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Subscribing to OFS Calendar

By subscribing to our calendars, you can receive event schedules & updates automatically on your computers or mobile devices without the need to access OFS website.

The following programs are required to subscribe to our calendar.

For Mac OS X Tiger & Leopard users.

Apple iCal
Bundled with Mac OS X

For Windows XP & Vista users.

Microsoft Outlook 2007
Part of Microsoft Office 2007 suite.

 

For Mac OS X Tiger & Leopard users

Step One
Choose the calendar you would like to subscribe to on the drop down menu located on the top right of the calendar page.

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Step Two
It will automatically launch the iCal program and a dialog box will appear. Proceed with the Subscribe button.

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Step Three
Fill in the details for your calendar. Leave the Subscribed to address as it is.
In the Auto-Refresh drop-down menu, you are able to choose how often you want the calendar to sync with OFS server.

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Click the OK button and the calendar will appear on your calendar application.

You are also able to sync your calendar with your mobile devices such as iPhone or iPod Touch. Please consult your user manuals for the required procedures.

To unsubscribed, simply remove the calendar by right clicking on it and choose Delete.

 

For Windows XP & Vista Users

Prior to Microsoft Outlook 2007, Outlook applications are unable to subscribe to iCalendar. There are, however, third party plug-ins available for Outlook 2000, 2002 (XP) & 2003 to address this issue. Alternatively, you can use Mozilla Sunbird, an open source calendar application from Mozilla.

If you are using Outlook 2007, please proceed with the folowing guide.

Step One
Choose the calendar you would like to subscribe to on the drop down menu located on the top right of the calendar page.

Step Two
It will automatically launch Outlook 2007 and a dialog box will appear.
Click on Advanced button if you would like to customize the calendar preferences, otherwise click Yes and the calendar will be loaded.

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You are also able to sync the calendar with your PDAs such as Windows Mobile & Palm mobile devices. Please consult your user manual for the required procedures.

To unsubscribed, simply delete the calendar.




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