for the day based on your calendar events and tasks that you've been assigned.

Then, select the check box for each calendar that you want to include in your daily agenda.

Update time zone

Select this link if you want to change the time zone used by your calendar.

Update weather settings

Select this link if you want to change the settings for weather information displayed in your calendar.

Select a calendar

Choose the calendar that you want to share.

Select permissions

Choose if you want to let others see your available time only, some details, or full view of your calendar.

Turn on the birthday calendar

Adds a birthday calendar and auto-populates it with birthdays of your contacts. If you connect to your social networks in the People options, the birthdays for those contacts will also automatically appear in the calendar.

Turn off the birthday calendar

Hides the birthday calendar.