How to subscribe to the calendar in eMedley

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eMedley Calendar Subscription  

The emedley calendar subscription is a dynamic feed to the outlook calendar and will update automatically if there is a change to an event. Please follow the steps below for setup. 

Subscribe to My Events = only calendar events to which you are assigned

Subscribe = all calendar events

  • Navigate to Didactic eCurriculum > Curriculum Calendar
  • Once you are in the calendar view, click Actions in the top right and select Subscribeor Subscribe to My Events.

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  • It will populate the window to copy the URL for import into your Outlook Calendar. Click Copy Subscription URL to Clipboard.

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  • Once the URL is copied, navigate to catmail.ohio.edu.

  • Click the calendar iconon the left of your screen.

  • Click Add calendaron the left of your screen.

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  • Choose Subscribe from webon the next screen.
  • Paste the copied URL, add the name of the calendar, select Add to My Calendarsand click Import.

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  • You should now see the new calendar as an option under your My Calendars.

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  • Navigate to catmail.ohio.edu.
  • Click the calendar iconon the left of your screen.
  • Locate the Teaching Assignment Calendar, click the elipsisnext to the calendar name
  • Select Remove
  • Click Removein the Remove Calendar window that pops up. 

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Merging your subscribed teaching schedule to main calendar (allows others to view)

This two step process will allow others to see when you are teaching/busy on your main calendar.  The initial import creates a new calendar that is not visible to others.  Please note, once you have merged to your main calendar, it will not recognize updates made in emedley to your teaching schedule. 

Prerequisite: Initial eMedley calendar subscription

First step, Export items in teaching calendar

  • In Outlook, click the calendar iconand locate your imported calendar subscription in Outlook. Select the calendar so it is the only calendar showing.

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  • Navigate to File>Open & Export>Import/Export

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  • Select Export to a file,then Next

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  • Select Comma Separated Values,then Next

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  • Select your teaching calendar, then Next

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  • Select Browse, pick destination on your computerto save the .csv file, then Next

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  • ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Select the checkbox next to Export "Appointments"...., then select Map Custom Fields

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  • Map the necessary fields by dragging and dropping (room info is not included)
    • Date = Start Date
    • Start Time = Start Time
    • End Time = End Time
    • Name = Subject
    • Rooms - can leave blank or add Location

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  • Click Finish, the select your desired date range for export (usually by semester)

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***If you are interested in having the Room information display on your main calendar, this is the point where you could do that.  The process would be to open the .csv file you just saved to your computer and add the Room info after the event name in the Name/Subject field. 

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Second Step, Import to main calendar

  • Navigate to File>Open & Export>Import/Export
  • Select Import from another program or file,then Next

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  • Select Comma Separated Values,then Next
  • Select Browse, locate your saved .csv file on your computer, select Do not import duplicate items,then Next

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  • Select Calendarfor destination folder (this is your main Outlook Calendar), then Next

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  • Map the necessary fields by dragging and dropping (room info is not included), then  Finish
    • Date = Start Date
    • Start Time = Start Time
    • End Time = End Time
    • Name = Subject
    • Rooms - can leave blank or add Location

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