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Share calendars with a group

Choose which of your calendars a group sees, and how much of each. The group's free times only count people who share a calendar.

Before you start

You belong to the group.
You have a Google, Outlook or iCloud calendar connected under Connected calendars. A read-only calendar link (ICS feed) cannot be shared.

In the sidebar, select Settings under the group's name.
In My calendars in this group, select Share a calendar. The button is missing when every calendar you can share is already shared.
Under Calendars to share, tick each calendar. Calendars already shared do not appear.
Under What members can see, choose Full detail or Free/busy only.
Select Share. The button counts your picks, for example Share 3 calendars.

If some calendars fail, the dialog stays open on the ones that did not go through, with the reason.

Each shared calendar has its own menu in My calendars in this group.

Full detail shares event titles and times.
Free/busy only shows busy blocks. Members see Busy, with no title, place or notes.
Hidden keeps the calendar listed but shares nothing. It is not counted in the group's free times.

The new level applies straight away. To remove a calendar from the group, select the trash icon on its row.

Events you mark private or confidential in Google or Outlook always show as a plain busy block, even at Full detail.

The group calendar shows shared free time once each person has joined, connected a calendar and shared it.

An owner or admin selects Invite in the Members card and sends the invites.
Each person connects a calendar under Connected calendars, then shares it as above.
Open Calendar and choose the group in the Group menu. See Find a time everyone is free.

On a phone, open Family, then Sharing and group settings.
Each person decides what they share. You can also narrow what you see of someone else. See Control how you see each member.