To share or back up a calendar that’s in the On My Mac section of the calendar list, you can export the calendar’s events, then import them into another calendar or to another computer.
If you use a calendar account, such as iCloud or Exchange, you don’t need to export and import its calendars to back them up or have them appear on your other devices. The account calendars are stored on the calendar service provider’s servers, and are automatically updated on all your devices set up for the same calendar account.
In Outlook for Mac 2016, on the Tools tab, choose Import. In the Import box, select Outlook for Mac archive file (.olm) > Continue. Locate the.olm file on your Mac, and then click Import. Imported items appear on the navigation panes (Mail, Calendar, People, Tasks, Notes) under On My Computer. OLM to ICS Converter is one best application that allows to export Outlook OLM Calendars to iCalendar to easily import OLM Calendar to Yahoo Mail to view or see Mac Outlook Calendar in Google. Use can easily convert OLM to iCal to easily export Mac Outlook 2011, Outlook 2016 Calendars to other Calendars.
Export a calendar’s events
- In the Calendar app on your Mac, click the calendar’s name in the calendar list.If you don’t see the calendar list on the left, choose View > Show Calendar List.
- Choose File > Export > Export.
- Choose a location, then click Export.The events are exported to a calendar (.ics) file.
Export all calendars
- In the Calendar app on your Mac, choose File > Export > Calendar Archive.
- Choose a location, then click Save.
Import events into a calendar
- In the Calendar app on your Mac, if needed, create a new calendar for the events.
- Choose File > Import.
- Select the file with the events, then click Import.
- Choose the calendar to add the events to.
You can also drag a file with events to Calendar. The events are added to the calendar selected in the calendar list.
Import calendars from an archive file
WARNING: Importing an archive file replaces all of your current calendar information.
- In the Calendar app on your Mac, choose File > Import.
- Select the archive file, then click Import.
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To merge an entire calendar with another, export the calendar, import it into another calendar, then delete the old calendar.
Manually archive email messages, contacts, and other items to an Outlook for Mac Data File (.olm) to easily reduce your inbox size. You can save an .olm file to any location on your Mac or on a different machine for safekeeping.
Newer versionsOffice for Mac 2011
- On the Tools tab, choose Export.Note: Don't see the Export button? Make sure you have the latest version of Outlook. On the Outlook Help menu, click Check for Updates. If all Outlook updates are applied and you still don't see the Export button, look for Export on the Outlook File menu.
- In the Export to Archive File (.olm) box, check the items you want to export, and choose Continue.
- In the Save As box, under Favorites, choose the Downloads folder, and click Save.
- Once your data has been exported, you'll get a notification. Choose Finish.
For information on how to access the data that you've saved in an Outlook for Mac Data File (.olm), see Import email messages, contacts, and other items into Outlook 2016 for Mac.
I want to export to iCloud or to some other type of archive file
The only export option available at this time is the .olm archive file. To request additional export options, visit the Outlook Suggestion Box to leave your feedback. The Outlook team actively monitors this forum.
See also
Note: In Outlook for Windows, older Outlook items are archived automatically on regular intervals, also known as AutoArchive. This is not available in Outlook 2011 for Mac, but you can set up your own data backup -- see Automatically archive or back up Outlook for Mac items.
Export to an Outlook for Mac Data File
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When you export to an Outlook for Mac Data File, you can choose to filter information by category or by item type. For example, if you want to transfer networking information from your work computer to your home computer, you could export only items that you've assigned to the Networking category. Similarly, you might want to export all your contacts on your home computer and then import them on your work computer. During the export process, you can choose to keep the exported items in Outlook, or to delete them after they are exported.
- On the File menu, select Export > Outlook for Mac Data File.
- Choose to filter by category or item type. To export all items in Outlook, select Items of the following types, and then select all the check boxes.
- Click the right arrow to continue, and then follow the instructions. The Outlook for Mac Data File uses the .olm extension.Notes:
- If you have a Microsoft Exchange account or directory services account, contacts from the directory are not exported. Similarly, items that are stored in public folders are not exported.
- An Outlook for Mac Data File does not contain account settings or your Outlook preferences.
Export contacts in a tab-delimited text file
To transfer a set of contacts to another computer or application, you can export contacts as a tab-delimited text file, which can be opened by many other mail, spreadsheet, and database applications.
- On the File menu, click Export.
- In the Export Assistant, click Contacts to a list, and then follow the instructions. Tab-delimited files are saved with a .txt extension.Notes:
- If you have a Microsoft Exchange account or directory services account, contacts from the directory are not exported.
- When you export a contact, all the information in Outlook that is related to that contact — such as mailing addresses, birthday, and notes — is included. However, some mail applications might be unable to display the contents of certain fields such as 'Spouse/Partner' and 'Interests.'
- Encryption certificates aren't exported.
Export individual items
You can also export single items as individual files, either to have as a backup or to use in other applications.
- In the item list, select the item that you want to export.To select multiple items, hold down as you choose each one.
- Drag the selection to the desktop or a folder in the Finder.Notes:
- Email messages are exported as .eml files.
- Contacts are exported as vCard (.vcf) files.
- Calendar events and tasks are exported as .ics files.
- Notes are exported as .html files.
For information on how to access the data that you've saved in an Outlook for Mac Data File (.olm), see Import a .pst file into Outlook for Mac from Outlook for Windows.