Over the past several months, Windows Live Calendar has been in beta. We’ve been experimenting with features, listening to your feedback, and polishing up the service. Now the calendar is finally ready for prime time, and is being rolled out in more than 45 languages.
There’s tons of new and improved stuff to play with, like the to-do list, charms, support for multiple calendars and shared calendars, a birthday calendar for all the people in your contact list, and better integration with Windows Live Events, Groups, and Hotmail on the web, and Windows Live Mail on your PC. You can read all about the new and updated features on the Hotmail team blog.
Coming out of beta also means that within the next few months, people still using the original (MSN) Calendar service will gradually begin to be moved over to the new Windows Live Calendar service. Don't worry, all your current calendar appointments, meeting requests, tasks, and notes will automatically come with you to the new Windows Live Calendar. Your tasks and notes will be transferred to the new to-do list. This Window Live Calendar FAQ has more information about the upcoming move, and some actions that you may need to take to prepare.
If you haven’t tried the new Calendar yet, check it out at http://calendar.live.com/ and let us know what you think! Please send us feedback here, or leave us a comment about what you do or don’t like about the new Calendar.
- The Windows Live team
PS. If you need help with Hotmail, you’ll find it in the Windows Live Solution Center.
