Group Calendar Web Part in SharePoint Online

Microsoft provides a list of customized web parts to make a page more attractive in SharePoint Online. Here, this SharePoint Online tutorial will describe how to use a group calendar web part in SharePoint Online. Then, I will show you, how to create a SharePoint group calendar from Outlook.

In the last, we will discuss how to add a group calendar web part in SharePoint Online and how to edit the group calendar web part from SharePoint Online.

Group Calendar Web Part in SharePoint Online

• A Group calendar web part can allow the Microsoft 365 group calendar to be SharePoint Online.
• Before adding a group calendar web part to SharePoint Online, you must create a group calendar in Outlook.
• We can create a group calendar where group members can quickly get the upcoming events or past events.
• Groups are available only for the SharePoint team site so the group calendar web part work only in the team sites.
• By using the group calendar web part, we can easily select the specific group with events and configure how many events are shown per page.

Create a SharePoint Online Group calendar in Outlook

When we want to add a group calendar web part to SharePoint Online, you must already have a Group calendar in Outlook. To achieve this, follow the below steps are:

• Open the Microsoft 365 app launcher window -> Click on Outlook under the Apps section.

• Then, select the existing group on the Outlook Home page or create a new one. In my case, I have used my existing group (SharePoint Group Team) as shown below:

• Next, on the Group Home page -> Click on the calendar icon -> Select +New event like below:

• Once click on the new event page, it will ask you to provide the below information. Such as:
  • Add a title: Enter the event name (Monthly Meeting)
  • Invite attendance: Select the team members
  • Select the Period: We can set Time zones and select the date and time for the meeting
  • Search for a room or location: Select the location where the meeting will happen
  • Add a description or attach documents: We can add a description or attach documents

• Then, select the group (SharePoint Team Group) and click on the Send icon as shown below:

• See the below picture of how we will get all events from the group calendar in Outlook.

This is how to create a SharePoint Online group calendar from Outlook.

Add a Group Calendar Web Part in SharePoint Online

Let’s see how to add a Group calendar web part in SharePoint Online. To achieve it, follow the below instructions.

• Open the SharePoint site page -> Click on the Edit icon at the right top of the page as shown below:

• Then, select the circled + option to add a new web part to the modern site page.

• Next, Search the group calendar -> Select Group calendar web part under the Search results.

• Now, we get a Group calendar web part on the site page, where we can change the Title (SharePoint Team Meetings).
• Also, we get Upcoming and Past events as shown below:

This is how to add a group calendar web part in SharePoint Online.

Edit a SharePoint Online Group Calendar Web Part

Now, we will discuss how to edit or modify the group calendar web part in SharePoint Online. Follow the below steps.

• Open the group calendar web part -> Click on the Edit icon to select a Microsoft 365 group and display its calendar on your page.

• Then, go to the Group calendar property pane -> Select a Microsoft 365 group (SharePoint Team Group) from the Group name drop-down as shown below:

• Also, we can use the Slider to display the Number of events per page (Up to 10) like below:

• Refer to the below image that shows how to get all Upcoming events or Past events in a Group calendar web part from SharePoint Online.

• Similarly, select the Sync calendar option to sync with the Microsoft 356 calendar like below:

This is how to edit a SharePoint group calendar web part.

Conclusion

Here, from this SharePoint Online tutorial, we learned what is a Group calendar web part In SharePoint Online and how to create a group calendar in Outlook. Also, we covered how to use a group calendar web part in SharePoint Online and how to edit a group calendar web part in SharePoint Online.

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