You can sync your Lightning Bolt calendar to Outlook via the desktop application or the web application. We recommend syncing through the desktop application when possible as it requires fewer steps.
To Sync to Outlook via the desktop application:
1. Set up a calendar sync through Lightning Bolt. Instructions here: Setting Up a Mobile Calendar Subscription
2. Open the email from Lightning Bolt Scheduler with the subject Calendar Subscription Notice.
3. Under the Outlook section of the email, copy the .ics file URL
4. Open the Outlook desktop application.
5. Click “Add Calendar” in the top ribbon, then “From Internet”.
6. In the pop-up, paste the .ics URL
7. A pop-up will confirm you wish to add this calendar and subscribe to updates, click “Yes”.
To Sync to Outlook via the web application:
1. Set up a calendar sync through Lightning Bolt. Instructions here: Setting Up a Mobile Calendar Subscription
2. Open the email from Lightning Bolt Scheduler with the subject Calendar Subscription Notice.
3. Under the Outlook section of the email, copy the .ics file URL.
4. Open the Outlook Web Application (OWA) and sign into your account.
5. Select the Calendar icon under the Mail icon in the top left-hand corner of the screen.
6. To the left of your calendar, click “Add calendar”.
7. In the menu on the left, click “Subscribe from web”.
8. Paste the copied .ics file URL above into the field Link to the calendar.
9. Change the field Calendar name to name the calendar.
10. Click Import.
11. The calendar will now appear in the Other Calendars section of the calendar list.
To Remove a Calendar:
1. Under the Other calendars section, next to the calendar subscription you want to remove, select the three dot settings.
2. From the options that pop up to the right, select Remove.
3. Click Delete to remove the subscription from your Outlook calendar.
- You can always re-subscribe by following the procedures in the previous section.