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title: "Using Calendar in Outlook 2011 for Mac OSX"
canonical: "https://kb.uconn.edu/space/IKB/10731881530/Using%20Calendar%20in%20Outlook%202011%20for%20Mac%20OSX"
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This article is for faculty, staff, and students who wish to use Calendar in Outlook 2011 for Mac OSX to make appointments, create meetings, or share calendars.

> ⚠️ Appointments are calendar events that do not have other attendees. Meetings are events that you have invited other people to attend.

## Creating a New Appointment

1. Open **Outlook 2011**.
2. Click on the **Calendar** button in the lower left-hand corner.
3. Click on the **Appointment** button in the upper left-hand corner to create a new appointment.
4. Fill in the appropriate information.
5. Click **Save & Close** in the upper left-hand corner of the window.

Your new appointment will appear on the calendar.

## Creating a New Meeting

1. Open **Outlook 2011**.
2. Click on the **Calendar** button in the lower left-hand corner.
3. Click on the **Meeting** button in the upper left-hand corner to create a new meeting.
4. Fill in the appropriate information for the new meeting.
5. Click **Send** to send your meeting to the recipients.

## Sharing Your Calendar

1. Open **Outlook 2011**.
2. Click on the **Calendar** button in the lower left-hand corner.
3. Click **Permissions** in the menu bar at the top.
4. In the **Folder Properties** window, select **Add User…**
5. In the window that appears, type the name of the person you are looking to add.
6. Click **Find.**
7. Select the person you are looking for once they appear in the box below.
8. Click **OK** to add them.
9. The person will now be added to the list.   
:warning: Note: Once the person you have shared your calendar with has been added to the list, you can select their name and then edit their **Permission Level**. Here, you can customize what they can **Read** and **Write**. You can also indicate whether they are permitted to **Deleted Items**, among other options.
10. Click **OK** to save changes.

If you want to delete a user from the list, select their name and click **Remove**. Select **OK**.

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