How to Create a SharePoint Calendar: Step-by-Step Tutorial

How to Add a Calendar from SharePoint In this SharePoint tutorial, you will learn the convenient way of incorporating a calendar into SharePoint Online. Rather than using the traditional approach of using a calendar web part that is no longer available, we will show you how to display a SharePoint Online list in a calendar view (in both classic and modern SharePoint Online). Using this method, any entries added to the SharePoint Online list will automatically appear on the corresponding calendar. ...

January 29, 2018 · 14 min · Sergi Sinyugin

How to Share Office 365 Calendars

If you want to share your Office 365 calendar with your co-workers or, say, customers, you can perform that within the Exchange Online or Outlook calendar interface. But first, there should be done the required calendar sharing settings by an Office 365 administrator. Sharing Office 365 Calendars with External Users If you need the people outside your Office 365 environment to view your team members’ calendar availability, you can enable the sharing option within the tenant. As an Office 365 admin, you are supposed to perform the following: ...

January 21, 2018 · 3 min · Sergi Sinyugin

Customer Case: Global Multimedia Content Corporation

As a result of Virto ONE components implantation, the company achieves new levels of efficiency. THE CUSTOMER: A global leader in multimedia content INDUSTRY: Media company PLATFORM: Microsoft Office 365 Microsoft SharePoint 2013 MicroSoft SharePoint 2010 “We chose Virtosoftware for both comprehensive/configurable functionality and price. Virto team is very responsive in addressing any issues we may have and are open to ideas for enhancements and new products. Virtosoftware makes high-demand products that increase adoption and satisfaction from our customers.” Director, Information Technology at the multimedia company ...

November 22, 2016 · 2 min · Sergi Sinyugin

Customer Case: Meeting Rooms and Calendar Events in One View

Outlook meeting room schedules can be combined with calendar events into a single view. Here is described the relevant customer case with Virto Calendar app. Request a free consultation Business Requirements To check Outlook meeting rooms’ availability in a SharePoint Calendar in day, week, month or year view. This way, a user will always know if a meeting room is available at the time and date they want, and the room availability does not conflict with his scheduled events. Solution Summary Office 365 OOTB options do not enable users to display Exchange Online meeting room in SharePoint calendar and integrate conference room schedules with other meetings. The Virto Calendar app functionality allows you to view the availability of a certain meeting room right on your SharePoint Online calendar screen. You can correct your busy schedule in one view, and change meetings or events according to availability of a certain room. You need to create events in your Outlook and pick available rooms. Next, open Virto Calendar in your Office 365, and check the required box in the Virto Calendar app settings to display the list of Outlook meeting rooms. You can see all your event combined with Outlook meeting rooms. Note: the Exchange Online meeting room data sources in Virto Calendar have Read Only permission. If you have full access to an Exchange Online meeting room, you can also view the name of event in this room. If your permission is restricted, you can see the room booking schedule only. ...

November 22, 2016 · 2 min · Sergi Sinyugin

Guide to Setting Up a Shared Calendar in Microsoft Office 365

As one of the most widely adopted productivity suites, Microsoft 365 and its predecessor Office 365 empowers over a million organizations worldwide (1). Core to its appeal lies seamless calendar and email integration advancing employee coordination. In this practical guide, we will explore step-by-step how teams can use Microsoft 365’s built-in calendaring functionality to align scheduling across the organization. From creating new calendars to establishing permissions and sharing settings, we cover the key features and best practices for configuration. ...

March 21, 2016 · 35 min · Sergi Sinyugin