Forum Discussion
Categories in Group Calendars
Ethan Li Was this ever fixed? We just started using Group Calendars embedded in Teams and the option to edit categories is grayed out (but we're still able to select the default colors). On the Outlook side, the entire Categories option is grayed out.
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Hi Brett_Carpenter, can I ask how you are using Group Calendar's in Teams? Is this via a 'website' tab with a link to the group calendar? I find this a little unclear as it will display any of the other calendars each user has access to and currently turned on. This makes the view unclear and easy for uses to add content to the wrong calendar etc.
It would be very helpful to have a simple/clean view of 1 specific calendar only, which ideally could be viewed in a work-week/month view, so it displays the same information for everyone.
Note, this would be very helpful for SharePoint as well instead of the current list type views available with the 'events' or 'group calendar' web parts.
Hi DarylA!
I'm not sure on the specifics of how the calendar is set up. It is under a tab in Teams.
Here I have the option to turn off my calendar and only show the Marketing group calendar.
BUT I'm not able to edit (or manage) any of the categories. (clicking Manage does nothing)
Hope this helps to clarify?
Thanks Brett_Carpenter, that's very helpful.
I think/guess that tab was set up as a website with a link to the group calendar. I think that setup will work as long as users are mindful of what calendars they have turned on or are using when they create a new event.
As you indicated, I do not have access to edit/create/manage the categories either and they are actually greyed out in my view.
Brett_Carpenter Like everyone else, I cannot manage categories in a Group Calendar in either Outlook 365 or Outlook Online. In Outlook Online, I can select default categories, e.g., Blue category. In Outlook 365, Categorize is greyed out.
This is an important feature for our Teams deployment. When will it be fixed?