Most of us use the Outlook calendar as our main diary, so it’s useful to have a record of upcoming public holidays. But adding these dates manually would be time-consuming.

The good news is that you don’t have to. There is a far quicker and easier way – simply follow the instructions below.

Instructions for Outlook 2010 (may vary for other versions)

Click on the File menu and then on Options.

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You will then be taken to the Outlook options dialog box. From here, click on calendar from the left-hand menu. Then, from the list of options click on Add Holidays. Click on OK to confirm.

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A new dialog box will now appear with a list of countries. Check the box adjacent to the country whose holidays you wish to add to your calendar – you can select more than one country but your boss may not allow you to take them all off!

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Holidays will now be installed. Following this procedure, go to your calendar and take a quick look to check they are now in there.