How can my co-worker and I set it up so we can see each others calendar like what is available in Outlook?

Question

One of my co-workers and I work very closely and schedule appointments for one another. In doing so it would really be convenient if I could open up his calendar to see when he would be available and he schedules meetings for us both as well. I know this is availabe in OUtlook and at this is important to us both. Please help?????

Answer 1

To do this you will need a calendar service that is capable of being used with the extension lightning. A very popular solution is Google calendar. the next thing you will need is the lightning add on which can be installed by going to the main menu selecting add-ons then typing lightning into the search bar the first extension should be lightning which when installed will restart Thunderbird and be available by clicking the calendar button beside the close button near the top of the screen. then all you have to do is save the ical file the Google calendar/ other calendar gives you. then open the main menu again hover over the new message button and to one side a calendar button will appear click that and a box will appear. click the bullet that says "on the network" and click the next button. there will be a list and you will be able to select the type that says ical. once done it should prompt you for the ical file you saved. when you select it it should import your calendars and update when your friend updates their calendar. there are add-ons that make this slightly simpler but that is the default way of doing this with any calendar service.