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⚠️ NOTE: Linking a Staff Member's Bookings to an MS Outlook instance creates a new MS Outlook Calendar for that Staff Member. Multiple Staff Members can be linked to one MS Outlook instance, creating a new Calendar for each. Calendars can be "Viewed in Overlay Mode" to view all Staff Members on one Calendar.
⚠️ NOTE: For this feature, Katipolt cannot push Bookings to MS Outlook. We rely on MS Outlook to "pick up" the Bookings which is triggered by them, not Katipolt. This can sometimes take up to 3 hours.
💡 TIP: The generated Katipolt Calender feed URL can be used to connect Katipolt to other calendars, please check with your calendar's Help Centre or Manual if it can be connected, and how.
To Generate a Staff Member's Calendar Feed URL
From the Staff Members Profile Page, Press the More (3 dots) menu then Select the option “Generate calendar feed URL” to display the Calendar Feed – Xxxx Xxxxx popup
From the "Calendar Feed – Xxxx Xxxxx" popup, Copy the generated URL then Close the popup
To Link Katipolt Bookings to MS Outlook Calendar
Open Outlook, Press the Calendar Icon to display the Calendar, then from the Home tab Press the Add Calendar dropdown and Select the option “From Internet…” to display the New Internet Calendar Subscription popup
From the "New Internet Calendar Subscription" popup, Paste in the Copied “Calendar feed URL” and Press [OK] to display the Microsoft Outlook popup
From the "Microsoft Outlook" popup, Press [Yes] to add and display the "Katipolt Bookings" Calendar to Outlook for the entered URL
MS Outlook Calendar "View in Overlay Mode"
From the MS Outlook Calendar, from the side menu, calendars that are ticked display in the main window. Calendars can be collapsed to Overlay on the Calendar Owner's default Calendar
Press the Collapse Arrow of a Callendar to "View in Overlay Mode" and display that Callendar's Bookings on the MS Outlook User's default Calendar
To Un-Link Katipolt Bookings from MS Outlook Calendar
From the MS Outlook Calendar, from the side menu's "Other Calendars", Right Click on "Katipolt Bookings" and select the option "Delete Calendar" to Un-link