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Office 365 (Known Issues) - Limited Functionality in Outlook for Mac 2011

Limited Functionality

Individuals will be unable to perform certain operations within the Outlook 2011 desktop client. Known limitations include:

• Accessing some shared calendars that have been accepted in OotW.
• Microsoft Outlook for Mac 2011 does not update your Microsoft Exchange calendar when you accept a meeting request. When you accept a meeting and then select Do not Send a Response, Outlook for Mac 2011 updates your local calendar but does not update the calendar on your Exchange mailbox.
• "Add Contact Group" option may be grayed out.
• Contact groups are not saved to the Exchange server. Any groups that you create are saved on your computer and are available only in Outlook 2011 for Mac.

Resolution status: No resolution available

Workaround

For full functionality, use Outlook 2013 on a Windows machine or navigate to outlook.office365.com