Do you have your assignments in a digital calendar? For example, in Outlook, Apple Calendar, or Google Calendar? Then you can import them into Catermonkey! This way, you will immediately have the date, start and end time, and name of all your assignments in your Catermonkey Calendar. From there, you can add additional details.
To do this, you need to request (export) an .ics file from the relevant calendar app. How you request an .ics file differs for each calendar app.
Export an .ics file
1. Apple Calendar (MacOS)
Open the Calendar app on your Mac.
Select the calendar you want to export in the left sidebar.
Click Archive in the menu bar.
Select Export... and then Export.
Select the location where you want to save the file and click Save.
2. Outlook Calendar (Desktop version/App)
Open Outlook on your computer.
Click Calendar in the navigation bar at the bottom of the screen.
Select the calendar you want to export.
Click File in the menu bar.
Select Save As.
Select iCalendar File (.ics) under ‘Save as type’.
Choose the location and click Save.
2.1 Outlook Calendar (Web version)
Open Outlook via your browser at outlook.com and log in.
Click on the calendar icon at the bottom left.
Select the calendar you want to export.
Click on the “Settings” option (gear icon) at the top and select “View all Outlook settings”.
Go to the “Publish calendar” tab.
Select the calendar and choose the option to publish the calendar in .ics format.
Click on the generated .ics link to download it.
3. Google Calendar (Web version)
Open Google Calendar via your browser (calendar.google.com).
On the left, click on the name of the calendar you want to export (under ‘My calendars’).
Click on the three dots next to the calendar name and select Settings and sharing.
Scroll down to the Private address in iCal format section.
Click on the link below this section to download the .ics file.
4. Office 365
For users of Office 365, the online version of Microsoft Office, you can download an ICS file as follows.
Log in to your Office 365 account and go to the calendar.
In the sidebar, select the calendar you want to export.
Click Settings and then select Publish Calendar.
Choose .ics format and copy the generated link.
Open the link in a new tab and download the .ics file.
Import the ics file into Catermonkey
In your Catermonkey Calendar, click on the Tools button.
Click on Import your current calendar into Catermonkey and upload the .ics file:
Enter the correct date under Import data from date. You can leave the end date blank.
After uploading your calendar, you can select which events you want to include in your Catermonkey calendar.
Click on Start importing assignments and events and your Calendar will be imported once!
Do you have any questions about this? Feel free to contact us!
Kind regards,
The Catermonkey Team 🍌