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Billy Peralta
Copper Contributor
Nov 16, 2017
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Connect to Outlook Calendar View is grayed out(O365)

 

Connect to Outlook Calendar View is grayed out(O365). I tried a different browser and disabling MDS(Minimal Download strategy but still not working. I added our SharePoint site to my trusted site but still no luck. Not sure what wrong, it's not permission but I am already a site collection admin on the site. 

  • Anonymous's avatar
    Anonymous
    Nov 16, 2017
    Yeah unfortunately that's why. The list template type must be a calendar type in order to sync it with Outlook, a custom list with a calendar view is just a custom list template so it doesn't have the same content type fields etc. that will sync into Outlook that same. In order to sync it you have to create the list as a calendar app first, then use it to slice and dice to be able to do the basic sync.

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  • Anonymous's avatar
    Anonymous

    I have same issue it is working on Win 7 - 2013 but not on Win 10 - 2016

  • Anonymous's avatar
    Anonymous
    Can you elaborate more on the list your using? Is it a calendar app on the old site UI?
    • Billy Peralta's avatar
      Billy Peralta
      Copper Contributor
      Nope I am only using a SharePoint List with Title and Datetime Columns... And then I created a Calendar View with it, but I when I try the Connect to Outlook on the ribbon its grayed out. I am using a Windows 10 x64 machine with a 2016 outlook client
      • Anonymous's avatar
        Anonymous
        Yeah unfortunately that's why. The list template type must be a calendar type in order to sync it with Outlook, a custom list with a calendar view is just a custom list template so it doesn't have the same content type fields etc. that will sync into Outlook that same. In order to sync it you have to create the list as a calendar app first, then use it to slice and dice to be able to do the basic sync.

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