Add a Google Calendar to Outlook

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Follow these steps to add your Google calendar into your available options for Outlook’s calendar view.

  1. Open your Gmail, and click on your profile icon at the top-right of the page.

  2. Click on “Manage your Google Account

  3. Navigate to the “Security” menu

  4. Scroll down until you find “Less secure app access

  5. At the bottom of that panel, click “Turn on access (not recommended)”

  6. Confirm on the next menu by switching the toggle to “ON

  7. Now that less secure app access is enabled, go to your Google Calendar website

  8. Click on the Kebab Menua that appears next to the calendar you want to import to Outlook

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  9. Select “Settings and sharing

  10. Scroll down to the bottom of the page until you find the “Secret address in iCal format”. Select the entire address and Copy it. (Ctrl+C or Right-click > Copy)

     

  11. Now, open Outlook and enter the Calendar view tab.

  12. On the toolbar, select “Open Calendar” shown with a green plus icona

  13. Select “From Internet” and paste the iCal address from Step 10 in the box.

  14. Click OK.

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