Outlook iOS Create event from email

• You can add an Outlook calendar to your iPhone in your Settings app.
• You can also sync Outlook with your iPhone by downloading the Outlook app.
• Once your Outlook calendar syncs to your iPhone, events added on a computer will quickly populate on the phone.

Compatibility and competition have long made it difficult to sync a calendar from Microsoft Outlook with an operating system like Apple's iOS. This has forced users of both to defer to using one calendar or even juggling between two competing schedules featuring different commitments.

But in recent years, companies have developed workarounds and even features dedicated solely to connecting software and apps from competing brands. 

That's true of Outlook, which allows you to connect its Microsoft driven calendar to your Apple iPhone, ensuring all your events, calls, and meetings aren't forgotten, whether you're at home or on the go.

Here's how you can ensure you have access to your Outlook calendar on your iPhone.

How to view your Outlook calendar through the client app for iPhone

1. Download the Microsoft Outlook app on your iPhone.

2. Open the app, then enter the email address and password you use for Outlook.

3. Click Allow on the next screen that explains what the app will be able to access.

4. When you open the Outlook app on your iPhone, you will now have access to your Outlook email and calendar.

How to sync your Microsoft Outlook calendar through your iPhone settings

1. Open your iPhone Settings app.

2. Scroll down and tap Mail and then Accounts.

3. Select Add Account.

4. Choose Outlook.com.

5. Enter your Outlook username and password.

6. Toggle on the option to sync your calendars. 

7. Choose Save in the upper right corner.

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Microsoft Outlook allows you to drag an email into your calendar folder in order to create appointment. Here's how it's done...

Turn an Outlook email into a Outlook calendar appointment:

1. Click on the email you want to convert to a Outlook calendar appointment.
2. Holding down the left mouse key, drag the email to your Calendar folder and drop it.
3. The new calendar appointment dialog will appear with the email subject in the appointment Subject line. Edit the appointment with information you want...
4. Once you have the appointment information set the way you want, click the Save and Close button.

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