Adding the Tufts Holiday Calendar

Overview

Adding the Tufts Holiday Calendar to your Outlook account is a great way to keep track of holidays that are officially recognized by the University. See the sections below for directions on how to add the Holiday Calendar in the online (Office 365) version of Outlook, as well as the desktop Outlook application on Macs and Windows PCs. 

You can also view a list of these holidays on AccessTufts.

  1. Visit outlook.office365.com and log in with your Tufts credentials.
  2. Click the Calendar icon toward the bottom left of the page.Calendar icon in Office 365
  3. Click Add calendar in the left-hand panel.Add calendar button
  4. Select Add from directory in the left-hand menu.Add from directory option
  5. A search field will appear. Type in “Tufts Holiday Calendar” and select the Tufts Holiday Calendar when it appears.Searching for the Tufts Holiday Calendar
  6. Use the “Add to” menu to specify which calendar group you want the Tufts Holiday Calendar to appear under (e.g. My calendars, Other calendars, etc.).
  7. Click Add.Adding the Tufts Holiday Calendar
  8. The Tufts Holiday Calendar will be added.Tufts Holiday Calendar has been added

     

  1. Open the Microsoft Outlook desktop application on your Mac.Mac Outlook icon
  2. Click the Calendar icon toward the bottom of the left-hand navigation panel.Calendar icon
  3. In the “Home” tab, click Open Shared Calendar.Open Shared Calendar button
  4. In the Search field, enter “Tufts Holiday Calendar”.
  5. Select Tufts Holiday Calendar in the results and click Open.Searching for the Tufts Holiday Calendar
  6. The Tufts Holiday Calendar will be added.Tufts Holiday Calendar has been added
  1. Open the Microsoft Outlook desktop application on your Windows computer.Windows Outlook icon
  2. Click the Calendar icon toward the bottom of the left-hand navigation panel.Calendar icon
  3. In the “Home” tab, click Open Calendar and select Open Shared Calendar.Open Shared Calendar button
  4. In the Name field, type “Tufts Holiday Calendar” and click OK.Adding the Tufts Holiday Calendar
  5. The Tufts Holiday Calendar will be added.Tufts Holiday Calendar has been added

    By default, the calendar will open up in a side-by-side view. To change this, click the View tab and click Overlay. Your open calendars will appear overlayed on top of each other.Calendar overlay option