One time copy of events (not synced)

To make a one time copy of the events in your calendar and have them appear in Outlook, you will need to export an .ical file from your medportal calendars and import it into Outlook. The steps to do so are below.
NOTE: This will not sync events entered in the future, nor will it reflect changes made to already existing events. It is a one time, static copy.
ALSO NOTE: Only calendars in your "My calendars" list will be available to be copied in this way. If you would like to see events for your class calendar, see below.

1. In your medportal email, click "Settings" beneath the list of "My calendars"
2. On the Calendar Settings screen, click "Export calendars" beneath your list of "My calendars"
3. Download or save the .zip file and uncompress it to a location on your hard disk that you will remember.
4. In Outlook, click "File" --> "Import and Export..."
5. Select "Import from another program or file" and click "Next >"
6. Browse your computer for the contents of the zip file. There will be an .ics file for each of the calendars in your "My calendar" list. Select the calendar and press "OK".
7. Outlook 2007 will at this point give you the option of creating a new calendar for these events. You may choose if you would like to have these events in another calendar. The advantage is the events will be colour-coded. The disadvantage is you will need to re-setup any syncs you have created with mobile devices if you want to see reminders for these events on your device.
8. You can now see the imported events in your Outlook calendar. Repeat steps 4-7 for each of the other calendars you want to import.

[edit] Sync your personal calendar with Outlook

To easily sync your personal medportal calendar (first.last@medportal.ca) with Outlook, so that events entered or changed in one are reflected in the other, simply follow these steps:

1. Take a look at this page to make sure you have an OS and version of Outlook compatible with the Google sync.
2. Download Google sync by searching for it online, or clicking here.
3. Save the file to your computer and run it if it does not open automatically (depends on your browser)
   NOTE: Outlook must be closed first in order to complete the installation.
4. Click "I agree" to accept Google's Terms of Service for the Google Sync application
5. Click "2-way" sync to have changes made to one affect the other.
6. Choose how often you would like the program to sync. (Default is 2 hours)
7. Click "Save"

Your personal medportal calendar will now be synced with your Outlook calendar and changes will be reflected with each sync.

Retrieving events from a class calendar on Outlook

You can receive your class events without Outlook and have Outlook dynamically sync to retrieve information from the calendar. To retrieve your class calendar events within Outlook, follow these steps:

1. From the list below, copy the URL pertaining to your class calendar
   
   • UG_Class of 2011 - webcal://www.google.com/calendar/ical/medportal.ca_dmk4fqvt09j2vnteidsrimteis%40group.calendar.google.com/private-7e1bb25182f7243e34a798203818e43a/basic.ics
   • UG_Class of 2012 - webcal://www.google.com/calendar/ical/medportal.ca_bkcm8ihjh206scjc7d3rhk0iho%40group.calendar.google.com/private-a786488797b0ae6fe4b385f39bfbd403/basic.ics
   • UG Class of 2013 - webcal://www.google.com/calendar/ical/medportal.ca_d1hfk5tej2s5e2dfpr2pnfe3vc%40group.calendar.google.com/private-25ba7cc3d1e30a1fbe0dac2fd9efb4ce/basic.ics
   • UG Class of 2014 - webcal://www.google.com/calendar/ical/medportal.ca_1jclfb9n5ef8sgn5mfidepsinc%40group.calendar.google.com/private-b6a61cd4b755c1f875da3d293eddd487/basic.ics
   • UG Class of 2015 - webcal://www.google.com/calendar/ical/medportal.ca_o5ku64qdk241jrsesuo4nbt83c%40group.calendar.google.com/private-b1d24eb05f90f9539a6f14477ae1127a/basic.ics
   • UG Class of 2016 - webcal://www.google.com/calendar/ical/medportal.ca_nih1qq8dd78e2n1qvvplvbmpio%40group.calendar.google.com/private-510c0323c59e7caf6becd937ddceed96/basic.ics
2. Paste the URL into the address bar in Internet Explorer.
   NOTE: The browser you paste it into must be internet explorer, as Outlook is closely integrated with that browser only.
3. If prompted to allow, click "Allow"
4. Outlook will launch. When prompted to add the calendar and subscribe to updates, click "Yes"
5. The calendar will now be available in your Outlook view.