Exporting events and subscribing to iCal feeds

1. About iCal feeds
2. Exporting an iCal file
3. Subscribing to an iCal feed

About iCal feeds

iCal feeds give you access to your Calendar events outside of the learning tool, so you can view your course events in external calendars such as Microsoft Outlook^® and Google Calendar^®, and mobile devices such as iPhones, Blackberries, and Android phones.

Enable iCal feeds

1. Click Settings in the calendar views area.
2. Click the checkbox by Enable Calendar Feeds under Calendar Feeds.

Exporting an iCal file

Exporting iCal files allows you to export your calendar events as static events into external calendar tools such as Google Calendar^® or Microsoft Outlook^®. Your external calendar will not reflect changes to your Learning Suite calendar.

Export iCal files

To	Do this
Export all Calendars	Click Subscribe in the calendar views area. Click the link, which downloads the iCal file to your desktop and imports it into your default calendar application.
Export one Calendar	Click the context menu for the course name in the calendar management area, and select Subscribe. Click the link, which downloads the iCal file to your desktop and imports it into your default calendar application.
Export tasks	Click the context menu for Tasks, and select Subscribe. Click the link, which downloads the iCal file to your desktop and imports it into your default calendar application.

Subscribing to an iCal feed

Subscribing to iCal feeds syncs your external calendar application or device with the Learning Suite Calendar tool, keeping you updated without necessarily logging in to Learning Environment.

Subscribe to an iCal feed

To	Do this
Subscribe to all calendars (including your Tasks)	Click Subscribe in the calendar views area. Copy and the paste the URL into an external calendar tool.
Subscribe to one calendar	Click the context menu for the course name in the calendar management area, and select Subscribe. Copy and the paste the URL into an external calendar tool.
Subscribe to your Tasks	Click the context menu for Tasks, and select Subscribe. Copy and the paste the URL into an external calendar tool.

Note  Refer to your device or application instructions for adding an iCal feed, as each application can have a different method for managing iCal feeds.