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Group Calendars - why would we use one?
Hi all. I am trying to get my head around the Calendar part of Groups and understand why a team or department would choose to use it. As far as I can see there is no Skype integration, and as 90% of ...
BenSchorr
Microsoft
MicrosoftSome of the use cases I've seen for a Group calendar is for group meetings - you schedule on the group calendar and it automatically invites all subscribed members. Also for events relevant to the entire group - for example a conference, key milestone date, etc.
I've also seen some groups where the members put their planned out-of-office (vacations, etc.) on the group calendar so the rest of the group could easily see if they were expected to be away on particular days.
Group calendar is much more than a SharePoint Calendar...it's just a common calendar for all the members of the Group that you can Sync to outlook or see in the Office Groups Apps. Additionally, in a Group calendar you can easily book a room of your organization, something you don't have in a SPO Calendar
