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''The remote URL takes the form: | ''The remote URL takes the form: | ||
https://www.google.com/calendar/dav/GoogleCalendarID/events'' | <nowiki>https://www.google.com/calendar/dav/GoogleCalendarID/events</nowiki>'' | ||
For your main calendar, the '''''GoogleCalendarID''''' is your Google account (Gmail address). The '''Username''' is also your Google account while the '''Password''' field is your Google account password. | For your main calendar, the '''''GoogleCalendarID''''' is your Google account (Gmail address). The '''Username''' is also your Google account while the '''Password''' field is your Google account password. | ||
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After this information is entered, pressing the <menuchoice>Fetch</menuchoice> button will enable '''Kontact''' to sync with Google to discover your calendar. Your calendar should display in the '''Discovered Collections''' window below. | After this information is entered, pressing the <menuchoice>Fetch</menuchoice> button will enable '''Kontact''' to sync with Google to discover your calendar. Your calendar should display in the '''Discovered Collections''' window below. | ||
Press <menuchoice>OK</menuchoice> and allow | Press <menuchoice>OK</menuchoice> and allow [[Special:myLanguage/KDE_Wallet_Manager|KDE Wallet]] integration as ''Always'' for convenience. To add additional calendars, simply click the <menuchoice>Add</menuchoice> button to follow the same procedure as above. | ||
{{Note|1=For other Calendars, the calendar ID can be obtained by pressing the down arrow, and selecting <menuchoice>Calendar Settings</menuchoice> via www.google.com/calendar.}} | |||
Press <menuchoice>OK</menuchoice> to finish adding the Google Calendar and then it should start to synchronize with '''Kontact'''. In the calendars list below, check the box beside your Gmail address to enable the display of a calendar. To refresh events, simply press < | Press <menuchoice>OK</menuchoice> to finish adding the Google Calendar and then it should start to synchronize with '''Kontact'''. In the calendars list below, check the box beside your Gmail address to enable the display of a calendar. To refresh events, simply press <keycap>F5</keycap>. | ||
Congratulations, you have successfully setup Google Calendar Integration with '''Kontact'''! | Congratulations, you have successfully setup Google Calendar Integration with '''Kontact'''! |
Revision as of 15:20, 30 December 2011
Integrating Google Calendar with Kontact:
To synchronize Google Calendar with Kontact, firstly access the
area of Kontact by selecting it in the left navigation bar. Next, open the configuration window by going toSelect the
tab on the General area to prepare to add the Google calendar . Next, Select the . After this click when a prompt appears asking to “Enter your credentials to login to the groupware server”.Another window will appear, and here you can enter the location of your Google Calendar resource. In the Server Configuration area, click on
. Now, this opens the last window. Here, ensure that CalDAV is selected as the Remote calendar access protocol.The remote URL takes the form: https://www.google.com/calendar/dav/GoogleCalendarID/events
For your main calendar, the GoogleCalendarID is your Google account (Gmail address). The Username is also your Google account while the Password field is your Google account password.
After this information is entered, pressing the
button will enable Kontact to sync with Google to discover your calendar. Your calendar should display in the Discovered Collections window below.Press KDE Wallet integration as Always for convenience. To add additional calendars, simply click the button to follow the same procedure as above.
and allow
Press to finish adding the Google Calendar and then it should start to synchronize with Kontact. In the calendars list below, check the box beside your Gmail address to enable the display of a calendar. To refresh events, simply press F5.
Congratulations, you have successfully setup Google Calendar Integration with Kontact!