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Adding holidays to your calendar in Outlook 2003/2007

Add holidays to your Exchange calendar using Outlook 2003 or Outlook 2007.

Calendar in Outlook 2003/2007

To open the calendar in Outlook 2003/2007, do the following:
  1. Open Outlook 2003 or Outlook 2007.
  2. Click Calendar on the side of the window, or click Go > Calendar.

Add Holidays to Your Calendar

To add holidays to your Exchange calendar in Outlook 2003/2007, do the following:
  1. Within the calendar, click Tools > Options....
  2. Click Calendar Options....
  3. Click Add Holidays....
  4. Select United States (if it's not already checked). You may also want to scroll through the list and select religious or regional holidays. Christmas and Easter are considered secular holidays (as well as religious), so they are placed on your calendar when you add holidays for the United States (without needing to select Christian Religious Holidays).
  5. When you are ready to add the holidays to your calendar, click OK.
  6. When the holidays are finished being added to your calendar, click OK.
  7. Click OK and then click OK again.
The holidays you added appear on your Exchange calendar as all day events. Like all calendar events, holidays are viewable in Outlook Web Access (OWA) once they've been added to your calendar.

Article Information

  • Article ID: 1180
  • Last Review: Feb 2, 2009
  • Type: Instructions

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