Integrating a .pst backed up calendar into a new copy of Outlook

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I've recently had to rebuild my PC and reload everything from scratch.
Forunately I was able to back everything up including my Outlook files.

I have managed to retrieve and reload all backed up emails, notes etc and I
can see the backed up calendarin the calendar section as a second calendar.
Ideally, I want all appointments from the backed up calendar to appear in the
new, standard calendar.

So far, I've not managed to work out how to do this. Can anyone help before
multi-calendars cause me mass confusion?!

Any help really appreciated.

Thanks.
Ang.
 
Just copy or move them from one folder to another. The By Category view will give you a list that's easy to select.

--
Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
Author of Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003

and Microsoft Outlook Programming - Jumpstart for
Administrators, Power Users, and Developers
 
Thanks Sue - I'm not sure if I've moved them correctly - I did 'File',
'Folder' 'move calendar'. I still have 2 calendar's appearing, the original
one now being out of the personal folder. I still have to switch between
calendar's but the current (new) calendar is the default.

Is it possible to have just the one calendar - the original one?

Any more help much appreciated!

Thanks.
 
I said move the *items*, not move the folder. Did you look at the By Category view as I suggested?

--
Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
Author of Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003

and Microsoft Outlook Programming - Jumpstart for
Administrators, Power Users, and Developers
 
ang said:
Thanks Sue - I'm not sure if I've moved them correctly - I did 'File',
'Folder' 'move calendar'. I still have 2 calendar's appearing, the
original one now being out of the personal folder. I still have to
switch between calendar's but the current (new) calendar is the
default.
Click to expand...

You have to open the old calendar, select all the items in it, and copy them
to the new calendar. You cannot move the folder itself. This is true for
all the default folders: Calendar, Contacts, Inbox, Outbox, Sent Items,
Tasks, etc.

Including an old set of folders into a new Outlook installation is easy.
Start Outlook, click FIle>Open>Outlook Data File, browse to the old PST,
select it, and click OK. All the data is now available. You can even make
it your default again with just a few clicks.
 
Thanks Brian - I feel really thick on this one - I can't for the life of me
work out how to copy multiple calendar items in order to paste them into the
new calendar. I've tried all the tricks I know - right-click etc and even the
help files.

Can you help?

Thanks
 
Thanks Sue - now makes sense and found the By Category view which I never
knew existed. However, it only brings up the holiday's - I guess, I've never
assigned categories to the appointments. Am I doing something wrong? Also,
I've replied to Brian but I'm now stuck on how to copy items to paste them in
the new calendar.

Thanks for all your help so far.
 
Hi Sue / Brian

Done it! I played around with the Views and brought the options up in the
nav pane. When I clicked on the By Category option, all appointments appeared.

I was probably doing the By Category view in the new calendar which is why
there were only holidays!

As I said, too many calendars cause me mass confusion.

Thanks to you both for your help.
 
Hi Sue / Brian

Done it! I played around with the Views and brought the options up in the
nav pane. When I clicked on the By Category option, all appointments appeared.

I was probably doing the By Category view in the new calendar which is why
there were only holidays!

As I said, too many calendars cause me mass confusion.
 
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