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ChrizK
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Feb 01, 2021
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Add an EVENT to Channel Calendar

Hi, Can someone tell me how to add an Event to the CHANNEL calendar? I have easily added the Channel Calendar app as a tab to the Channel. This opens my week view, with the option to + Add new eve...
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  • ChristianBergstrom's avatar
    ChristianBergstrom
    Apr 16, 2021

    ChrizK Hello, just to put it out there it's a highly requested feature being worked on https://microsoftteams.uservoice.com/forums/555103-public/suggestions/16933204-include-office-365-group-calendar-in-teams

     

    As for the channel calendar it's only a calendar for channel meetings that have been scheduled in that team in that channel. 

     

    You would have to use the Outlook client to create an appointment and not a meeting, but unfortunately not possible to schedule in channels from Outlook today.

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ChrizK
Brass Contributor
Apr 16, 2021
Thank you for your reply. Can you direct me to where MS have stated the limitation/intended use of Channel Calendars? It is disappointing that they have not considered that users would like to have full calendar functions per channel.
From my point of view, I do not want integration with the Team/Group Calendar, I need an independent Calendar per Channel (as mentioned originally, I would like to add events with colour coding).
I am not sure that the feature you mention fulfils this requirement, as it appears to simply ask to see the Team/Group calendar within Teams (isn't the 'accepted' workaround to use the URL to O365?).
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ChristianBergstrom
Silver Contributor
Apr 16, 2021
The support page https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/see-all-your-meetings-in-teams-cebd0b41-5cab-42bd-a6dc-bca46bda7b35
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    ChrizK
    Brass Contributor
    Apr 16, 2021

    ChristianBergstrom Thank you :smile:

     

    *EDITED* due to a misunderstanding

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      ChristianBergstrom
      Silver Contributor
      Apr 16, 2021

      Hey, you asked for the official info and I provided it. I do not work at Microsoft so add your opinion as feedback from within Teams (bottom left corner). You should use Outlook and not Teams for a mature scheduling experience where you simply have more scheduling options (not when it comes to channel meetings of course).

      And why don't you just read some of the MVP's articles on the topic if you find the official info insufficient. Or do your own research.

      https://office365itpros.com/2021/01/11/teams-channel-calendar-app/
      https://myteamsday.com/2021/01/11/channel-calendar/
      https://petri.com/getting-started-with-shared-calendars-in-microsoft-teams

      • ChrizK's avatar
        ChrizK
        Brass Contributor
        Apr 17, 2021

        I am unsure why you have taken my comments in regard to the article personally.  I presume it is because I replied to you directly, giving my thanks for supplying the URL, but also including my comments.  I have corrected this, and apologies for upsetting you.  Forums generally only give the option for Reply, which I chose for continuity.  However, I will 'reply to myself' so there is no misunderstanding (as the posts are chronological, I believe this item will still make sense).