Tuesday, December 9, 2008

iCalendar Events

I bet you are in the same boat: many emails come with details about a future meeting. But the information is not easily added to my Outlook calendar. But it can be if the author takes a little time to prepare a calendar event:

This is an easy way to help others calendar your events! iCalendar events can be sent to email addresses outside our campus network or posted inside a LMS.

Windows:
  1. Create an Outlook calendar event
  2. Use Actions > Forward as iCalendar
  3. Email opens new email message with iCal event.ics attachment; address and send email
Macintosh (two options):
  1. Create an iCal event
  2. Control+Click or click right mouse button and choose Mail Event
  3. Email opens with new message and ICal event.ics is attached; address and send email
  1. Create an Entourage calendar event
  2. Click the Invite icon in the toolbar
  3. Add email addresses and send
Anyone know how to easily add a Calendar event as a link on a web page or blog? Please let us in on the secret!