New Exchange 2003 user needs advice regarding public calendar

[gumbl]

Hi

I have Tried the "googleway" finding the answer to my wonderings without any result.

I am suppose to create a public Calendar in public folders and have no idea how. My guess is that one must do this from a client with public-folder rights.

Do you have to set up a resource and then share that calendar to the public folder, and if so, how do I do that from the server end?

I'm a real novice about exchange and have been assigned to this task, so I appreciate the help I can get!

Thanks

 

[nickpark]

open outlook. right-click a public folder and choose "New folder".
then change the type of it to contain Calendar items.

thats it!

But you can't do it via the exchange system manager!

 

[ShackDaddy]

Once you've created the folder, you can right-click on it to set the properties and from there use the Permissions tab to decide what sort of access different people have.

You can administer permissions on the server, actually, but you have to create the folder from an Outlook client.

If you don't see the public folders area, choose Folder List from the Go menu.

ShackDaddy

 

[dougmbti]

As a logical follow-up to this question ... I have the folder created and everyone in my organization is updating the calendar. How can I create a shortcut in every user's Outlook so they can get to the calendar quicker? I know if you click/drag it just creates a copy calendar and that calendar will not be updated if someone modifies the public calendar.

TIA,
Doug Maurer

 

[ShackDaddy]

If they right-click on the Calendar, they have the option to add it to their Outlook favorites. That's helpful if you have a large public folder tree.

Another good option is to use the Shortcuts area of Outlook at Add A Shortcut. Point the Shortcut to the new Public Folder.

ShackDaddy

 

[dougmbti]

Perfect - thank you!

Doug

 

[gumbl]

Thanks for all the help.

I appreciate it a lot!