Outlook for Mac - Unable to Post to Calendar

Summary

If unable to post meetings or appointments to a calendar, try resyncing it.

Body

Issue/Question

  • I am unable to create meetings or appointments on the Outlook calendar.
  • When I create meetings or appointments on the Outlook calendar, they don't appear in the schedule.

Environment

  • Oregon State University
  • Employee, Student Employee
  • MacOS
  • Outlook

Resolution

Manually Synchronize Calendar

  1. Right click on the calendar in question on the sidebar. Select properties from the list.
  2. Switch to the rules and permissions tab at the top of the properties window and ensure that there are no additional rules added to the calendar.
  3. Right click on the calendar again, this time selecting 'sync calendar'.
  4. Try creating an appointment or meeting after the syncronization is complete.
  5. If this doesn't work, try restarting Outlook

Check Offline Mode

  1. In Outlook, select the Outlook menu.
  2. If "Work Offline" is selected, click to disable it.

Assistance

For assistance, contact the Service Desk.

Details

Details

Article ID: 133805
Created
Tue 8/10/21 2:22 PM
Modified
Fri 9/16/22 11:25 AM