iCal Set Up

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This document provides a comprehensive step-by-step guide on how to set up your STS Cloud iCal (Second Calendar) in your email program. This one-time setup allows for seamless integration between your STS Cloud activities and your email calendar, ensuring that all appointments and time-sensitive activities are automatically reflected in your User 5 Dashboard and sent to your Outlook or email calendar.

Steps to Set Up Your iCal

  1. Click the Utility Wheel located in the top right corner next to your name in STS Cloud.

  2. Select Settings for your username.

  3. Scroll down to the Integrations section.

  4. Highlight and copy the full URL address in the iCal section by using CTRL+C on your keyboard.

Once you have completed these steps, your calendar will be set up to automatically sync with your email program, allowing for efficient management of your appointments and activities.

Integrating with Outlook

To set up your iCal with Outlook, follow these steps:

  1. Open Outlook or your preferred email program.

  2. Click on File.

  3. Click on Account Settings.

  4. Click the Internet Calendars tab.

  5. Click New.

  6. Use the CTRL+V keys to paste the URL into the box as noted.

  7. Click Add.

  8. Once entered, you can highlight the calendar and click Rename, and call it STS for easy reference.

  9. This will set up the second calendar to accept your scheduled appointments in Cloud.

Integrating with Google Calendar

To create a new calendar in Google Calendar, please note that this can only be done from a browser, NOT from the Google Calendar app. Once the calendar is created, it will be accessible both in your browser and in the app:

  1. On your computer, open Google Calendar.

  2. At the left, next to "Other calendars," click Add other calendars and then Create new calendar.

  3. Click on "From URL."

  4. Paste the iCal link from your user settings in STS Cloud.

  5. Click Add Calendar.

  6. Click the back arrow on the top left.

  7. Under Other Calendars, click the new Other Calendar with the https:// link.

  8. Click the three dots next to the new calendar and select Settings.

  9. Rename the Calendar to STS or any name of your choice.

  10. Click the refresh button to see the name update.

  11. Once created in Google, any time you enter an activity in STS Cloud with a time, it will update this new calendar in Google and automatically add your event.