Adding Holidays to Your Outlook Calendar

From ITS Wiki

As you plan events for the upcoming academic year it might helpful to be aware of the various holidays that members of our Centre community celebrate (to avoid scheduling conflicts). The directions below will guide you through adding holidays to your Outlook calendar.

Disclaimer: I have not confirmed that the dates for the many holidays to choose from are correct. I’m trusting Microsoft’s resources. I’ll leave it up to you to “spot check” or trust the resources as well.

Outlook 2007:

1. Click Tools

2. Click Options, then Calendar Options

3. Click Add Holidays (in the middle section). Choose the holidays (suggested are: United States, Jewish, Christian, Muslim, etc.)

4. Click OK to close out of the open Windows

Outlook 2010:

1. Click File

2. Click Help

3. Click Options

4. Click Calendar

5. In the Calendar Options section click Add Holidays and choose your holidays (suggested are: United States, Jewish, Christian, Muslim, etc.)

6. Click OK to close out of the open Windows