How to Create and Delete Calendar in Outlook Online

by
Second calendar in Microsoft Outlook

Unaware of the creation and deletion calendar in Microsoft Outlook? This is the right article to check how to create and delete a calendar in Microsoft Outlook Online.

Microsoft Outlook calendar is a feature that allows us to schedule events, appointments, or meetings. I was in need of creating a calendar in Microsoft Outlook online. So I tried and also shared here how to do so.

Create Calendar in Outlook Online Web Application

Follow the below steps to create a calendar in the Outlook Web application.

Step-1: Open Microsoft Outlook in a browser such as Chrome, Safari, or Internet Explorer. Log in with your user id and password in the Microsoft web application to create a calendar in the Microsoft Outlook online web application.

Step-2: On the Microsoft Outlook home page, click the calendar icon in the left navigation and simultaneously click Add calendar option.

Create calendar in Microsoft Outlook Web

Step-3: Once you click on Add Calendar option, click Create blank calendar in the list of options, under Add Calendar to create a calendar in the Microsoft Outlook web application.

Add calendar in Microsoft Outlook

Step-4: Give the calendar name as per your wish and click Save. (Here I have given the calendar name as the second calendar). You can choose from the below color and also a charm icon based on your name. Here we have a list of icons to choose from for the name we gave for the calendar.

Second calendar in Microsoft Outlook

Step-5: Once we click Save, it will show a pop-up message like “second calendar” created.

Add calendar in Microsoft Outlook application

Step-6: Now, we can see the second calendar has been created under the My Calendars option on the home page.

Second calendar in Outlook web application

This is the simple and easy method to create a calendar in the Microsoft Outlook web application.

Read Also: How to Import Google Calendar in Outlook Online? [5 Ultimate Methods]

Delete Calendar in the Microsoft Outlook Online Web application

Deleting a calendar in Microsoft Outlook online is also an easy process. Here we will see the steps to do so.

Step-1: On the same page, right-click on the recently created calendar name and click the Remove option.

Delete calendar in Microsoft Outlook

Step-2: It will ask for the confirmation of the deletion of the calendar. Click Remove to delete the calendar in the Microsoft Outlook web application.

Delete calendar in outlook web application

Step-3: As usual, the message will pop up that the calendar has been deleted in the Microsoft Outlook web application.

Delete calendar in Outlook application

This way, we can delete the calendar in the Microsoft Outlook web application.

How to Create a Calendar in Microsoft Outlook Online Desktop Application

Now, we will see how to create a calendar in the Microsoft Outlook desktop application.

Step-1: Open Microsoft Outlook on the desktop application.

Step-2: On the home page, click on the calendar icon in the left navigation. Then click the three dots in the top right page again and click on +Add.

Add calendar in Microsoft outlook desktop

Step-3: Once you click Add, Click Create New Blank Calendar to create a calendar in the Microsoft Outlook desktop application.

Create new calendar in Microsoft Outlook desktop

Step-4: Give the calendar name and click OK. (Here the calendar name is the second calendar).

Add calendar in Microsoft desktop application

Step-5: We can see on the same page, the second calendar has been created in the Microsoft Outlook desktop application.

Create calendar in outlook desktop

By doing this, we can create a calendar in the Microsoft Outlook desktop application.

How to Delete a Calendar in Microsoft Outlook Online Desktop Application

Follow the below few steps to delete a calendar in the Microsoft Outlook desktop application.

Step-1: On the same page,(Home page of Outlook) right-click on the recently created calendar name to delete the calendar in the Microsoft Outlook desktop application.

Delete calendar from Desktop Outlook application

Step-2: For confirmation, a pop-up message will appear. Click Yes to delete the calendar from the Outlook desktop application. Once you click Yes, the second calendar will be deleted from the Microsoft Outlook desktop application.

Delete calendar from the desktop outlook

This is how we have to delete the calendar in the Microsoft Outlook desktop application.

Read Also: How to Set Calendar Reminders in Outlook for Microsoft 365?

How to Delete a Shared Calendar in Microsoft Outlook Online Desktop

Let’s see how to delete a shared calendar in a Microsoft Outlook desktop application.

Step-1: On the same page, (Home page of Outlook) right-click on the shared calendar and click Delete Group to delete the shared calendar in the Microsoft Outlook desktop application.

Delete shared calendar in Microsoft Outlook

Step-2: For confirmation, click Yes to delete the shared calendar in the Microsoft Outlook desktop application.

Delete shared calendar in Outlook

Why I am Unable to Delete Calendar in Microsoft Outlook Online

Below are the general reasons for being unable to delete the calendar in Microsoft Outlook.

  • It might be a default calendar, so when you try to delete we can not delete it in Microsoft Outlook.
  • There may be some glitch in the system, at that time we have to reach out to Microsoft support for help.

Conclusion

This tutorial helps you to create and delete calendars in Microsoft Outlook online for both web and desktop applications. Also, this Microsoft tutorial touched upon deleting shared calendars and the reason for not being able to delete calendars in Microsoft Outlook.

You may also like: