Making Colleagues Invisible in Calendar Sharing: A Guide for Linux, Windows, and MacOS
Have you ever shared your calendar with colleagues, only to realize that you want to make certain events invisible to them? This can be a common challenge in the workplace, but luckily, there are solutions available for users of Linux, Windows, and MacOS.
Linux: Using Thunderbird and Lightning
If you're a Linux user, you can use the Thunderbird email client along with the Lightning calendar extension to manage your calendar. Here's how to make events invisible to your colleagues:
- Create a new calendar category for the events you want to make invisible.
- Right-click on the category and select
Properties. - Under the
Privacytab, select thePrivateoption. - Share your calendar with your colleagues, making sure to exclude the private category.
private bool IsEventPrivate(Event ev) {
return ev.Categories.Contains("Private");
}
Windows: Using Outlook
If you're a Windows user, you can use Outlook to manage your calendar. Here's how to make events invisible to your colleagues:
- Create a new calendar category for the events you want to make invisible.
- Right-click on the category and select
Properties. - Under the
Optionstab, select thePrivateoption. - Share your calendar with your colleagues, making sure to exclude the private category.
private bool IsEventPrivate(Event ev) {
return ev.Categories.Contains("Private");
}
MacOS: Using Calendar
If you're a MacOS user, you can use the built-in Calendar app to manage your calendar. Here's how to make events invisible to your colleagues:
- Create a new calendar for the events you want to make invisible.
- Right-click on the calendar and select
Get Info. - Check the
Privatebox. - Share your calendar with your colleagues, making sure to exclude the private calendar.
private bool IsCalendarPrivate(Calendar cal) {
return cal.IsPrivate;
}
References
- Lightning Calendar and Tasks - Thunderbird
- Create and manage calendars in Outlook on the web for business
- Share calendars - Calendar - Apple Support
Note: The code blocks provided are examples and may not work in a real-world scenario. They are intended to provide an idea of how to implement the concepts discussed in this article.