Google Calendar is arguably the best online calendar sharing tool How to Share Your Google Calendar with Anyone How to Share Your Google Calendar with Anyone Here are three options for sharing your Google Calendar. Using iCal, even Apple Calendar and Outlook users can see their schedule. We also explain how to revoke access to your Google calendar. Read more . The web interface is great, but if you want to be efficient, you'll pair your Google Calendar with a tool you're using anyway.
Meanwhile, Thunderbird comes pre-installed with the Thunderbolt Calendar . While you can add web-based calendars to Lightning, Lightning does not natively support read and write access to external calendars.
Let's see how you can fully integrate Google Calendar with Thunderbird.
Google Calendar integration requires two Thunderbird plugins:
Note: If all you want is read access to a public calendar, all you need is Lightning.
First, open the Thunderbird Tools Menu (hamburger icon) and under Plugins> Extensions check if you still need to install Lightning. Download the plugins you need, expand the cog icon , select Install plugin from file... , navigate to download location, Open the plugin installation file, and click Install Now . To complete the installation, you will need to Restart Thunderbird.
With Lightning installed, you should see the Lightning Calendar icon in the top right, next to the Tasks icon. Click the calendar icon to open the Lightning Calendar tab.
By default, you will see a House calendar in lightning. To add a new calendar 9 Google Calendar Features You Should Be Using 9 Google Calendar Features You Should Be Using Google Calendar has more tricks than ever. Our tips will help you organize events and reduce the time you spend managing your calendar. Read More You can choose between On my computer or On the network . Select the last one to add a Google calendar .
Choose On the web> Google Calendar to add your own Google calendars or Google calendars shared with you.
Note: Google calendars The option is only available after installation. Provider for Google Calendar . You can still add public Google calendars using the iCalendar (ICS) format, which offers read-only access (see below).
In the next window (Locate your calendar ) Or, you must provide your Google email address, sign in to your account, and give Provider Google Calendar permission to manage your calendars. OR - If you have already done so, you can choose an existing Google session. Once you've signed in to your Google account, you should see a list of your Google calendars.
Check the calendars you want to add, click Next , wait for confirmation that Your calendar has been created. , and click Finish .
You should now see Lightning populated with your Google Calendar events.
As mentioned above, you don't need Google Calendar Provider to add public calendars. However, you will need the iCal address of the calendar. Amazing stuff you can automatically import into Google Calendar. Awesome stuff you can automatically import into Google Calendar. A calendar keeps all aspects of your life in focus in one place, allowing you to worry less and accomplish more. Here are some helpful ways to import important information into your Google calendar. Read more.
Let's say you only want to view one of your Google calendars. Open the Google Calendar web interface, expand My Calendars , click the arrowhead next to one of the calendars and select Calendar Settings .
Now look for the Calendar Address and click on the ICAL button.
Next, copy the ICAL address, i.e. the link ending in .ics .
Note: The ICAL ICS link only works if the calendar is public. In the example above, the calendar is actually private.
When you return to Thunderbird, select On the network> iCalendar (ICS), enter the Location, i.e. the ICS link, and click Next .
Finish calendar settings such as name, color, reminders and associated email address, click Next again, and finally click Finish , if everything worked.
And you're done, you've successfully integrated your Google Calendar How to Sync Your Google Calendar with Windows 10 Taskbar How to Sync Your Google Calendar with Windows 10 Taskbar It wasn't always possible to sync your Google Calendar with the Windows Calendar application. Since the Windows 10 Anniversary Update, you can even manage your Google, iCloud, and Outlook calendars from the taskbar. We show you how. Read More Calendar editing works both ways, meaning you can add and edit events via the website or in Thunderbird and they will automatically sync in either direction.
Mozilla Wiki has a full page covering Google Calendar Provider, including a section on bugs and limitations. You can also stick your head in the Google Group discussing other questions.
For more details on Lightning Calendar, read Mozilla's Lightning Calendar documentation.
If you prefer not to use Lightning Calendar, you can use the Google Calendar tab to bring the Google Calendar web interface to Thunderbird. Essentially, you're adding a browser window that runs Google Calendar.
Download -Google Calendar Tab
Once installed, the familiar Google Calendar icon will appear in the top right. Click the icon to sign in to your Google account and access the Google Calendar web app. Now you can edit your calendars just like you would in your browser.
In the plugin options, you can switch between google calendar and Google Apps for your domain . This is useful if you have a Google Apps account.
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You! Which method do you prefer? Do you use any other Thunderbird plugin for Google Calendar? Can you recommend any public calendars worth adding?
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