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Teams Channel Calendar in a Private Channel?
The new channel calendars for Teams is great but it appears you cannot add one to a private channel. I know a Teams private channel is a separate SharePoint site with unique permissions, but is there a way to add a channel calendar to a private channel?
I found the answer and it is not possible since private channels don’t have a group mailbox.
Teams Channel Calendar App Makes Channel Meetings Easier to Access - Office 365 for IT Pros (office365itpros.com)
Why can't they be associated though or established differently? I know you can create one via a SharePoint list, but it doesn't actually generate the Teams meeting information so isn't very helpful except as a communication tool.
It appears that inside the Try New Teams version that you can create calendars in Private channels. This is good news!
MichaelC55 What is the option?
- https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-teams-blog/introducing-the-new-microsoft-teams-now-in-preview/ba-p/3774406
Turn on Public Preview on your Teams Client (About), then flip switcgh for New Teams
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1. Create the calendar in the sharepoint page behind your Teams channel. (Settings cog, add an app, calendar)
2. Copy the URL for the calendar.
3. In the private teams channel, add an app. Choose Website. Paste URL.
fl4gr4nt the site for the private channel does not have the ability to add the Calendar (app)... how to add?
- Alas, it no longer looks possible to do it the way it was before. I'd likely just create a new private teams group with the only members being the ones you wanted in the private channel. Then create the calendar using apps in the classic view within sharepoint for that group.
When you say you created a calendar in the general tab, did you create it as a channel calendar? If you did, that is only applicable to that specific channel. i.e., General.
You would want to go to your private channel that you want a calendar in, then in the options Open in Sharepoint.
After you get there you would create a Calendar using the classic apps by navigating to classic sharepoint. I think there are steps for all that in previous posts here.
Once you have the calendar created, you can then link it as a "Website" link to your private teams channel that you would like it in.
I do not like "channel calendars" (referring to the teams app) as anything put into them adds the same event to your outlook calendar...which can make for a busy calendar.
- Calendar is not the only feature missing for private channels, it seems we cannot add a planner too 😞
Are those features planned ? I found the answer and it is not possible since private channels don’t have a group mailbox.
Teams Channel Calendar App Makes Channel Meetings Easier to Access - Office 365 for IT Pros (office365itpros.com)
