Microsoft Office and Google Workspace are two of the most popular office suites on the planet. There’s no doubt that there are people who use both in their professional lives. The issue is that these services don’t really talk to each other. However, according to 9To5Google, Google Calendar can now show Microsoft Outlook attendees.
It’s not uncommon for users to be thrust in to more than one software ecosystem for their job. Folks could use Google Docs to type up documents and share this document to their colleagues using Microsoft Outlook. That’s why this feature is so welcomed.
Outlook users have the ability to invite Google Calender users to meetings. This is useful if you’re inviting someone from a different company to a meeting in yours. However, the experience hasn’t been the greatest. When the Google Calendar user receives the invitation, the Outlook user’s name wouldn’t be visible in the list of attendees. Obviously, you’d want to know who’s going to be attending your meeting.
Now, Google Calendar users will be able to see Outlook attendees
Google announced this in a short blog post. When an Outlook user organizes a meeting, they will be visible as the meeting organizer to the Google Calendar user. This will eliminate any guessing game as to who’s going to be involved in the meeting.
This feature stands apart from most other Workspace updates, as it’s available to all accounts. It applies to all plans whether they’re paid or not. It’s rolling out starting today, so there’s a chance that you won’t see it right away. If you don’t see it, then you’ll want wait a little bit. This is a gradual rollout that’s going to be taking place over the next two weeks.
Speaking of Google Workspace
If you operate a business, and you’re thinking about taking it to the next level, then you should getting a Google Workspace membership. You’ll gain access to a ton of useful business tool and additional features that free users don’t have. You can find out more by filling the link below.
Learn more about Google Workspace