Publishing Calendars Over the Internet

Windows Calendar uses the Internet compatible iCalendar format with the .ics file extension, which allows you to publish and subscribe to calendars over the Internet (New!). After you create a calendar, you can publish it to a Web hosting site where you can share it with others over the Internet. If you want to specify who can access and view a published calendar, you can add password protection. In addition to publishing, you can also subscribe to a published calendar on the Web, so you can stay up-to-date with other people.

Publish a Calendar

In Windows Mail, click the Windows Calendar button on the toolbar.

Click the Share menu, and then click Publish.

Type the calendar name you want.

Enter the location where you want to publish the calendar, such as a Web site, or click Browse.

Select or clear the Automatically publish changes made to this calendar check box.

Select or clear the check boxes for details you want to include: Notes, Reminders, or Tasks.

Click Publish.

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If you want to send an e-mail announcement with calendar links, click Announce, and then address and send the message.

Otherwise, click Finish.

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To unpublish a calendar, click the Share menu, click Stop Publishing, and then click Unpublish.

Did You Know? You can subscribe to a calendar. click the Share menu, click Subscribe, and then follow the wizard instructions. Check out www.calendardata.com.