From Outlook to your planner
Some schools publish each teacher's timetable straight into Outlook. If yours does, you are closer than you think: Outlook can save a calendar as an .ics file, and that is the format Made to Teach imports best.
Step 1
Open the calendar area of Outlook and work out which calendar actually holds your classes. If your school publishes timetables into Outlook, it is often a separate calendar sitting alongside your personal one — which makes for a much cleaner export.
Step 2
In classic Outlook for Windows, Microsoft's documented path is Calendar → File → Save Calendar. Choose the timetable calendar and an .ics date range that covers at least one full timetable cycle. New Outlook, Outlook on the web and Outlook for Mac expose different options; if your school account does not offer a private export, use a timetable-only PDF or screenshot instead.
Step 3
Export the timetable calendar on its own if you can. Your planner does not need your personal appointments — and you can remove any stray events from the draft during review anyway.
Step 4
In the app, open Classes → Import timetable. Upload the file directly on your device, or choose Import using our website, generate a one-time code, and upload from any browser at import.madetoteach.com.au.
Step 5
Made to Teach turns your upload into a draft timetable. Check every class name, room, day, and time, fix anything that looks wrong, then choose Add timetable to schedule.
If the screen looks different
The File → Save Calendar route applies to classic Outlook for Windows. In another version, use a private export if your organisation enables one, or print the timetable calendar to PDF.
Choose a date range that contains every week in your timetable cycle. An ICS export is a snapshot, so export again when the school publishes a materially changed timetable.
Avoid publishing a calendar to create a public ICS link: Microsoft notes that anyone with the link may be able to view it. Use a private file, PDF or screenshot instead.
