What's a public calendar?

Any member within the organization can subscribe to a public calendar and view all event details. Members can create multiple public calendars to share information on different subjects and events.

What's an all-staff calendar?

All-staff calendars can only be created by administrators, and members within the set scope are automatically subscribed to them. All-staff calendars are suitable for sharing information on events that are relevant for all or a group of members, such as holiday schedules and public events. After an administrator creates an all-staff calendar in the admin console, it will automatically be synced to members' personal calendars.

What are the differences between a public calendar and an all-staff calendar?

Who can create: Public calendars can be created by any organization member, while all-staff calendars can only be created by administrators.
How to subscribe: Members need to search for a public calendar to subscribe to it while subscription is automatic for all-staff calendars.

Note: Administrators can set an all-staff calendar to Other members can search, so that members outside the subscription scope can search and subscribe to it.

Where it is displayed: On the Calendar page, public calendars are displayed under Following while all-staff calendars are displayed under Managing.

How can I create a public or all-staff calendar?

To create a public calendar, see Create and manage public calendars.

To create an all-staff calendar, see Create and manage all-staff calendars.