{"id":50095,"date":"2023-03-24T15:05:44","date_gmt":"2023-03-24T14:05:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/50095\/transfer-business-outlook-calendar-to-google\/"},"modified":"2023-03-24T15:05:46","modified_gmt":"2023-03-24T14:05:46","slug":"transfer-business-outlook-calendar-to-google","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/en\/50095\/transfer-business-outlook-calendar-to-google\/","title":{"rendered":"Transfer business Outlook calendar to Google"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>How can I export my business calendar to my Google Account?<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>A regular problem for me is that when I make up private appointments, I always don&#8217;t know whether it conflicts with work-related issues. Of course, I could fire up my work laptop and check, but I don&#8217;t always have it with me.<\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s why I&#8217;ve been looking for a way to transfer my work calendar or availability to my Google calendar. Unfortunately, direct synchronisation is not possible. But a manual export works.<\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_82_2 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of content<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/en\/50095\/transfer-business-outlook-calendar-to-google\/#Google_Create_new_calendar\" >Google: Create new calendar<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/en\/50095\/transfer-business-outlook-calendar-to-google\/#Outlook_Exporting_the_calendar\" >Outlook: Exporting the calendar<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/en\/50095\/transfer-business-outlook-calendar-to-google\/#Google_Importing_the_calendar\" >Google: Importing the calendar<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Google_Create_new_calendar\"><\/span>Google: Create new calendar<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>First we create a new calendar in Google Calendar. Theoretically, I could also import this into my private calendar, but the separation has the advantage that on the one hand nothing gets mixed up and on the other hand I can get rid of the business stuff quite quickly.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/cal_1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"64\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-50066\" \/><\/p>\n<p>So I created a new calendar and gave it a suitable name.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/cal_2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"461\" height=\"150\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-50070\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/cal_2.png 461w, https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/cal_2-300x98.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 461px) 100vw, 461px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Outlook_Exporting_the_calendar\"><\/span>Outlook: Exporting the calendar<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>In Outlook we now export the calendar. To do this, go to File and &#8220;Save calendar&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/cal_3.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"542\" height=\"338\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-50074\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/cal_3.png 542w, https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/cal_3-300x187.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 542px) 100vw, 542px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Here we can set the file name and other options.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/cal_4.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"476\" height=\"163\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-50078\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/cal_4.png 476w, https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/cal_4-300x103.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 476px) 100vw, 476px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>In the further options we can determine which elements are to be exported. We can export the complete calendar or only certain date ranges. We can also specify which content we want to export. So we can export all details or only subject or whether the time is booked or not.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/cal_5.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"533\" height=\"316\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-50082\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/cal_5.png 533w, https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/cal_5-300x178.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 533px) 100vw, 533px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>For data protection reasons, I have only chosen to indicate here whether the time is booked or not. This is already enough information to know whether or not something is available during the time.<\/p>\n<p>The calendar is then exported as an .ics file.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Google_Importing_the_calendar\"><\/span>Google: Importing the calendar<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The file can now be imported into Google. To do this, go to the calendar settings and then &#8220;Import&#8221;. Here we now select File and Target calendar.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/cal_6.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"778\" height=\"292\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-50086\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/cal_6.png 778w, https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/cal_6-300x113.png 300w, https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/cal_6-768x288.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 778px) 100vw, 778px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Done! We click on Import and after a short time we have imported the elements into our calendar.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/cal_7.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"323\" height=\"164\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-50090\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/cal_7.png 323w, https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/cal_7-300x152.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 323px) 100vw, 323px\" \/><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How can I export my business calendar to my Google Account?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":12535,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1555],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-50095","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-software-en"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50095","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=50095"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50095\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/12535"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=50095"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=50095"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=50095"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}