Sharing ExpressPro Calendar with other Calendar Clients

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Mailsite ExpressPro allows users to share their calendars with various other calendar clients including Outlook 2007, Google Calendar, and Mozilla Sunbird. This allows them to view but not m

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Sharing ExpressPro Calendar with other Calendar Clients

Mailsite ExpressPro allows users to share their calendars with various other calendar clients including Outlook 2007, Google Calendar, and Mozilla Sunbird. This allows them to view but not modify your entries.

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To share a calendar, you must generate a link from ExpressPro which allows other clients to view it:

The link can be generated by performing the following:

  1. Log into ExpressPro
  2. Click on the "Calendars" tab on the left menu
  3. Highlight the calendar you wish to share and right click it
  4. Go to "Publish", then "Generate New View"
  5. The Calendar Editor will open, under View Name, enter the name of your calendar
  6. Click on "Apply" on the upper right corner of the Calendar Editor screen
  7. Right click on the calendar you wish to share again on the "Calendars" tab on the left side to bring up the context menu
  8. Click on the view you just created under the "Publish" sub menu
  9. This opens a new email message with a link to your calendar in the message body. Send this email to the person you wish to share your calendar with.

The following are instructions for the person who wishes to view the calendar, please follow the instructions that correspond to the client you are using:

ExpressPro

  1. Log into ExpressPro and click on Calendars.
  2. Right Click the default calendar and select Create/Add.
  3. Select "Supports subscribing, read only, to a calendar published on the internet" create a name under "General Settings" and save.
  4. Click on the new calendar you created. Enter the link generated by ExpressPro in the "Subscription Settings" field.

Outlook 2007

  1. Copy the link generated by ExpressPro, open Outlook 2007
  2. Click on Tools > Account Settings > Internet Calendars
  3. Click on "New..." and it brings up a window that requests the calendar link
  4. Copy and paste the link you received and click "Add"
  5. This brings up the Subscription Options window, review and change any options you wish and click OK
  6. Press F9 to send and receive mail and synchronize the shared calendar
  7. On the left side, click on the Calendar tab
  8. Click on the Other Calendars bar to expand the list and click the check box on the new calendar to view it.

Google Calendar

  1. Copy the link generated by ExpressPro
  2. Log in to your Google calendar
  3. On the left side of your screen, there will be a list of the calendars you currently have. Click on the Add button and it will open a drop down menu.
  4. Click on Add By URL and paste the link from Mailsite.
  5. Click Add and your ExpressPro calendar will be added to Google's.

Mozilla Sunbird

  1. Copy the link generated by ExpressPro
  2. Open Mozilla Sunbird
  3. Click File
  4. Click Subscribe to Remote Calendar, this brings up the Create New Calendar wizard
  5. Choose On the Network and click Next
  6. Ensure iCalendar(ICS) is selected under Format
  7. Paste the link generated by ExpressPro into the Location box, press Next
  8. Enter the name of the calendar, press Next then Finish