Desktop Calendar How To Set Up
Desktop Calendar Install Google Calendar
Desktop Calendar Mac OS X Only

The special sauce in this sync is the Provider for Google Calendar extension.

Not only can you enjoy your favorite desktop calendar software and still get the benefit of the web interface, but you can also sync any desktop calendar with any other across platforms using GCal as a go-between.

Desktop Calendar How To Set Up

Lets take a comprehensive look at how to set up bidirectional syncing between Google Calendar and your favorite desktop calendarfrom Outlook and iCal to Sunbird and Thunderbirdfor free.

Advertisement Google Calendar Adds CalDAV Support, Enabling iCal Sync Google Calendar has added support for the CalDAV standard, opening up a realm of syncing Read more Remember, this doesnt mean that you can sync Google Calendar with just one desktop calendar.

It means that no matter what youre usingOutlook at work and iCal at home, for exampleyou can always stick to desktop calendars if thats what you prefer.

Google Calendar now works as both a great web application and a dedicated syncing tool.

Its the cloud, and once its set up, you dont ever have to access your calendar through the web again if you dont feel like it.

But when youre not at a desktop, you can fire up GCal from any web browser, make changes, and still be confident your desktop is completely in sync next time you fire it up.

Lets get started.

Advertisement Sync Microsoft Outlook with Google Calendar Syncing calendar events between Outlook and Google Calendar has been a cinch ever since Google came out with Google Calendar Sync, a free application that provides bidirectional syncing between the two.

It also supports one-way sync in either direction, if for some reason you dont want two-way syncing.) Assuming youre using a supported setup (Outlook 2003 or 2007 and either Vista or XP), heres how to get it working.

Desktop Calendar Install Google Calendar

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Select your sync method (most likely you want two-way syncing) and the sync frequency you prefer.

It defaults to syncing every 120 minutes, which seems a little long for most.

Easy, right Advertisement If youve added a new item to your calendar and you want to force a new sync rather than waiting for Google Calendar Sync to run its next sync, just right-click the system tray app and choose Sync.

Sync iCal with Google Calendar UPDATE: Since this post was written, Google released a new utility called Calaboration that handles iCal-to-Gcal sync setup with even more ease.

Desktop Calendar Mac OS X Only

Original post ) Advertisement Calaboration Syncs iCal and Google Calendar with Ease Mac OS X only: Google announced CalDAV support in Google Calendar this summer, which meant that Read more As of yesterday, Google Calendar supports two-way synchronization with iCal through the CalDAV remote calendar standard.

Setting up iCal with GCal varies slightly based on whether or not youre using your default GCal calendar or a secondary calendar.

First, heres how to set up your Google Calendar default with iCal: Advertisement Open iCal, then fire up your iCal Preferences (iCal - Preferences or Cmd-,).

Click on the Accounts tab, and then click the button to add a new remote calendar to iCal.

Call the calendar whatever you want (I went with Personal for my main calendar), then enter the Google account username (which is normally your Gmail address) and password.

Give iCal a few minutes to download all your events and youre good to go.

Advertisement If you want to add a secondary calendar, the steps are exactly the same as above with one small difference.

Instead of inserting your email address in the Account URL as described in step 4, you need to grab the calendar ID for that specific calendar.

You can find it by opening GCal, clicking the arrow next to the calendar you want to sync, and selecting Calendar settings.

In the settings, find the Calendar Address section near the bottom of the window, then just copy and paste the Calendar ID (which is formatted like an email address) in place of youremailgmail.com in the URL above.

Advertisement You can refresh iCal to make sure youve synced the latest-and-greatest at any time by selecting Calendar - Refresh or hitting Cmd-R.

Original post ) Advertisement Sync Mozilla Sunbird or Thunderbird with Google Calendar Advertisement Whether youre using Mozillas standalone calendar application Sunbird or Thunderbird with the Lightning extension installed (Lightning integrates Sunbird into Thunderbird), bidirectional calendar syncing between either application and Google Calendar is a breeze.

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