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How to create a Group Calendar Activity (Outlook appointment)

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How to Create it?

  1. Click the “Create” button and select “Group Calendar” in the “Type” field.​
  2. Enter the Title and Category.​
  3. Set the Date and Time for the start and end, or select “All day”.​
  4. Specify any Custom Filter Category (if this has been set up).​
  5. Fill in the Description.​
  6. Choose the desired Color for the event in the year wheel.​
  7. Indicate whether the meeting should be created as a Calendar entry only or held as a Teams meeting (default is off).​
  8. Decide if all team members should be invited. If you want to control who receives the invitation, uncheck the “Invite team/group” box and then specify participants below.​
  9. Add external participants by entering their email addresses, separated by a “;” (internal/external).​
  10. Choose whether the event should be shown in the Year View (shown by default).’​
  11. Finish by clicking “Save”.​

The Teams meeting will now appear in PlanIt, and the invitation will be sent to the meeting participants.​

Note! Creating a Group Calendar activity as a meeting in Teams requires that you have activated the group calendar in the relevant team.
See the separate guide on Setting up PlanIt for more information.