Calendar how-tos
How to Import an ICS File Into Outlook
To import an .ics file into Outlook, go to the calendar, click Add calendar, choose Upload from file, select the file and the calendar it goes into, and click Import. It is a snapshot: later changes to the file do not come through.
Step by step
- Go to the calendar in Outlook.
- Click Add calendar.
- Choose Upload from file.
- Select the .ics file and the calendar it should go into.
- Click Import.
- In classic Outlook, use File, Open & Export, Import/Export, then Import an iCalendar (.ics) or vCalendar file.
Good to know
- For a calendar that keeps changing, subscribe to it by link instead.
- Importing into a new calendar makes it easy to undo.
Source
This guide follows Microsoft Support. Menus change now and then, so check there if a button has moved.
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