Wednesday, October 1, 2008

Re: Outlook Calendar

Since you have already invested in a powerful calendering system in Outlook=
, I would consider that before Google.=A0 Because Outlook is so feature ric=
h it may require more training, but it is usually worth it.=0A=A0=0AA.=A0 E=
veryone should share their calendar.=0Ahttp://office.microsoft.com/en-us/ou=
tlook/HP011111491033.aspx=0A=A0=0AGenerally
people share the free/busy time=
, but not the details of what is going on with the organization.=0AOccasion=
ally people share the details with their boss by giving them, or select oth=
ers, permission.=0A=A0=0AB.=A0 Create a group distribution list.=A0 Send th=
e appointment to everyone on the distribution list.=A0 Create as many sets =
or sub-sets as you need.=A0 Alternatly, invite the "calendar" as an attende=
e under the scheduling tab.=A0 This might help as well:=0Ahttp://office.mic=
rosoft.com/en-us/outlook/HA011424191033.aspx?pid=3DCH062556101033=0A=A0=0AO=
utlook is extremely powerful and fully featured and is far more customizabl=
e than Google's current offering.=A0 The only area=A0that would possibly pr=
ovide a compelling use for Google (given your existing investment) is if yo=
u had a=A0need to frequently schedule=A0individuals who are not part of you=
r organization (e.g. you schedule tutors during school hours).=A0=0A=A0=0A_=
J=0A=A0____________________________=0AJason at jasonpj@yahoo.com =0A=0A=0A=
=0A----- Original Message ----=0AFrom: Renee Ramig <rramig@sevenhillsschool=
.org>=0ATo: ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU=0ASent: Tuesday, September 30, 2008 2:5=
0:29 PM=0ASubject: Outlook Calendar=0A=0AWe use an Exchange Server with Out=
look 2003 for our teachers and staff=0A(not students).=A0 We wanted a way f=
or heads of school to quickly see=0Ateacher calendars for scheduling and ju=
st to know what is happening=0Aduring the week.=0A=0AThe Asst. to the Headm=
aster has been entering field trips and specialty=0Aclasses as well as midd=
le school teacher schedules for a couple weeks=0Anow.=0A=0AI have two quest=
ions:=0A=0A1.=A0 Is there an easy way to schedule a single event across a s=
ub-set of=0Acalendars?=A0 (Right now, she is copying and pasting.)=0A=0A2.=
=A0 Is there another tool out there that would work better than Outlook?=0A=
=0AIdeally, I would love a solution where teachers could also see other=0At=
eacher's public calendar.=A0 They can do that now with shared calendars=0A(=
but I haven't shown them how to do it yet), so would love this.=0A=0AThanks=
,=0A=0ARenee Ramig=0ASeven Hills School=0A=0A[ For info on ISED-L see http:=
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