Your calendar is integrated with email, contacts, and other features of Outlook on the web. Use Calendar options to change the default appearance and other settings for your calendar.
Note: To change the date and time format of your calendar, choose Settings > Time & language, and then choose Date & time. Select your time zone from the list.
Go to your Calendar options
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Sign in to Outlook on the web. For help, see this article.
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At the top of the page, choose Settings > Options.
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Choose CALENDAR in the left pane.
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Choose the option you want to change.
Automatic processing
Use Automatic processing settings to control how meeting invitations, responses, and notifications are handled.
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Setting |
Description |
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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Select this check box to automatically remove out-of-date meeting requests and responses from your Inbox. |
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Delete notifications about forwarded meetings |
Select this check box to automatically put meeting forward notifications in the Deleted Items folder. By default, you'll receive these notifications when a meeting you organized is forwarded to a new recipient by one of the meeting attendees. Selecting this option doesn't affect the processing of meeting request responses. |
Birthday calendar
In Outlook on the web, you have a dedicated birthday calendar that automatically populates with the known birthdays of everyone in your contact list. You can also add birthdays at any time.
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Setting |
Description |
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Turn on the birthday calendar |
Adds a birthday calendar and auto-populates 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. |
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Turn off the birthday calendar |
Hides the birthday calendar. |
Calendar appearance
Use the Calendar appearance settings to control how your calendar looks.
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Setting |
Description |
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Show work week as |
Select the days to display when you choose the Work Week view in the calendar. |
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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. |
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Show week numbers in Month view |
Select this to show the number of the week when you view the calendar in Month view. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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Show calendar in |
Select Bright or Light colors for your calendars. |
Publish calendar
This option allows you to create a link to your calendar that you can share with others. For example you can post the link on a web page or share in social groups.
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Setting |
Description |
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Select a calendar |
Choose the calendar that you want to share. |
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Select permissions |
Choose if you want to let others see your available time only, some details or full view of your calendar. |
Reminders
Reminders settings control the default reminders for items on your calendar. By default, reminders are turned on and set for 15 minutes before an item is due.
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Setting |
Description |
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Show reminder alerts |
Select this check box to display a reminder for calendar items. |
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Play a sound when a reminder is due |
Select this check box to play a sound when a reminder is due. |
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Default reminder |
Use this setting to set how far in advance of an event you want the default reminder to appear. |
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Get a daily email agenda for calendars and tasks |
Receive a daily email that lists your agenda for the day based on your calendar invitation and tasks that you've been assigned to. |
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