Outlook Calendar: Difference between revisions

From Mecila
Jump to navigation Jump to search
No edit summary
Line 27: Line 27:
* Choose a name
* Choose a name
* Select an Outlook folder.
* Select an Outlook folder.
** It's recommended to create one folder for each calendar.
** It's recommended to have one folder for each calendar.
** Create a new folder by pressing the '...' button, select the "Calendar" folder and press the New button. Select the new calendar and press Ok.
** Select and existing or create a new folder by pressing the '...' button. Select the calendar and press Ok.
* Check synchronize items immediately after change
* Check synchronize items immediately after change
* Server settings:
* Server settings:
Line 45: Line 45:


[[File:Screenshot from 2020-11-29 05-29-14.png|CalDav Synchronizer Profile]]
[[File:Screenshot from 2020-11-29 05-29-14.png|CalDav Synchronizer Profile]]

After the configuration of the profile is finished you can start the synchronization by pressing "Synchronize now" in the CalDav Synchronizer ribbon and your Outlook calendar will be in sync with your NextCloud calendar.

Repeat this for each calendar.

For address books, the profile setup is similar, just choose an Outlook contacts folder for synchronization.

Revision as of 04:39, 29 November 2020

Outlook Addon CalDav Synchronizer

  • Download the zip file from [[1]]
  • Extract it into any directory
  • Start the setup.exe. You can change the default install path, but you need to use a directory on the C:\ drive.
  • Follow the instructions and restart Outlook after the installation is finished.

CalDav Synchronizer setup wizard

CalDav Synchronizer installation folder

After restart you will see a ribbon CalDav Synchronizer in Outlook CalDav Synchronizer Outlook ribbon

Add profiles for Mecila calendars and address books

Press the "Synchronization Profiles" to add profiles for your Mecila calendars and address books. A window opens:

CalDav Synchronizer Profiles

Press the icon with the green plus.

Choose the profile type "Nextcloud". The window closes and you have a new profile.

In the profile setup you can configure the details of the sync profile:

  • Choose a name
  • Select an Outlook folder.
    • It's recommended to have one folder for each calendar.
    • Select and existing or create a new folder by pressing the '...' button. Select the calendar and press Ok.
  • Check synchronize items immediately after change
  • Server settings:

Press the Test button. After some seconds a window should appear:

CalDavSynchronizer Choose Resource

Select the calendar and press Ok.

  • Synchronization mode: Outlook <-> Server Two ways
  • Synchronization interval in minutes: Choose an update interval

CalDav Synchronizer Profile

After the configuration of the profile is finished you can start the synchronization by pressing "Synchronize now" in the CalDav Synchronizer ribbon and your Outlook calendar will be in sync with your NextCloud calendar.

Repeat this for each calendar.

For address books, the profile setup is similar, just choose an Outlook contacts folder for synchronization.