External Calendars

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How to integrate with Outlook Desktop Calendar

How to integrate with Outlook (Web-based) Calendar

How to integrate with Google Calendar

How to integrate with the iPhone or iPad Calendar

How to integrate with Mac Calendar

Tip: This is a one-way communication from Blitz to an external calendar. No appointments added in external calendars will appear in the Blitz Calendar, but any appointments created in Blitz will appear in the external calendar.

How to integrate with Outlook Calendar (2010)

1. In Blitz, enable the public iCal feed and obtain the URL from your My Preferences page. (Hover over your name on the top right side find "My Preferences")
   
2. Click "Show Calendar URL"
3. Copy the URL by highlighting it and entering control-C or clicking the copy command in your web browser.
4. Open Outlook. 

   Click on File, then Account Settings, then Account Settings again.

   
5. Enter the calendar URL that you enabled in the earlier part of this guide, and click Add.
   
   
6. Give your calendar a name, tick the download attachments box, then click OK, and then click Close.
7. At this point, if you check your calendar, you won't see any of your Blitz appointments. You will either need to wait for your regular send/receive cycle (which is usually 30 minutes by default), or manually click Send/Receive. To do this, click on the Send/Receive tab, and then click Send/Receive All Folders.
8. Go to your calendar, check the box that says "appointments", and your Blitz calendar will show up in Outlook.

How to integrate with Outlook Web-Based Calendar

1. In Blitz, enable the public iCal feed and obtain the URL from your My Preferences page. (Hover over your name on the top right side find "My Preferences")
   
2. Click "Show Calendar URL"
3. Copy the URL by highlighting it and entering control-C or clicking the copy command in your web browser.
4. Open Outlook Calendar via the web                                                                                      
5. Click "Add Calendar" drop-down and select "From Internet"
6. Paste the Blitz icalendar feed URL to the field "Link to the Calendar" & Name the calendar.

  How to integrate with Google Calendar

Tip: Google calendars sync with Blitz every 12 hours, and the sync is controlled automatically by Google once the calendars are linked.

Google Calendar supports external iCalendar feeds, allowing Blitz users to view their Blitz schedule from their Google Calendar account.  Users are also able to set up text message alerts about upcoming appointments.  Below are instructions for setting up the integration:

1. In Blitz, click on the My Preferences page. (Hover over your name on the top right side find "My Preferences") In the "Schedule Settings" box, click the check box next to "Publish Schedule iCalendar Feed," then click Save.  Click "Show Calendar URL," and highlight and copy the URL that appears.
   
2. Sign in to your Google account.
3. Go to your calendar, and select Other Calendars. From the menu, choose Add by URL. 
4. Enter the calendar URL that you enabled in the earlier part of this guide, and then then select Add Calendar.
5. The Blitz calendar is now an option to view on the left sidebar.
   
6. Rename the calendar by selecting Calendar settings. Enter the correct name in Calendar Name field, and click Save. When you go back to your calendar, it will now display under the name that you have just set up.
7. To enable text alerts, in Google Calendar click on settings, then the "Mobile Setup" tab on the top.  Type in your phone number and click the "Send Verification Code" button.  You will receive a code via text that you will type into the "Verification code" box to complete the setup.
8. Once the setup has been completed, you will have the below options to customize how you would like to be notified (click image to expand):
   

How to integrate with the iPhone or iPad Calendar

1. In Blitz, click on the My Preferences page. (Hover over your name on the top right side find "My Preferences") In the "Schedule Settings" box, click the check box next to "Publish Schedule iCalendar Feed," then click Save.  Click "Show Calendar URL," and highlight and copy the URL that appears.
   
2. On your iPhone/iPad, open Settings 

     3. Find the Mail, Contacts, Calendars setting.

      4. Make sure that Time Zone Override is turned on. This ensures that event dates and times on your calendar will always display in the selected time zone. If it's turned off, your events will display according to the time zone of your current location.

        5. Go back to the main calendar settings, and click Add Account.

        6. Select Other.

      7. Go to Add Subscribed Calendar.

       8. In the Server field, type in address of your External Calendar feed and then click Next. (The address is quite long, so you may find it easier to log into Blitz on your iPhone, head to the My Profile tab, copy the address, and then go back to Settings on your iPhone and paste the address directly into the Server field.)

Edit the description of your calendar (this is optional) and click Done.

Your calendar will now display as one of the Subscribed Calendars on your iPhone.

Now, go to your Calendar app and select "Calendar" from the bottom.

You should now see your new Blitz calendar under the heading that says Subscribed.

How to integrate with Mac

1. Open Calendar for Mac.

2. Go to the File menu and choose New Calendar Subscription.

3. Enter the calendar URL that you enabled in the earlier part of this guide. Then press the Subscribe button.

4. Configure your calendar by choosing a name and setting the auto-refresh period. We recommend every hour (this means that your Mac calendar will check for any new appointments every hour). Then choose "OK."

After a few seconds, your calendar should be ready and will show up in your list of "Other" calendars.