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Use the following iCal url to integrate the NITMB calendar in your calendar.

When adding the NITMB calendar to your calendar program, update the name of the calendar to "NITMB Events" otherwise the name of the calendar will be the iCal URL.

​https://planitpurple.northwestern.edu/feed/ical/2222

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Instructions for adding a planitpurple ical feed to your calendar:

 

Apple Calendar:

  • In the Apple Calendar program, select menu item: File/New Calendar Subscription. 

  • Enter the URL above and click the “subscribe” button. 

  • In the dialog box that pops up, give the calendar a name such as “NITMB Events”. 

  • It's a good idea to change the auto-refresh from the default “every week” to “every 15 minutes” and click OK.  The more frequent refresh could be important if the time, location, or happening of NITMB Events changes the day of the meeting.  

 

Outlook for Mac:

  • Log into webmail (you can’t add a web calendar from the Mac Outlook App) and go to the calendar tab. 

  • Click on “My Calendars” then hold “control” and click on “My Calendars”.  

  • From the pop up menu, choose “New calendar group” and create a group called “Subscriptions”.

  • Control click on “Subscriptions” and choose “Open calendar”. 

  • In the pop up box enter the above URL into the lower “Internet Calendar” box and click Open. 

  • Make sure the whole URL gets pasted in. 

  • There are no options to control calendar refresh frequency in Outlook and it is unclear how often it gets refreshed. 

  • In calendar settings, rename the calendar to "NITMB Events"

 

If your Apple calendar is subscribed to your NU Exchange calendar:

  • Follow the directions for Outlook for the Mac above. 

 

Outlook for Windows:

 Option 1: 

  • Follow the directions for Outlook for the Mac above.  

Option 2:

  • Go to Outlook 2016.

  • Go to the Calendar.

  • Go to the Home Tab in Outlook 2016 and click the “Open Calendar" dropdown. 

  • Select “From Internet”.

  • Paste the above planitpurple ical feed URL into the field. Click OK.

  • Click "Yes" that you want to add this calendar to outlook and subscribe to updates.

  • In calendar settings, rename the calendar to "NITMB Events"

 

Google Calendar:

 Option 1: From a browser: 

  • Go to your calendar

  • Click on the “+” beside the item on the left of the calendar body titled: “Add a friend’s calendar” (you may need to make your calendars visible by clicking on the three lines/writing symbol at the top left corner of your calendar)

  • Choose “From URL”

  • Paste in the URL above and hit return

  • In calendar settings, rename the calendar to "NITMB Events"

Option 2: On an Android device:

  • Subscribe to a calendar using a browser as described in option 1

  • Go into your device's Calendar app, in the settings make sure your Google account is checked, then select 'Sync Now'. You may need to select the Google account calendar, then under "Other calendars" check the subscribed calendars the Android device is to sync with (by default, the "Other calendars" may not be checked).

  • In calendar settings, rename the calendar to "NITMB Events"

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