Export Office 365 Calendar to Mac OS X – Step by Step Quick Guide

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Written By Kumar Raj
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Published On September 6th, 2018
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Do you want to link Office 365 calendar to Mac calendar? Are you searching for a simple and error-free way to export O365 calendar entries to Mac calendar applications? So, do not worry anymore! This post will describe the techniques to add Office 365 Online calendar to Mac calendar. And to export Office 365 calendar to ICS file format on Mac. Keep reading this article till the end to explore various methods.

Microsoft Office 365 suite has many features that allow users to manage personal as well as business information. Amongst all, one such program is calendar, which enables users to manage important meetings date, business appointments, and other events and share with other team members also.

Sometimes, there is a requirement to add Office 365 calendar to Mac calendar to access the entries in offline mode. Due to lack of methods, users are unable to move Office 365 calendar to Mac. Therefore, in this blog post, we are going to discuss all the relevant approaches that use to export Office 365 calendar to Mac. Before starting the method, first, look at some user queries for better understanding of the situation:

User Queries

“Please help! Calendar application on Mac platform will not synchronize with my Office 365 Exchange accounts. I need to save all my O365 calendar entries into Mac on urgent basis. But, I do not know where I did mistake in the synchronization process. If anyone knows the method, then please suggest me.”

“Currently, I am using Office 365 Calendars to manage my events date. However, due to some reasons, I need to export Office 365 Calendar to ICS file format to Mac OS X Well, I have no idea that how to share Office 365 Calendar on Mac calendar that supports .ics file format. Please suggest me any applicable method for the same.”

As it is evident from the query there are various situations where users need to move Office 365 calendar entries into Mac calendar. Now, explore the various workarounds that help the users to solve this situation.

How to Export Office 365 Calendar to Mac Without Any Problem?

 

There are two ways to get the MS Office 365 calendar into Mac inbuilt application; Manual and Automatic. So, first start with the manual workarounds.

 

Manual Steps to Add Office 365 Calendar to Mac Calendar

1. First step is to open Mac Calendar that can be available in Applications folder. Also, you can launch calendar using Spotlight.

 

 

2. Once the application opens completely, click on Calendar>>Preferences.

 

 

3. After that, click on Accounts tab from General dialog box.

4. From the Accounts dialogue box, click on ‘+’ sign present at the bottom-left corner.

 

 

5. Now, select Exchange from the account list and click on Continue.

 

 

6. Next, in Name box, provide the appropriate name that you want to display in calendar entries. In Email Address and Password box, provide your Exchange ID and password respectively.

 

 

7. Click on Continue to start the Office 365 calendar configuration process.
8. After that, click on Continue from the Account Summary box.

 

 

9. Now, you need to select the folder that you want to use from Exchange account. In this case, you need to click on Calendar and click on Done.

 

 

10. Finally, you export Office 365 calendar to your Mac Calendar.

 

Automatic Way to Export Office 365 Calendar to ICS format into Mac

 

If the users want to export Office 365 calendar to ICS file format on Mac in a matter of minutes, then they can go for the Backup Office 365 Mailbox Mac Software by SysTools. It takes minimum time to convert all the calendar data into .ics format that further easily import into Mac calendar. Besides this, it can save copy of emails as well as contacts of Office 365 account in 4+ file formats . The best thing about software is it can easily run on Mac OS 10.8 and below versions.

 

 

Steps to Convert MS Office 365 Contacts into Equivalent ICS Format

 

1. Download the software on your Mac OS X. After the proper installation, launch the tool on the machine.

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2. Once the utility opens successfully, type your Office 365 account credentials and click on Login.3. From the main interface of software, select the Calendar checkbox under the Select Category heading. If you want to export Office 365 messages and address book, then check the relevant checkboxes.

 

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4. Now, except PST and MSG, you can choose any of the file formats such as EML, EMLX to convert the calendar in ICS format.

5. After that, click on Browse to choose an appropriate location for resultant file.

6. To initiate the actual backup process, click on Start Backup button present at bottom-right corner to export Office 365 Calendar to ICS format.

 

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Final Thoughts

There are many situations when users need to migrate O365 calendar entries into the Mac calendar. For this, there is a need for a method that successfully export Office 365 calendar to Mac. Therefore, in this post, we have discussed two solutions for the same; one is manual and second is automatic via. SysTools Office 365 Backup for Mac. If the user wants to move calendar along with contacts and mail, then they can take help of an automatic solution.

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By Kumar Raj

A versatile writer with the vast knowledge of technology helps to reduce the gap between a user and technology. Provides easy and reliable ways to resolve multiple technical issues, which users encounter in their day-to-day life.