Calendar Help

One of the great features of Google calendars is the ability to have a shared calendar show up in your own family's calendar application or interface.  These directions should guide you into calendar integration for the most common calendar applications.  If you have success with another, please send directions to the School so we can add to this knowledgebase.

Google calendar can also be pulled into an RSS reader, if you use one.  This functionailty has been tested, but there seems to be a significant delay in item updates (at least with the aggregators tested).

On this page:

• Automated Outlook 2007 & Apple iCal instructions
• Google Calendar
• Microsoft Outlook 2007 - manual installation
• Apple's iCal - manual installation

Automated Outlook 2007 & Apple iCal instructions

This is the easiest way to add a calendar to your Outlook or iCal program.  If these links don't work, please try the manual installation guides located towards the bottom of the page.

1. Pick the calendar you'd like to add from the list below.
2. Click on the blue "loadCal" button next to the desired calendar.
3. In the popup window that appears, select the name of the program you are using (Microsoft Office Outlook or iCal).
4. Check the "Remember my choice for webcal links if you'll be adding more calendars.  Click "OK."
5. If using Outlook, your program should open automatically.  Click "Yes" to add the calendar.
6. If using iCal, your program should open automatically.  Change the auto-refresh dropdown to "every hour" and click "OK."

• Academic Calendar loadCal
• Admissions Calendar loadCal

Google Calendar (online)

Adding the School's various calendars to your own Google calendar is incredibly easy:

1. Navigate to the calendar you wish to add (academic & admissions or the password-protected All School calendar).
2. At the bottom of the calendar press the "Add to calendar" button
3. Log in to your Google account if prompted to do so.
4. You should see a grey popup that asks which calendars you would like to add (add all or each individually).

Microsoft Outlook 2007 (manual installation)

1. Pick the first calendar you'd like to add from the list at the bottom of this page.
2. Right click on the yellow ".ICS" button next to the desired calendar name.
3. From the menu that appears, choose "copy shortcut" or "copy link location".
   
4. Open Outlook.
5. At the top of your screen there will be the Outlook menu items. Click on "Tools" and then on "Account Settings...".
   
6. In the popup window that appears, click on the "Internet Calendars" tab.
7. Click "New..." under the "Internet Calendars" menu and paste the link you copied in step 3 into the box.
   
8. A "Subscription Options" popup will appear. Name the calendar in the "Folder Name" textbox and be sure to check the "Update Limit" box towards the bottom of the page.
   
9. Click "OK" to finish adding the calendar.
10. Your calendar should now appear in the right hand column of your "Calendar" pane under "Other Calendars".
    
11. Repeat as necessary for any other calendars you wish to add.

Apple iCal (manual installation)

To add the School calendars to Apple's iCal:

1. Pick the first calendar you'd like to add from the list at the bottom of this page.
2. Hold down the "Control" button on your keyboard and click on the yellow ".ICS" button next to the desired calendar name.
3. From the menu that appears, choose "copy link" or "copy link location".
   
4. Open iCal.
5. At the top of your screen there will be the iCal menu items. Click on "Calendar" and then on "Subscribe...".
   
6. Paste the link into the empty textbox.
   
7. You will see a dialog box that allows you to choose the color of the calendar.  Make sure you set "auto-refresh" to something other than "NO".
   
8. Repeat as necessary for any other calendars you wish to add.