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I know how to view somebody else's calendar - there are 100 walk-throughs like this one on Google. However, this feature has changed in Outlook 2010, and you no longer get prompted for rights to view another person's calendar, and Outlook just displays their "Free/Busy" information, which doesn't help me.

I'd like to request permissions to view the details of their appointments, but I can't find any place to request permissions on their calendar - Outlook 2010 just gives me "Free/Busy" rights and then appears to have no option to request additional rights. Can anybody point me in the right direction?

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Go to your calendar. On the Ribbon click on "Share calendar". This generates a (special) email. Put in a recipient and then click the check box to request their permission to see their calendar. Optionally untick the one that shares yours with them.

Hope this helps

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I assumed "Share Calendar" was about showing people my own calendar, but clearly it's about both. +15 to you. – rwmnau May 18 '10 at 15:11
This is another example of functionality in Office which is getting hidden through trying to simplify the interface. Even changing the name of the button to "Calendar Sharing" might have made this more discoverable. – AdamV May 19 '10 at 12:14
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