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ITS At A Glance
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Google Calendar FAQ
Archive/Purging - How long is the calendar data kept?
Archive/Purging - How long is the calendar data kept?There are no defined limits[return to list] Archive/Purging - Can I purge my calendar data by dates/criteria?This will work only if you are synchronizing with Outlook and use the tools in that application to archive or delete old events and then sychronize from Outlook.[return to list] [return to list] General Use - Can I automatically populate holidays?Yes. Other calendars-->Add-->Add a public calendarMore details can be found in Google's on-line help. You can even add the weather forecast to your calendar. [return to list] General Use - Are there drag and drop capabilities?Yes. For example, to change the date/time of an appointment, you can drag it from the current date/time to a new date time.[return to list] General Use - Can I automatically populate religious holidays?Yes. Other calendars-->Add-->Add a public calendar.More details can be found in Google's on-line help. You can even add the weather forecast to your calendar. [return to list] General Use - Can I move an appointment from one person's calendar to another?Yes. The share permission settings need to be Make Changes AND Manage Sharing in order for you to quickly and easily move appointments from one calendar to another, otherwise you can change ownership.
[return to list] General Use - Can I color code, categorize or label appointments?Not really. You can create different calendars and choose to display one or more at the same time.[return to list] General Use - Can I embed my (or another calendar) into a Web Site?Yes. We don't know if this will be supported in new version of SiteManager.[return to list] General Use - Can I export my calendar to use in another program?Yes. See Google's on-line help for detailed instructions.[return to list] General Use - Can I check availability of others?Yes. When making an appointment, under When, click on Check guest and resource availability.[return to list] General Use - Can you invite an address book group to a meeting?Yes. Create event-->Add guests-->Choose from contacts.[return to list] General Use - Do I have control over color schemes?Yes. You can color code by different calendars, you cannot color-code discrete events on a single calendar though.[return to list] General Use - Does the calendar include a to-do or task list?No, but Gmail has a tasks feature in Google Labs which can be enabled in your Gmail account which integrates in different ways with your email. There does not appear to be any integration with the Calendar integration.[return to list] General Use - Can I get reminded of meetings?Yes. Both e-mail and popup reminders (mutliple, e.g. one week before and on hour before) are available.See Google's on-line help for more details. [return to list] General Use - How will I know if someone invites me to a meeting?The person can send you an invitation e-mail.See Google's on-line help for more details. [return to list] General Use - Can I control access to my calendar?Yes. You can control who sees your calendar, the level of information (e.g. full details vs. busy), and who can make changes to your calendar.[return to list] General Use - Can I create a group of calendars?Sort of. You can create as many calendars as you like. To display one or more, you simply click on each calendar. See Google's on-line help for more information.[return to list] General Use - Can I see other calendars?Yes. Public ones, or calendars that someone "shares" with you.[return to list] [return to list] Printing - Will the calendar print all on one page?Yes. You can print your calendar in day, week, month, or agenda (list) view.[return to list] Printing - Can I print the calendar in list order?Yes. Choose Agenda view.[return to list] Printing - Can location and description information be printed?Yes/No. Either day, week, or agenda view will show location information. Description information does not appear to print.[return to list] Printing - Can I create a PDF of my calendar?Yes. Print-->Save As…[return to list] [return to list] Sychronization/Integration - Can I add a new appointment remotely?Yes. Tested and works just like access G-cal directly. See Google's on-line help for additional information.[return to list] Sychronization/Integration - Can I add an event from the campus calendar?You cannot add an event directly from the events calendar to your Google calendar at this time.Using the export feature from Communications Express you can export a range of dates but not individual events. Also, if someone uses their Sun calendar to invite your geval account to an event in the email invitation sent out if you accept the invitation Gmail will add the event to your Google Calendar. [return to list] Sychronization/Integration - Can I add text message notification?Yes. Go to the Calendar settings and then the Mobile Setup. You can add the mobile phone number you would like to have notifications sent to. You will need to go through a verification process, which takes 30 seconds to set up. The only exceptions are you can only have one mobile phone set up and currently prepaid wireless plans are not supported.[return to list] Sychronization/Integration - Can I synch my Palm or other PDA with this calendar?Yes and No. Google does not have support for synching directly to Palm OS. You can auto synch with Windows Mobile devices, iPhones and Blackberry's[return to list] Sychronization/Integration - Can I synch with Outlook?Using the Google Calendar Sync application you can sync either: one way from Google to Outlook; one way from Outlook to Google; or two-way between both so changes made on either calendar stay synced on both.[return to list] Sychronization/Integration - Do events synch correctly, e.g. private vs. public, recurring events?Yes and No. All events sync but they will not be noted as private vs public.[return to list] Sychronization/Integration - What other clients synch with Google calendar?Google Calendar can use the CalDAV / WebDAV protocol to Sync with Apple iCal (10.5 or greater only) and Mozilla Sunbird. You can also synch with Outlook[return to list] |
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