How to Import an Outlook Calendar to a Droid

Check and update your Outlook calendar with your Droid.

Google Android phones (generically referred to as "Droids") use Google services and servers for apps like Gmail, Google Contacts and Google Calendar. You can access these apps at any time on your desktop computer using a Web browser. To quickly add large amounts of data, such as a new calendar, it's often easier to use a computer and let the data automatically sync. You can add an entire calendar from Microsoft Outlook to your Droid phone with the Google Calendar website.

Instructions

1. Log into your computer and start Microsoft Outlook. Click "Calendar" in the left pane. Click the calendar you wish to transfer.

2. Click "File," "Save As." Type a title for the ICAL file, such as "Outlook Calendar." Click the "Date Range" drop-down menu and select "Whole Calendar."

3. Click "OK." Click "Save." Save the ICAL file to your computer desktop. Start your Web browser, such as Internet Explorer or Firefox.

4. Navigate to google.com/calendar. Sign into Google using the same username and password as you use on your Droid phone.

5. Click "Settings," "Calendar Settings," "Import Calendar." Click "Browse." Click the file you saved in Step 3. Click "Open."

6. Select the calendar into which you wish to import the Outlook calendar dates and times. You can select a new calendar if you wish.

7. Click "Import." Your appointments appear in the Calendar app on your Droid phone in a few minutes.

References

• Microsoft Office: Transfer Calendars Between Outlook and Google Calendar