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The Outlook is one of the preferred email clients used to access Microsoft Exchange Server email. Apart from providing access to Exchange Server email it also includes contact, calendaring and task management functionality. And the good news is that one can also use Outlook for Slack to have more benefits. Now the thing that comes to your mind will definitely be what is slack? Am I Right? If yes then do not need to worry here is the answer to your questions…

Part 1: What is Slack?

Slack is like the heart of a corporation that can replace the email to help you and your team work together impeccably. Its objective is to support the way the people genuinely work together, it is a platform using which you can collaborate with the people as effectively as you can do face to face. Not only this, it has various considerable benefits that lure people towards it:

An Effective Way of Communication

Undeniably, communication is the backbone of any project or any collaboration. This is because without communication nothing is possible, especially in the business world. Slack supports the way people work by making collaboration easy and efficient as like working face-to-face.

Direct Messages

For ad-hoc conversations, direct messages and group direct messages are considered best that do not require an entire channel to weigh in. These can be useful in various ways:

• An alternate for one-to-one conversation.
• A simple way to catch up with a teammate.
• A swift and easy way to ask questions.

Notifications:

Notifications are the ways of slack to tell you about the things that need your attention. It can be chosen by you that you want to receive notifications on your desktop, your mobile device or by email. Slack notifications can even be customized by channel, so you can prioritize the things that need your attention.

It's secure to use there is a number of ways available to secure your data. For an additional layer of security, there is an option to turn on two-factor authentication for your account. If your password is compromised or stolen, you will have peace of mind knowing that only you can sign in. Slack also supports SAML-based SSO, that allows you to steadily access to Slack through an identity provider of your choice.

Not only this, but you can also give your team a quick way to see when you are in a meeting, working remotely or out of the office. With the Outlook Calendar, you can automatically update your Slack status based on your calendar events, making it easy to know whether you are unavailable or slow to respond.

Syncing your Slack outlook status with your calendar is a great way to:

• Let others check your availability in real-time without leaving slack.
• Helps to set expectations when you might be slow to respond to messages.

Part 2: How to Connect Outlook Calendar to Slack?

Following is the list of steps that you need to follow to connect a calendar to Slack:

Step 1: Install or open the app

From your desktop, locate the Apps section at the bottom of your left-hand sidebar. Then, click the plus icon. Search for Outlook Calendar. If not installed yet? Then, Click Add to Slack to visit the Slack App Directory, and then follow the steps to connect the app. And if already installed? Click Open in Slack.

Step 2: Set up Outlook Calendar in Slack

Once it’s connected, Outlook Calendar will be listed below Apps in your left sidebar. Follow the up-coming steps to complete the setup.

1. Firstly, click Outlook Calendar in your left sidebar to open the app.
2. Then, from the Home tab click Connect an account and follow the prompts.
3. Thereafter, go back to the Outlook Calendar app in Slack.
4. Hit the Messages tab, and then click Use this calendar to finish connecting your Outlook account.

Once you connect your account, you will start receiving calendar notifications in Slack. To stop duplicate notifications, learn how to adjust your Outlook Calendar notifications for your email, desktop and mobile devices from Microsoft Support.

What’s more? Now the thing that everyone wants to know will definitely be, how to use Outlook calendar in Slack?

Part 3: How to Use Outlook Calendar in Slack?

To view your full schedule

To see upcoming events click today or tomorrow From the Home tab. Then, hit Select a date to see all events of a particular day. For seeing more details, press the three dots icon to the right of an event. Choose view event details to check the location, guest list, and description.

For automatically update your Slack status:

Using your primary calendar, the Outlook Calendar app can robotically set your Slack status to one of these options: In a meeting, Working remotely or Out of office.

Adjust notification settings

You can alter your Outlook Calendar notification settings in Slack turning certain notifications on or off. Here’s how:

Step 1: Firstly, find and press Outlook Calendar in the Apps section of the left sidebar.

Step 2: Then, From the Home tab, click Settings in the top right.

Step 3: After that, below your calendar, click Notification preferences.

Step 4: Thereafter, Set your notification preferences and click Update.

Step 5: Eventually, Click finished saving.

Disconnect your calendar

Step 1: First of all, find and click Outlook Calendar in the Apps section of your left sidebar.

Step 2: Then, From the Home tab, click Settings in the top right.

Step 3: Thereafter, click Disconnect calendar.

Step 4: Eventually, click yes to confirm.

Bonus: How to Export Calendar from Outlook?

If you are looking for a way to share your Outlook calendar with others, you can export your Outlook calendar. One of the best ways to do this is using ScanOutlook. It is a professional tool that helps you to repair corrupt Outlook PST & OST files and to recover deleted Outlook mailbox data such as emails, attachments, calendars, contacts, etcetera.

Key Features of iMyFone ScanOutlook:

• Recover deleted or lost items and export them from Outlook, including calendar, emails, attachments, etc.
• Repair Outlook PST/OST files from any scenarios: data corruption, software issue, human errors and more.
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• Compatible with all versions of Microsoft Outlook, including the latest Outlook 2019.

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