[TriLUG] Mozilla Calendar: Getting Started

[Lisa C. Boyd]

***Mozilla Calendar***
Main site: http://www.mozilla.org/projects/calendar/

I think it's hilarious that they had to put above the installation 
instructions:

"The calendar requires Mozilla to install. Download Mozilla if you don't 
have it already. The following install links will not work in IE."

Open Mozilla and go to the above web site. Look at the chart and find 
the version of Mozilla that you have, along with the operating system 
that you are on. Click on the corresponding link. There are some 
different instructions for Thunderbird which you'll have to follow if 
you have that.

You'll get a message that the web site is requesting permission to 
install software. Click on ok and let it roll. You'll need to close all 
Mozilla application windows - this one got me because I still had the 
download manager window open - so make sure you close everything Mozilla 
related :)

When you open Mozilla, go to the Window menu and select Calendar. You 
should see 2 tabs on the left side of your window. One says Calendar and 
displays a monthly calendar. The second tab says Calendars (plural). 
Click on the Calendars tab.

Now go to File -> New Calendar. In the first field Name, name your 
calendar (this will be the display name shown in the Calendars tab area. 
You can change the color of the text to highlight different calendars 
you have loaded. Skip the first Location field (it has a Browse For 
Local File button to the right). In the SECOND Location box, put the URL 
of where you want your calendar stored as well as the name of the file. 
(the file has not been created yet - Moz Calendar will do that in a 
little bit).
    http://www.yourdomain.com/dav/lisabcal.ics

If you set up security stuff, enter your username and password in the 
appropriate fields (I left this blank just to get it up and running for 
me). Click on the check box next to Publish changes automatically? This 
will keep the file on your web server totally up to date. Once you click 
on ok your calendar file will be created on your web server.

You should see your new calendar listed in the Calendars tab with a 
check mark beside it. Right-click the My Calendar entry and select 
Delete Calendar. Confirm that you want that one deleted. You can now add 
in events and tasks to your new published calendar.

Another neat tip: You can subscribe to other calendars available through 
the iCalShare site [1] super easy. I subscribed to the US Holidays [2].

[1] http://icalshare.com
[2] http://icalshare.com/article.php?story=20020912105939521