

You can see when the person (or resource) is busy, but you cannot see the details of the calendar events.

If you open a calendar and all events display as “Busy” it means you do not have permission to view the shared calendar. To make it easier to distinguish your events from the shared calendar’s events, you can hide your own calendar by removing the check mark next to Calendar on the left side of the window. Events on your calendar and events on the shared calendar will appear side-by-side. In Outlook 2011, the shared calendar will open on top of your calendar. The name of the shared calendar appears at the top. In Outlook 2010, Outlook 20, the shared calendar will open to the right of your calendar. You can hide/display the shared calendar by clicking the check box next to the calendar name.The name of the shared calendar will appear on the left side of the window.To open the shared calendar for a resource (like a meeting room or piece of equipment), enter the name of the resource in the box.If Outlook finds more than one match, you will be prompted to select the calendar you want to open.Type the last name of a person who is sharing a calendar with you.Outlook 2016: Click Open Calendar > Open Shared Calendar.

