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SUBSCRIBE TO THE VSU CALENDARS WITH ICAL ON MAC OS X 10.6

The new VSU Institutional Calendar system now allows users to subscribe to the individual calendars. Here are the instructions on how to accomplish this using iCal on Mac OS X 10.6 (aka Snow Leopard).

Step 1

Navigate in your web browser to the VSU Calendars page:

http://www.valdosta.edu/vsu/calendars/

Step 2

Click on the link labeled Subscribe with iCal/Outlook for the calendar that you wish to subscribe to.

Select the desired calendar subscribe link

Step 3

iCal should open (if it is not already open). Click the Subscribe button.

iCal Calendar Subscription URL dialog

Step 4

The next dialog box that comes up allows you to configure the calendar subscription options. Click on the dropdown menu next to Auto-refresh and select Every hour from the available options. Note: if you don't select an auto-refresh option your calendar will have to be manually refreshed.

iCal Calendar Subscription Options Set

Step 5

After configuring the options to look as the dialog below shows, click the OK button.

iCal Calendar Subscription Options Set

Step 6

You have now added the calendar to iCal on Mac OS X 10.6. The subscribed calendars will show up at the bottom of the calendar list under the heading Subscriptions.

iCal Calendar Subscription Complete