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Posted by David Thebeau, Posted: 17 days ago

integrate team calendar/schedule into your own Google Calendar, Outlook 2007, or any other calendar that supports internet calendar subscriptions.

How to Import Your Schedule into Google Calendar

Ensure the export links are enabled for the schedule.
Navigate to the export links on your team calendar
Right-Click the Subscribe link and choose Copy Shortcut from the menu.
Open a new browser window and log into your Google Calendar.
Under Other Calendars choose, Add -> Add By Url
Right click on the Url field, and choose Paste to paste in the shortcut you just copied
Click the Add Calendar button to add your team calendar.

How to Import Your Schedule into Outlook 2007 (or newer)

Ensure the export links are enabled for the schedule.
Navigate to the export links on your team calendar
Right-Click the Subscribe link and choose Copy Shortcut from the menu.
Open Outlook 2007 and go to:
File Menu -> Data File Management... -> Internet Calendars tab
Click the New... button
Hit Ctrl+V keys to paste in the calendar url you just copied
Click the Add button to add your team calendar.
Click OK
Click Close

How to Import Your Schedule into your iPhone

Ensure the export links are enabled for the schedule.
Navigate to the export links on your team calendar using your iPhone
Tap and hold the Subscribe link until the “Copy” box appears, Tap Copy (You might have to do this to the ICAL link instead)
Go back to the home screen on your iPhone and select Settings
Select Mail, Contacts, Calendars
Select Add Account… under Accounts
Select Other at the bottom
Select Add Subscribed Calendar
Select the Server box and tap Paste
Select Next
Optionally modify the description

**Note** - If you are seeing the following error message "Unable to verify account information", we're not exactly certain what it means. We suspect that this may happen if you are already connected to an Outlook or Google calendar using iOS4. You can try the following workarounds:

Subscribe to the calender via Outlook & then sync through Outlook.
Subscribe to the calendar via Google Calendar & then sync through Google Calendar.
Try Resetting your Network Settings ** NOT TESTED - DO AT OWN RISK**
You can try the following steps to reset your network settings, be warned we're not responsible for what happens. If you are willing to take the risk, please let us know how you make out.
Go to:
Settings -> General -> Reset (all the way at the bottom) -> Reset Network Settings

How to Import Your Schedule into your Blackberry Device

Blackberries currently do not provide direct integration for subscribing to online calendars. However, there are two ways to get around this limitation: Method 1 - Sync your Blackberry with MS Outlook, or Method 2 - Sync your Blackberry with Google Calendar

Method 1 - Sync your Blackberry with Outlook

Ensure the export links are enabled for the schedule.
Ensure the Blackberry Desktop Software 6.x is installed on your computer
Connect the BlackBerry smartphone to the computer and open the BlackBerry Desktop Software.
Click Organizer.
Click the Configure Settings button.
Select/Check Calendar, and click Setup.
Select the desktop application Microsoft Outlook, and click Next
Select synchronization options and click Next.
If applicable, select Microsoft Outlook options, and click Next.
Click Finish
Click OK to close the Select Device application window.
Ensure that at least one type of organizer data has the check box is selected, and then click the Sync button
Follow the instructions above for How to Import Your Schedule into Outlook