How to Access Outlook Calendar Without Outlook

Access your Outlook Calendar when you are away from home.

Microsoft Outlook Calendar keeps tracks of all your appointments, meetings and events, whether you are in need of long-term planning or day-to-day to-do lists. Even when you are away from Outlook, there are several easy ways to check your calendar. You can publish it online, transfer it to a free Web-based Google account or synchronize it with your iPhone or iPod Touch. You just need to set up the calendar in Outlook ahead of time.

Instructions

Office Online

1. In Microsoft Outlook, click "Publish My Calendar" in the Navigation Pane. If you want to view something other than the default calendar, right-click it. Click "Publish to Internet" and select "Publish to Office Online."

2. Sign in to or register for Office Online. You must have a Windows Live ID account to do so, but signup is free (see Resources). The on-screen instructions will prompt you.

3. Select the time span for which you want to publish the calendar. Also decide how many details you want included in the calendar. Select "Full Details" to include everything in the calendar. Click "OK."

4. Log on to Office Online with your Windows Live ID to view your calendar when you are away from Outlook.

Google Calendar

1. Download and install Google Calendar Sync (see Resources) to your computer.

2. On the Settings screen, enter your Google email address and password.

3. Choose the sync option you want. To only synchronize your Outlook calendar to Google, choose the last option. However, you may benefit from the two-way synchronization. Everything you update from either Outlook or Google will appear in both programs.

4. Set a time interval for which syncing will occur. Click "Save." You will see an icon for Google Calendar Sync in your Windows taskbar.

5. Log on to your Google account when you are away from home. Open Google Calendar. Provided the calendar has already synchronized, all your Outlook Calendar items will appear.

iPhone

1. Connect your iPhone (or iPod Touch) to your computer. iTunes will open.

2. Under "Devices" in iTunes, select your device.

3. Select the "Info" tab. Go to "Calendars" and select "Sync Calendars From." Choose "Outlook."

4. Click "All Calendars" to synchronize all calendars. You can also choose to select certain calendars. Click "Apply."

5. While on the go, open your Calendar application on your iPhone or iPod Touch to access your Outlook Calendar.

Tips & Warnings

• If you have another mobile device (other than Apple products) you want to use, refer to your phone's user manual to synchronize with Microsoft Outlook. If the option is not available, and the phone has a web browser, you normally can sync easily with Google Calendar by first syncing your Outlook Calendar to Google using Google Calendar Sync.

References

• Microsoft Office Online: Publish a Calendar on Office Online
• Google Calendar Help: Getting Started with Google Calendar Sync
• Microsoft Office Online: Synchronize Outlook and Apple iPhone or iPod Touch Calendars

Resources

• Windows Live: Home
• Google Calendar Help: Sync with Microsoft Outlook