Aptly syncs bi-directionally with the calendar associated with your email provider (Gmail or Outlook). You can add, edit, and delete calendar events in real-time directly in Aptly after you sync your calendar 🗓️.
In this article, you'll learn how to:
- Sync your personal calendar.
- Set Up Your Personal Calendar.
- Access your calendar in Aptly.
Syncing Your Personal Calendar in Aptly
- Access settings for a Personal Calendar from your Settings ⚙️ gear at the bottom left corner > Personal Calendar.
- Choose either Sync from Gmail or Sync from Office 365. Once the authentication window pops up, follow the steps to connect your calendar.
- Select the calendar you’d like to sync. Then click Continue.
- Configure your newly-synced calendar by changing the name of the calendar to an identifiable title, adding a specific color to your events, choosing your timezone, and choosing when you’ll be reminded of your events. Additionally, you can add frequently used locations, titles, and descriptions like your Zoom room link for Locations or Showings for Events.
- Click Save!
🚨Default Account Settings
Make sure you set your default calendar once you sync your calendar to Aptly.
- Access Default Account Settings by going to Settings > My Profile. Account Settings are located at the bottom of the page.
- Choose your personal calendar as the default calendar from the drop-down menu.
- Click Save Profile.
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Personal Calendar Settings
It’s important to make adjustments to your Personal Calendar Settings. These settings apply to the Calendar as well as in other areas of the app.
Make sure that after any changes, you click save.
The interactive image below provides details about each setting. Click on the red icons to learn more.
Accessing Your Synced Calendar
Click on the Calendar icon in the navigation bar on the left side of the browser window.
You will need to add the calendar to your Calendars View.
- Click on the + icon and type in the name of the calendar.
- Once it appears in the dropdown, select it. It will be added to your Calendars View.
Note: You can add anyone’s calendar to your Calendars View. You will only see that their schedule is blocked. No event details are shared.
