Learn the different ways to subscribe to another person's calendar.

Subscribed calendar types include:

• A Yahoo! Calendar that has been publicly shared by someone.
• Someone has shared their Yahoo! Calendar with you.
• Calendars offered by other providers in the iCalendar ".ics" format.
• Subscribed calendars provided by Yahoo! Calendar, including holiday and international calendars.

Choose a subscribing method:

• When subscribing to someone else's calendar:
  • You can add their calendar to your Yahoo! Calendar using one of these methods.
    - Use "Method A" when another Yahoo! Calendar user has publicly shared their Yahoo! Calendar: You will need the Yahoo! user's Yahoo! email address and their calendar must already be made public.
    - Use "Method B" when another Yahoo! user has shared their calendar with you: You must have received a notification email saying that your friend has shared a calendar with you.
    - Use "Method C" to subscribe to a non-Yahoo! Calendar: You will need the calendar's web address (or "URL") that is a ".ics" iCalendar link.
  • Their calendar will then be added as a new calendar to your Yahoo! Calendar.
• Use "Method D" to subscribe to holidays and important dates:
  - You can subscribe to a variety of shared international calendars provided by Yahoo! Calendar.

Method A: Subscribing to another Yahoo! user's calendar that is publicly shared:

1. Go to Yahoo! Mail and click the Calendar tab.
2. If the left panel is hidden, click the arrow icon () in the left margin.
3. In the left panel next to "Subscribed," click the small gear icon ().
   - A drop-down menu appears.
4. Click Add a friend's calendar.
   - The Add a friend's calendar window opens.
5. In the Yahoo! Email address box, type the Yahoo! email address of your friend.
   - Note: Your friend must use Yahoo! Calendar and have already set their Yahoo! Calendar as public.
   - To learn more, see our help article about making a Yahoo! Calendar public.
6. Click Continue.
7. Name the calendar and choose a color.
8. Click Save.
   - The calendar is added to your list.

Method B: Subscribing to another Yahoo! user's calendar that has been shared with you:

1. Go to your inbox in Yahoo! Mail.
2. Open the message that says your friend has shared a calendar with you in the subject line.
   - Note: Your friend must have shared their Yahoo! Calendar with you.
   - To learn more, see our help article about sharing calendars.
3. Click the Add this calendar link in the email message.
   - The Add a friend's calendar window opens in Yahoo! Calendar.
4. Name the calendar and choose a color.
5. Click Save.
   - The calendar will now be added to your list.

Method C: Subscribing to someone's calendar outside of Yahoo! (with an .ics link):
Follow these instructions if you receive a web address (or "URL") that contains ".ics".
- An example of a ".ics" web address is: "http://calendars.org/johndoe/12345/work.ics".

1. Copy the entire web address you received.
2. If the left panel is hidden, click the arrow icon () in the left margin.
3. In the left panel next to "Subscribed," click the small gear icon ().
   - A drop-down menu appears.
4. Click Subscribe to other calendars.
   - The Subscribe to other calendars window opens.
5. Paste the web address into the iCal Address box.
6. Name the calendar, choose a color, set the calendar refresh method, and set any reminders settings that you prefer.
7. Click Continue.
   - The calendar is added to your Subscribed list in the left column.

Method D: Subscribing to holidays and important dates:

1. Go to Yahoo! Mail and click the Calendar tab.
2. If the left panel is hidden, click the arrow icon () in the left margin.
3. In the left panel next to "Subscribed," click the small gear icon ().
   - A drop-down menu appears.
4. Click Add holidays.
   - The Add Holidays window opens.
5. Choose a calendar from the Country or Category menu.
6. Name the calendar and choose a color.
7. Click Save.
   - The events will then be added to their appropriate dates throughout the year.

• To remove a subscribed calendar:
  - Move your mouse cursor over the subscribed calendar you want to remove.
  - Click the down arrow and select Unsubscribe.
  - You are prompted to confirm your selection.