Calendar settings

The calendar is fully integrated with email, contacts, and other features of Outlook Web App. Use the Calendar tab in Settings to control the default appearance and settings for your calendar.

To get to the Calendar tab from the main Outlook Web App page, go to the upper corner and choose Settings >Options> Settings>Calendar. When you're done making changes, click Save.

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Appearance

Reminders

Automatic processing

Text messaging notifications

Appearance

Use the Appearance settings to control how your calendar looks.

Setting	Description
Show work week as	Select the days to display when you choose the Work Week view in the calendar.
Set your working hours	Non-working hours appear in a darker color than the rest of your calendar. When you're using the Scheduling Assistant, the work times of each attendee are considered in the suggested meeting times.
Show week numbers in Month view	Select this to show the number of the week when you view the calendar in Month view.
First day of the week	The day you select here will appear as the first day of the week in Week view.
Show hours in	Use this setting to set the increments in which the calendar shows time. Use the option buttons to select 15-minute increments or 30-minute increments.

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Reminders

Reminders settings control the default reminders for items on your calendar. By default, reminders are turned on and set for 15 minutes before an item is due.

Setting	Description
Show reminder alerts	Select this check box to display a reminder for calendar items.
Play a sound when a reminder is due	Select this check box to play a sound when a reminder is due.
Default reminder	Use this setting to set how far in advance of an event you want the default reminder to appear.

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Automatic processing

Use Automatic processing settings to control how meeting requests, responses, and notifications are handled.

Setting	Description
Automatically place new meeting requests on my calendar, marked Tentative	Select this check box to automatically add new meetings to your calendar and mark them as Tentative. Selecting this option doesn't send a reply to the meeting organizer.
Delete meeting requests and responses that have been updated	Select this check box to automatically remove out-of-date meeting requests and responses from your Inbox.
Automatically process requests and responses from external senders	Select this check box to apply meeting requests and responses to your calendar from people who aren't in your organization's address book. By default, meeting requests and responses from people who aren't in the address book won't be applied to your calendar.
Delete notifications about forwarded meetings	Select this check box to automatically put meeting forward notifications in the Deleted Items folder. By default, you'll receive these notifications when a meeting you organize is forwarded to a new recipient by one of the meeting attendees. Selecting this option doesn't affect the processing of meeting request responses.

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Text messaging notifications

You can have notifications about calendar events sent directly to your phone as text messages. If you haven't already set up text messaging notifications, you'll see a button labeled set up notifications. After you've set up text messaging notifications, you'll be able to manage these settings.

Setting	Description
Notifications when my calendar is updated in the next <number of days) days	Select this check box to receive text notifications about updates to your calendar. After you select this check box, select from a range of 1 to 7 days. Select the Only during working hours check box to limit notifications to the work hours you set in the Appearance settings.
Notifications for meeting reminders	Select this check box to be sent text notifications of upcoming meetings. Select the Only during working hours check box to limit notifications to the work hours you set in the Appearance settings.
Daily calendar agendas	Select this check box to receive a daily agenda via text message. After you select this check box, choose the time you want the agenda sent.

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