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VueMinder Calendar Help - Import Calendar From iCal (ICS)

Current as of Version 5.3.0

Overview

VueMinder Calendar can import iCalendar (ics) files. Most major calendar programs support this standard, so if you're migrating from a different calendar program, you can export your calendar from that program, and import it into VueMinder Calendar. You can also import calendar files downloaded from the web.

Selecting a Calendar File to Import

To import a calendar file, specify the full path and name, or browse to it using the "..." button. The destination calendar name will be set to the calendar name read from the file. You can choose to import the file into a different calendar by selecting one from the list, or by typing in a different name. If you type a name of a calendar that doesn't exist, a new calendar will be created while importing.

Settings

• You can choose to import event actions, reminder settings, completion states, and calendar appearance settings. This data is not included in the standard iCalendar file format definition. VueMinder Calendar extends the iCalendar format to support this data, but it will only be present when importing a file that was exported using VueMinder Calendar 3.09.0101 or later. Checking these options will have no effect if reminder or appearance data is not present in the file being imported.
• You can also chose to apply the destination calendar's default event settings to any new events that are imported and were not exported to include these settings via VueMinder Calendar. Note, to prevent the possibility of a large number of reminders from being displayed after importing, events that occur in the past will not have their reminders enabled, even if the default calendar settings specify a reminder.
• You can also choose to exclude events older than a specified number of days from being imported. This could reduce the time required to import, if the calendar being imported contains many events going back several years or more.

Importing

After you've selected a file to import and a destination calendar, click the Import button. The calendar file will be imported into the specified destination calendar. If the destination calendar already exists, and contains events that are either duplicated in the ICS file or do not exist in the ICS file, a Overwrite/Delete Events window will be displayed allowing you to select which existing events in the destination calendar should be overwritten or deleted.

The import results will be displayed after the import is completed, where you can see the number of events that were added, updated, deleted, or overwritten. The Calendar View and Event List will also update to show the newly imported or updated events. Note that if the file being imported contains any events with actions to run a program, those actions will be disabled for security purposes.

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