# How to Import an ICS File Into Outlook

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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
1. Go to the calendar in Outlook.
2. Click **Add calendar**.
3. Choose **Upload from file**.
4. Select the .ics file and the calendar it should go into.
5. Click **Import**.
6. 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](https://gocutline.com/how-to/subscribe-to-ics-outlook/) instead.
- Importing into a new calendar makes it easy to undo.

## Source
This guide follows [Microsoft Support](https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/outlook/import-or-subscribe-to-a-calendar-in-outlook-com-or-outlook-on-the-web). Menus change now and then, so check there if a button has moved.

## Plan around your calendar
Linked Outlook calendars show in your week as read-only blocks. [How to link Outlook to Cutline](https://gocutline.com/integrations/outlook-calendar/).

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