How to Sync Outlook Calendar with Google Calendar

It's a common problem: Outlook can't directly communicate with your Google Calendar. Outlook can only read your events from a shared or private calendar, but it can't create new events in Google Calendar or sync them directly. So, the main subject of this post is how to sync your Outlook calendar with Google.

How to Add Google Calendar to Outlook

In Google Calendar:

1. Go to your Google Calendar settings and copy the private or shared link to the .ics file:

   

In Outlook:

1. Go to Settings → Account → Account Settings:

   

2. Go to the Internet Calendars tab and click the Add New button:

3. Paste the link you copied from Google Calendar.

How to Sync Outlook Events with Google Calendar

This utility may be helpful: Outlook Google Calendar Sync

It's free and lets you sync your Outlook calendar with Google in both directions. It also has a portable version, which is very convenient!