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MS Office Forum / Outlook / Calendaring / May 2006Outlook should be able to load iCal calendars from URLs
Outlook should be able to load iCal calendars from URLs and be told to "refresh" (i.e. redownload) the calendar at specific intervals or when you click refresh Outlook 2007 has that feature. In fact, there's a list of calendars at http://officebeta.iponet.net/en-us/templates/FX011933421033.aspx -- all using the webcal: URL syntax -- so you can try it out. Download interval settings are managed in the Send/Receive Settings.  SignatureSue Mosher, Outlook MVP Author of Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003 http://www.turtleflock.com/olconfig/index.htm and Microsoft Outlook Programming - Jumpstart for Administrators, Power Users, and Developers http://www.outlookcode.com/jumpstart.aspx > Outlook should be able to load iCal calendars from URLs and be told to > "refresh" (i.e. redownload) the calendar at specific intervals or when you > click refresh Aha thanks for pointing this out. Outlook needs to make this much more obvious to the end user then! For example if you try and do File -> Open Calendar instead of saying you can't open a URL it should tell you it can infact open a URL if you know how! Is there any way to add a web-based calendar other than entering the webcal:// URL in a browser / Start->Run etc? It doesn't seem to be well documented or at all obvious it can even do it! (Other than "Browse Calendars Online", which isn't what I wanted to do, I know where my calendar is I want to add it! :)) > Outlook 2007 has that feature. In fact, there's a list of calendars at http://officebeta.iponet.net/en-us/templates/FX011933421033.aspx -- all using the webcal: URL syntax -- so you can try it out. Download interval settings are managed in the Send/Receive Settings. > > > Outlook should be able to load iCal calendars from URLs and be told to > > "refresh" (i.e. redownload) the calendar at specific intervals or when you > > click refresh I've just noticed that they're listed under accounts! I still think it would be more intuitive to have File -> Open Calendar able to open them or at least notice what you're trying to do and tell you how to do it > Outlook 2007 has that feature. In fact, there's a list of calendars at http://officebeta.iponet.net/en-us/templates/FX011933421033.aspx -- all using the webcal: URL syntax -- so you can try it out. Download interval settings are managed in the Send/Receive Settings. > > > Outlook should be able to load iCal calendars from URLs and be told to > > "refresh" (i.e. redownload) the calendar at specific intervals or when you > > click refresh You might want to use the Send a Smile/Frown tool from http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=A2E1F4E2-BC0F-4403-B09F -7A677D55F274 to send Microsoft feedback on that issue. This tool will transmit your comments and a screenshot back to Microsoft -- like maybe a screenshot of the Calendar navigation pane showing there's no easy command to type in a webcal: URL. SignatureSue Mosher, Outlook MVP Author of Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003 http://www.turtleflock.com/olconfig/index.htm and Microsoft Outlook Programming - Jumpstart for Administrators, Power Users, and Developers http://www.outlookcode.com/jumpstart.aspx > I've just noticed that they're listed under accounts! I still think it would > be more intuitive to have File -> Open Calendar able to open them or at least [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] >> > "refresh" (i.e. redownload) the calendar at specific intervals or when you >> > click refresh
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