
- #OUTLOOK 2016 FOR MAC ADD HOLIDAYS TO CALENDAR UPDATE#
- #OUTLOOK 2016 FOR MAC ADD HOLIDAYS TO CALENDAR MANUAL#
Note, that those who joined in between September 2018 and the end of December 2018 need to get 2018 Contoso Holidays.hol as well.
#OUTLOOK 2016 FOR MAC ADD HOLIDAYS TO CALENDAR UPDATE#
For the latter I would recommend an automated method.Īs an example, if the whole company gets a 2019 year calendar update in September 2018, then I manually update all new users with the 2019 holidays throughout 2019 year.
#OUTLOOK 2016 FOR MAC ADD HOLIDAYS TO CALENDAR MANUAL#
I use this manual method for new employees to catch up with the rest of the company. Then the user opens that file and accepts its content/actions.

Where is a location and “ 3” represents the number of holidays being added. 2019 Contoso Holidays.hol), put a text content similar to my example below: 3 So, all you have to do is create a text file, change its extension to *.hol, name it with something that makes sense (e.g. To see more about the 2nd method (bulk), please follow this link – Add corporate or custom holidays to user calendars – 2nd method – bulk In this post let’s focus on the 1st method – a manual one.

I’ve come up with two methods that combined give me a great result. There are different approaches out there with their own pros and cons. So, distributing them is a pretty common task for an Office 365 / Exchange admin. Tips: To always have quick access to the Calendars you use often, add shortcuts to other peoples Calendars to your Outlook. If you have more questions, email call 86.Most companies, if not all, have their own set of holidays on top of national ones.
Starting with Outlook 2002, the file is named Outlook.hol.

In addition to your default Microsoft Office Outlook Calendar, you can create and share secondary Outlook calendars.
