Subscribing to Calendars and To Do Lists
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Subscribing to Any Public iCal Calendar
Many websites that post schedules and events, such as sports teams and theaters, make their calendars available in the iCal format. If you can locate the web address, you can add these public, view-only calendars to your Yahoo! Calendar.
Here’s How
Have the iCal address ready to be pasted or typed into the Subscribe to Calendar page. This example uses the San Francisco 49ers schedule.In Yahoo! Calendar, click the plus sign (
) to the right of Subscribed,
then click the Subscribe to other calendars button
in the Subscribe to calendar window.
The Add holidays window opens.
Type the full iCal address in the iCal Address box, such as http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/teams/sfo/ical.ics.
Type a display name and select a color, then click the Continue button.
Your subscription calendar appears in the Subscribed list.
What’s Next
If you no longer want a subscription calendar, you can remove it from Yahoo! Calendar.
Words to Know
- iCal: an .ics format that allows the exchange of calendar events across applications.
- Subscription:a calendar or to do list shared by someone else that you add to your Yahoo! Calendar.