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Adding Courses to your Outlook Calendar

Last modified 9/14/2023

  1. Navigate to My.IllinoisState.edu and click on the Academics Tab.
  2. Scroll down to the last class under Class Schedule.
  3. Click the Export Calendar link (See Figure 1).

    Figure 1:
    Export Calendar Link from MY
  4. Choose which Outlook option to Add your Calendar to. You can select either the Outlook Web App (Web Version), or the Outlook Desktop App (Downloaded App version of Outlook).


Outlook Desktop Application

  1. Open the Downloaded .ICS file by clicking on the File Download from the bottom of your screen (See Figure 2).

    Figure 2:
    File download from Toolbar
  2. Your Outlook Desktop Application will open in the Calendar View with your imported courses.


Outlook Web Application

  1. Log into your Outlook Web version by navigating to https://Outlook.office.com/calendar and click on the Add Calendar link (See Figure 3).

    Figure 3:
    Add a Calendar Link
  2. Click Upload from File (Figure 4, step 1).
  3. On the same page, click the Browse  (Figure 4, step2) option to search for the downloaded file.
  4. Choose a Calendar from the Drop-Down menu (Figure 4, step 3).
  5. Click the Import button (Figure 4, step 4). Your classes should now appear on your Web Outlook Calendar.

    Figure 4:
    Upload from File - Outlook Calendar

Note:

If the options presented don’t seem to be what you are seeing on your screen, it is possible that you are in the Desktop Application when you are needing to be in the Web Application. If you open your email using an application that’s installed onto your Desktop, please make sure you are using the Desktop Application steps. If you typically navigate to the Outlook website to access your email, use the Web Application steps.

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