Exporting Microsoft Outlook Calendar

 

Step one:  decide where you will save this schedule file.  It should be some place that is very easy to find.  Saving to the desktop has not worked for me. 

 

Delete the last schedule file you sent (wherever you have it saved.)

Open the calendar. 

Go to File.

 

Click on Import/Export to a file.

Often, but not always, this step occurs. 

                        File Could Not be found box appears.

                        Click OK

                        Box appears – Create/Open Personal Folders File.

                        The file name (schedule) will appear in the box.

                        Click Open

                        Click OK

                        Click Next

                        Continue with the rest of the instructions.

Box appears:  Choose an action to perform.

Highlight Export to a file

Clilck NEXT

Click on Personal Folder File (.pst)

Calendar will be highlighted.

Click on Filter.

Click on Advanced.

Click on Field

            Drop down to Date/Time Fields

            Slide cursor to right

            Choose Start from the drop down menu.

Click on Conditions and choose Between on the drop down menu.

Value bar – enter the date you want to start, i.e. the following day and the end date.

Example:  05/14/2004 and 06/14/2004 – 30-45 days is about the limit or the file will be too large.

Click on Add to List

Click OK

Click Next

Finish

You should now see the file being copied.

Close Microsoft Outlook completely and any other Outlook applications.

Reopen Outlook

Insert the file into an email and send to email account where the file will be unpacked and opened.

 

 

-----Original Message-----

From:         Girone, Theresa A 

Sent:          Friday, May 14, 2004 10:11 AM

To:             Ingalls, Linda(London)

Cc:             Mangus, Richard E(Mexico City)

Subject:     Exporting Microsoft Calendar

 

Laura,

Attached are the instructions.  Some important things I should mention.  First, as far as I or any of our ISM people know, the only person who can do this must be the owner of the calendar.  We have tried delegating and giving ownership to someone else, but it only appears to work for the actual named owner.  If anyone could find a solution, that would be great.  When I go on leave, my backup can't do this.  The only way I can think of to get around this is to actually export MY Outlook Calendar to her, and have her IMPORT the calendar into hers.  But that is cumbersome and would screw up the schedule she keeps for her boss. 

 

Second, I have never unpacked or imported this from the other end.  I email this schedule file to the ambassador every night to his yahoo account.  He opens it and imports it to his PDA.  And another note:  you need a large yahoo account in order for this to work.  The file that you send will be around 750 KBs if you send a one month schedule to the account.

 

These instructions seem complicated, but honestly, it takes me about 3 minutes to do this every evening.  It's great!

 

Good luck, and let me know how you make out.

 

Terry

P.S.  I can help if you have any questions.

 

Terry Girone

Executive Office

American Embassy Vilnius

Tel. (370) 5-266-5533

Fax (370) 5-266-5530

IVG:  973-5531

 

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