{"id":305,"date":"2015-06-29T04:01:17","date_gmt":"2015-06-29T04:01:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/4it.com.au\/kb\/?post_type=article&p=305"},"modified":"2015-06-29T06:50:58","modified_gmt":"2015-06-29T06:50:58","slug":"sharepoint-2013-connect-to-outlook-disabled","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"https:\/\/4it.com.au\/kb\/article\/sharepoint-2013-connect-to-outlook-disabled\/","title":{"rendered":"Sharepoint 2013 Connect to Outlook Disabled"},"content":{"rendered":"

If you are having problems with the Connect to Outlook icon being disabled or greyed out when using Sharepoint 2013 please try one of these solutions to resolve the issue. \u00a0You may also receive the following error message:<\/p>\n

Error Message: This control is currently disabled. \u00a0You might not have the right permission level to use this, you might need to select an object or item, or the control might not work on this context.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"Connect-To-Outlook-Sharepoint-2013-Greyed-Out\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Option 1. Refresh the Page<\/h2>\n

Please try refreshing your web browser by hitting F5<\/p>\n

Option 2. Temporarily Disable Minimal Download Strategy<\/h2>\n

Disable the Minimal Download Strategy feature in Sharepoint.<\/p>\n

Go to Site Settings, Site Features and Deactivate Minimal Download Strategy<\/p>\n

Option 3. Add Sharepoint site to “Trusted Sites” in Internet Explorer<\/h2>\n

In Internet Explorer settings go to the Security Tab and add the Sharepoint site. \u00a0Also try lowering the restrictions for the “Trusted Sites” zone.<\/p>\n

Option 4. Check Regional Settings and Time Zone in Sharepoint 2013<\/h2>\n

On the Sharepoint site check that the Regional Settings and Time Zone settings are matching your clients settings.<\/p>\n

Option 5. Copy the Web Address Manually and Paste in Your Browser<\/h2>\n

Go To Calendar, On the calendar tab click “List Settings”<\/p>\n

Copy the web address (e.g. http:\/\/domain.com\/site\/Lists\/Calendar\/calendar.aspx) and paste the URL in your browser, Press Enter<\/p>\n

Go to the Calendar tab and Click List Settings and try again.<\/p>\n

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If you are having problems with the Connect to Outlook icon being disabled or greyed out when using Sharepoint 2013 please try one of these solutions to resolve the issue. \u00a0You may also receive the following error message: Error Message: This control is currently disabled. \u00a0You might not have the right permission level to use […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","format":"standard","article-category":[28],"article-tag":[291,292,306],"class_list":["post-305","article","type-article","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","article-category-microsoft-outlook","article-tag-connect-to-outlook-greyed-out-sharepoint-2013","article-tag-sharepoint-2013-connect-to-outlook-disabled","article-tag-sharepoint-2013-connect-to-outlook-error"],"yasr_visitor_votes":{"stars_attributes":{"read_only":false,"span_bottom":false},"number_of_votes":4,"sum_votes":14},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/4it.com.au\/kb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/article\/305","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/4it.com.au\/kb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/article"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/4it.com.au\/kb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/article"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/4it.com.au\/kb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/4it.com.au\/kb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=305"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/4it.com.au\/kb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/article\/305\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/4it.com.au\/kb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=305"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"article-category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/4it.com.au\/kb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/article-category?post=305"},{"taxonomy":"article-tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/4it.com.au\/kb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/article-tag?post=305"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}