Learn to subscribe to other people's shared and ".ics" iCalendar format calendars along with a variety of shared international holiday calendars provided by Yahoo! Calendar. You can subscribe to the calendar of other Yahoo! Calendar users or those of many other providers.

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! 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 for a calendaring system outside of Yahoo!: You will need the calendar's Web address (or "URL") that is an ".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 publically shared:

1. Go to Yahoo! Mail and click the Calendar tab.
2. Click the + (plus sign) next to "Subscribed" in the left column.
   - The Subscribe to calendar window opens.
3. Click Add a friend's calendar.
   - The Add a friend's calendar window opens.
4. Type your friend's Yahoo! email address in the Yahoo! Email address box.
   - 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.
5. Click Continue.
6. Name the calendar and choose a color.
7. Click Save.
   - The calendar will now be added to your list.

Method B: Subscribing to another Yahoo! user's calendar who has shared their calendar 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 use Yahoo! Calendar and have shared their 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: "http://calendars.org/johndoe/12345/work.ics".

1. Copy the entire Web address you received.
2. In your Yahoo! Calendar, click the + (plus sign) next to "Subscribed" in the left column.
   - The Subscribe to calendar window opens.
3. Click Subscribe to other calendars.
   - The Subscribe to other calendars window opens.
4. Paste the Web address into the iCal Address box.
5. Name the calendar, choose a color, and set any reminders settings that you prefer.
6. Click Continue.
   - The calendar is then added under "Subscribed" in the left column.

Method D: Subscribing to holidays and important dates:

1. Go to Yahoo! Mail and click the Calendar tab.
2. Click the + (plus sign) next to "Subscribed" in the left column.
   - The Subscribe to calendar window opens.
3. Click Add holidays.
   - The Add Holidays window opens.
4. Choose a calendar from the Country or Category menu.
5. Name the calendar and choose a color.
6. 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.