Add match to your calendar: Ocklynge v Victoria – 7pm, Wednesday 25 July 2007

If you run your life using a calendar on your computer, your PDA or your mobile phone, you can save time by adding all of your stoolball matches automatically.

You just need to use software which supports the iCalendar standard. Most does, including popular programmes like Microsoft Outlook, Apple iCal and Google Calendar.

How to do it

Click the 'Download match calendar' link above to get the iCalendar file with the matches in it.

With some software you'll get an 'Open' option. Select it, and the matches are added to your calendar straight away. This works with newer versions of Microsoft Outlook, for example.

Alternatively, save the file somewhere convenient. Now go to your calendar and look for an 'import' option. Select the file you downloaded, and the matches will be added to your calendar.

Example: Import matches into Microsoft Outlook 2007

Although you can open a match calendar straight into Outlook, it appears as a new calendar separate from the one you normally use. To add matches to your normal calendar, you still need to use the import option:

1. Select 'Import and Export…' from the 'File' menu
2. Select 'Import an iCalendar (.ics) or vCalendar file (.vcs), and click 'Next'
3. Select the file you downloaded
4. When you're asked if you want to create a new calendar or import items into your calendar, select the 'Import' option

Example: Import matches into Google Calendar

If you're using Google Calendar you can follow these five steps to import the matches:

1. Click the 'Settings' option at the top of your Google calendar
2. Click on the 'Import Calendar' link
3. Use the 'Browse' button to select the file you downloaded
4. If you've got several Google calendars, choose which one to add the matches to
5. Click the 'Import' button to add the matches

Once the matches are in your calendar you can delete the file you downloaded. You won't need it any more.