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== Using Lightning with google calendars Google Calendars ==

You can use google-calendars Google Calendar in two ways. You can have read-access to public calendars or you can use a calendar bi-directional, with both read and write-access. Most of this is valid for sunbird Sunbird too though it isn't currently possible to receive or send invites to people with Sunbird.

http://www.google.com/calendar/ical/plasticsoul.nlusername%40gmail.com/public/basic.ics

If you need both read and write access to your calendar, you need to have two options. You can either install the gdata-provider Provider for Google Calendar from [https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/sunbird/addon/4631 addons.mozilla.org]or access it via CalDAV. === Provider for Google Calendar === The Provider uses a slightly different method of accessing the Calendar. It is more reliable w.r.t Alarms and some people say its also faster when refreshing. Get the extension from addons.mozilla. org: Download the file by rightclicking right-clicking on the link and choose save-as. Then in Sunbird or Thunderbird with Lightning installed, choose extra-addons Extras/Tools > Addons and click on the install-button, point . Point it to the downloaded file and install the extension.

Be sure not The ICS Link should also work, but to be safe we suggest sticking with the XML link. '''Google requires an authentication token on each request. To ensure the privacy of your data, change "http" to "https" in the link before adding the calendar.''' After installing you can create a new calendar and choose "On the network". Then pick "Google Calendar" and paste or enter the URL to your calendar. Click "next" and choose a name and color. If you click "next" a popup appears in which you have to enter your login (with or without the @gmail.com part) and password and choose whether you want Lightning/Sunbird to use save your password. Choosing "next" creates the icscalendar and provides you with two-link but way access to the XMLgoogle-link!calendar.

After installing you can create a new calendar and choose "on There are some limitations with using the network". Then pick "google -calendar" and paste or enter the url to your calendar. Click "next" and choose a name and color. If you click "next" a popup appears in which you have to enter your login (with or without , please see the @gmail[http://wiki.com part) and password and choose wether you want Lightning or sunbird to save your passwordmozilla. Choosing "next" creates the calendar and provides you with twoorg/Calendar:GDATA_Provider#Bugs_and_Limitations gdata-way access to the google-calendarpage on mozilla.

There's still some limitations with using the google-calendar, please === CalDAV ===Please see the [http://wikiwww.mozillagoogle.orgcom/support/calendar/Calendar:GDATA_Providerbin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=99358#Bugs_and_Limitations gdata-sunbird Google's support page on mozilla]. It works very similar for Thunderbird/Lightning.