Google Calendar / Share and view shared details

Objective

  • To provide instruction on sharing and viewing details on Google Calendar

Environment

  • 10257: Google Calendar 

Resolution

  1. On your computer, open Google Calendar
    • You can't share calendars from the Google Calendar phone app
  2. On the left, find the My calendars section. You might need to click it to expand it. 
  3. Hover over the calendar you want to share, click the vertical ellipses icon, and select Settings and sharing
    • To broadly share it: Under Access permissions, check the boxes of the ways you want to share and choose your options in the drop-down menu
    • To share with individuals: Under Share with specific people, click Add people and groups
  4. Add the person or Google group email address
  5. Use the drop-down menu to adjust their permission settings
    • To share details, be sure to set the permission for others to See all event details
  6. Click Send
  7. The recipient will need to click the emailed link to add the calendar to their list
    • When you add a calendar, make sure you search for the person's UniqueID, not their name or alias email

 

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