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Enable Google Calendar in Apple's iCal
Only Apple iCal 3.x (on Mac OS X v10.5+) supports CalDAV sync.
To set up CalDAV support for Google Calendar in Apple's iCal, follow these steps:
- Download the set-up tool here.
- Open the tool and enter your Google Account username and password.
- Click Sign in.
- Select the calendars you'd like to add to iCal (Note you may only add calendars for which you have ownership privileges), and click Add to iCal.
- Add your email address to your Address Book card by selecting Add Email. You'll be prompted to add your email address only if your address is not already in your Address Book.
You won't be able to invite or email guests to Google Calendar events within iCal if your address is not in your Address Book.
Your Google Calendar will now appear in iCal's list of calendars, and iCal will sync any changes to and from Google Calendar.
Event information will automatically refresh every 5 minutes. You can change this interval by opening the iCal > Preferences > Accounts menu and selecting a new refresh interval under the 'Refresh calendars' drop-down. Keep in mind you can also force a refresh by selecting a calendar and pressing the Apple and R keys at the same time.
Remember, you can only add calendars that you're allowed to make changes to in Google Calendar.
Calendars that are checked but disabled have already been added to iCal - you can remove them from within iCal.
Enable Google Calendar in Mozilla Sunbird
Only Mozilla Sunbird 0.8+ supports CalDAV sync.
To set up CalDAV support for Google Calendar in Mozilla Sunbird, follow these steps:
- Open the Sunbird application and select File > New Calendar.
- Select On the Network and click Next.
- Select the CalDAV format option.
- In the Location field, enter [ https://www.google.com/calendar/dav/ [ your Google Calendar email address ] /events ] and click Next.
For example, if the email address used to access your Google Calendar is calendarfriend@gmail.com, the Location field should contain https://www.google.com/calendar/dav/calendarfriend@gmail.com/events
Be sure to use https in your URL, as an http address will not work.
- Enter a name and select a color for your calendar.
- Deselect the Show Alarms checkbox. (Alarms are not supported at this time.)
- In the pop-up screen, enter the following information:
Username: This is the complete email address you use with Google Calendar (including the part after the @ sign). If you're using Google Apps, be sure to enter your Google Apps email address.
Password: This is the password you use to sign in to Google Calendar
- Click OK.
Your Google Calendar will now appear in the Calendar tab of Mozilla Sunbird, and Sunbird will sync any changes to and from Google Calendar.
