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coffeefarmer
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Jun 14, 2022

Using the web Outlook Calendar as a PWA

Can you please tell me how to install the web Outlook Calendar as a separate PWA (with its own app icon) on Microsoft Edge?

 

Outlook Calendar (web) URL: https://t.co/fn5YBBLz1coutlook.office.com/calendar/view/workweek

Right now Microsoft Edge allows me to install only one app for the web Outlook PWA.

Outlook (web mail) URL:
https://t.co/ftiZ3VDkksoutlook.office365.com/mail/

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  • kunamatata1's avatar
    kunamatata1
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    coffeefarmer 

    1. Create the Outlook PWA.
    2. Edit the properties of the shortcut.
      • Desktop Shortcut: Right click and select Properties
      • Taskbar Shortcut: Right click, then from the menu that pops up, right click again on "Outlook (PWA)" and select Properties
    3. Update the Target to: "C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome_proxy.exe" --profile-directory=Default --app-launch-url-for-shortcuts-menu-item https://outlook.office.com/calendar/view/week

    Here's a list of chromium command line options. Chrome is built off chromium, so thinking most of these would also work with chrome.

    • https://peter.sh/experiments/chromium-command-line-switches/
    • kunamatata1's avatar
      kunamatata1
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      kunamatata1

      This simpler form works too:

      • "C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome_proxy.exe" --profile-directory=Default --app=https://outlook.office.com/calendar/view/week

       

  • gabrielvdk's avatar
    gabrielvdk
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    Some options to achieve what you want - quick access to calendar:
    - Use the option in Edge to make any tab a short cut on your taskbar, and pin the calendar that way (optionally install Edge Beta as a second instance to keep that browser "clean")
    - Install an App like Franz or Ferdi and add/create a "service" for both Mail and Calendar
  • You can only use OWA as a PWA by installing OWA as PWA app either from the icon in the address bar or by clicking upper right three dots then Apps-Install this site as an app. Then you can switch to calendar and open PWA once more to navigate to Inbox and have 2 separate windows for emails-calendar if this is what you want to achieve.

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