A frequently asked question is
"How do I provide a link for someone to click to add an appointment to their calendar?"
The answer: save the appointment as an *ics file and upload it to a web server then link to it like you would any other file on the internet. You can use the same method to provide a full calendar if you use Outlook 2007 or Outlook 2010.
Hyperlink styles you can use in email or on a web page
Visible hyperlink
To insert a visible hyperlink: http://www.slipstick.com/files/AddAppttoCalendar.ics you'll use HTML code similar to the following sample. This can be inserted into an email message by simply pasting the url and pressing enter to hyperlink it.
<a href=”../files/AddAppttoCalendar.ics”>http://www.slipstick.com/files/AddAppttoCalendar.ics</a>
Pretty Hyperlink
To create a "Pretty" hyperlink: Click Here to Add meeting to calendar, you'll use this format. You can use the Hyperlink button on the Toolbar or Ribbon in Outlook or your HTML editor and paste the url into the address field.
<a href=”../files/AddAppttoCalendar.ics”><br />Click Here to Add meeting to calendar</a>
Hyperlink an Image
Image Hyperlink: (This image is one of the many images compiled in the Outlook exe and dlls, along with icons and other images you see through out Outlook.)
<a href="../files/AddAppttoCalendar.ics"><br /><img alt=”Click to Add to calendar” src=”i/LINCOLN.jpg” width=”250″ height=”239″ /></a>
Tip: If you use Outlook 2007 or 2010, you can save an ics containing the Full Calendar (or multiple days or weeks), not individual appointments.
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Last reviewed on Mar 6, 2012
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