Change Outlook Default Calendar

First, you must create a group calendar. After you create the group calendar, you must send everyone that you want to be a subscriber a copy of the group calendar Net Folder. Each person in the group can enter events, activities, and other information if you grant them the appropriate permissions. Each time an appointment or event is added or changed, each member's shared calendar is updated automatically. To share a calendar, you must store the calendar folder in a personal folder file (.pst) on your computer.

NOTE: You cannot share folders that are stored on a Microsoft Exchange Server computer.

Step 1: Create the Group Calendar

On the File menu, point to New, and then click Folder.
In the Name box, type a name for the folder.
In the Folder contains list, click Appointment items.
In the Select where to place the folder list, click a location for the folder.
Step 2: Publish the Net Folder
In the Folder List, click the group calendar folder that you want to share.
On the File menu, point to Share, and then click This folder.
Click Next, and then click Add.
In the Type name or select from list box, type the names of the people that you want to share the folder with. After you enter each name, click To.
After you type all of the names, click OK.
Click a name in the Member List list, click Permissions, and then assign a level of permission to that person. You can click several names to give them all the same level of permission.
Click Next.
Type a description for the folder, and then click Finish.
An automatic invitation is sent to each of the potential subscribers. They must click Accept in the invitation to subscribe.

If you want to store an item in a Net Folder that is viewable by you but is not viewable to other subscribers, after you create the item, click to select the Private check box.

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We are running exchange so that won't work. But thanks anyway, very informative.

first of all, if the calendar is only for him and his secretary, it would make more sense to go back to using his default calendar and giving her delegate rights to his calendar. The calendar would be more secure and would work the way it is intended for both of them. If on the other hand you have to keep using the public Calendar, it would appear there is only one option, delegat the responsibility to the secretary to copy appts. the boss accepts to the public calendar from his personal calendar. There does not appear to be a way to redirect his personal calendar to the public folder. The only other option would be to have people post to the public folder and setup the boss or the secretary as the moderator so they can approve the appt. requests. this will only work for internal users though so it isn't a good solution. I'd push for option one as it makes the most sense. You can give rights to as many or as few as necessary for the viewing of this calendar. And if need be you could possibly use a backup program to copy the personal calendar to the redirected public calendar. Backup Exec will allow redirecting items though I haven't tried redirecting to a public folder.

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