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How to enable an alternate calendar in Outlook?

Author Kelly Last modified

As we know, calendars are different in some countries and regions, for example the Chinese Lunar Calendar and English Gregorian Calendar. In some cases, you may want to show both kinds of dates in a Calendar. In this article, I will show you the detailed way to enable an alternate calendar in Microsoft Outlook.

an alternate calendar

Enable an alternate calendar in Outlook 2010 and 2013


Enable an alternate calendar in Outlook 2010 and 2013

In Microsoft Outlook 2010 and 2013, you can enable an alternate calendar with following steps.

Step 1: Click "File" > "Options".

Step 2: In the Outlook Options dialog box, click "Calendar" in the left bar.

Step 3: Firstly go to the "Calendar options" section, secondly check the option of "Enable an alternate calendar", and then specify an alternate calendar in the two boxes below the option of "Enable an alternate calendar". See screen shot below:

the Outlook Options dialog box

Step 4: Click the "OK" button to close this dialog box.

Now the specified alternate calendar is added into all calendars in Microsoft Outlook 2010 and 2013. See screen shot below:

the specified alternate calendar


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