How to Sync Gmail Calendars With iCal
With the introduction of Mac OS X Snow Leopard, the iCal calendar management application added built-in support for synchronizing calendars between iCal and Google Calendar. On Mac operating systems prior to Snow Leopard, enabling sync to Google Calendar is a simple matter of taking advantage of the CalDAV protocol that Google Calendar uses to publish calendars. Whichever operating system you use, iCal is designed to work seamlessly with online calendar applications like Google Calendar, enabling you to synchronize your calendar data for easy access online.
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Instructions
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Max OS X Snow Leopard and Newer
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Launch iCal.
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Select "iCal" and then "Preferences."
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Click "Accounts" and then click the addition symbol to set up Google Calendar sync.
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Select "Automatic" from the "Account Type" drop-down menu, enter your Google Calendar username and password and then click "Create."
Mac OS X Leopard and Older
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Launch iCal.
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Select "iCal" and then "Preferences."
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Click "Accounts" and then click the addition symbol to add your Google Calendar account.
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Enter an account name, your Google Calendar username and password and then click "Server Options."
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Enter "https://www.google.com/calendar/dav/[GOOGLE CALENDAR USERNAME]/user" without quotations, replacing "[GOOGLE CALENDAR USERNAME]" with the appropriate username, and then click "Add."
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Tips & Warnings
To synchronize multiple Google Calendars to iCal, select the "Delegate" tab in the account preferences window and check off all the calendars you would like to keep in sync with iCal.
