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Information about the calendar systems LawTap supports Includes Microsoft Exchange, Office 365 & Outlook, Gmail and G Suite and iCloud

Updated over a week ago

LawTap integrates seamlessly—and most importantly, securely—with the following calendar systems:

  • Microsoft Exchange;

  • Microsoft Office 365;

  • Microsoft Outlook.com (previously Hotmail);

  • Google G Suite (previously Google Apps);

  • Google Gmail; and

  • Apple iCloud.

In this article, we provide more information about these calendar systems and, where necessary, their compatibility with LawTap.

Note: LawTap can also be used with some basic POP/IMAP email services, when synchronised with a free Apple iCloud Calendar or Google Calendar (Gmail) service. See the Related articles section (at the end of the article) for more.

Microsoft Exchange

Your firm may operate a Microsoft Exchange server in your office, in your data centre or as a hosted service from your IT supplier.


LawTap calendar integration is compatible with Microsoft Exchange Server 2010, 2013 and 2016.

Microsoft Office 365

Microsoft Office 365 comes in various flavours. Notably:

  • Microsoft Office 365 Business Edition (including Business Premium, etc.): This includes Microsoft Office software that can be installed on your computer and the Microsoft Office 365-hosted email and calendar service. This Office 365 subscription is compatible with LawTap calendar integration. Learn more at: https://products.office.com/en-au/business/office-365-business-premium.

  • Microsoft Office 365 Home Edition: This includes Microsoft Office software that can be installed on your computer, but does not include the Microsoft Office 365-hosted email and calendar service. This Office 365 subscription is ONLY compatible with LawTap calendar integration when synchronised with an Apple iCloud Calendar on macOS or Google Calendar (Gmail or G Suite) on Windows.

Microsoft Outlook.com

Microsoft Outlook.com (previously known as Hotmail) is a free hosted email and calendar service intended for personal use (includes email addresses ending in @hotmail.com and @outlook.com).


Outlook.com is often confused with the Microsoft Outlook software that can be installed on your computer. Learn more at: https://www.microsoft.com/en-au/outlook-com/

Google G Suite

Google G Suite (previously known as Google Apps for Business) is a paid hosted email and calendar service. It is the most popular competitor to Microsoft Office 365 Business Edition with similar features and competitive pricing. Learn more at: https://gsuite.google.com/

Google Gmail

Google Gmail is a free hosted email and calendar service intended for personal use (includes email addresses ending in @gmail.com). Learn more at: https://www.google.com/gmail/about/

Apple iCloud

Apple iCloud is a free hosted email and calendar service intended for personal use by Apple computer, iPhone and/or iPad users. Learn more at: https://www.icloud.com/

IMPORTANT NOTE: LawTap is only compatible with basic POP/IMAP email only services (usually supplied at no/low-cost by an internet service provider or domain name registrar) when synchronised with a free Apple iCloud Calendar or Google Calendar (Gmail) service.

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