Syncing the Canvas Calendar with your Outlook Calendar

Description

Students and instructors can sync their Canvas calendar with their Outlook (Catmail) calendar. This allows Canvas events and assignments to appear in your Outlook calendar. Once you sync your calendars, you can remove your Canvas events and assignments from your Outlook calendar at any time.

Environment

Canvas in your web browser or the Canvas Student app

Solution 

1. Log in to Canvas at canvas.ohio.edu.
2. In the global navigation menu on the left, select Calendar.
3. Follow Canvas's step-by-step instructions to open and copy the Canvas calendar feed, and to add it to your Outlook calendar.

Outcome: You should now be able to sync your Canvas calendar with your Outlook calendar.

Get Help from Canvas

• Live chat with Canvas support (Faculty) 
• Get 24-hours/7-days a week Canvas support  
  • Dial the Canvas Support Hotline number located under "Get Help" in the Canvas Global Navigation Menu 
  • Contact OIT at 740-593-1222 for questions related to logging in, manually created courses, or third-party tools (Panopto, VoiceThread, Inclusive Access, etc.) 

Get Help from OIT

• Use the Canvas Learning Management System (LMS) ticket form to submit a help ticket 
• Visit the Technology Resources and Training page for available training 

Additional Resources 

• Canvas Basics Guide 
• Canvas Instructor Guide 
• Canvas Student Video Guide 
• Canvas Video Guide 
• Mobile Guides 
• Canvas LMS Implementation updates