Introduction

CSV is an open standard for exchanging calendar data on the internet. It is designed to facilitate the sharing of calendar data among different systems -- web sites, desktop calendar applications, PDAs, etc.

This document is divided into the following sections:

• Introduction
• Finding CSV Files
• Downloading and Importing CSV Files
• Subscribing to Calendars
• Receiving CSV Files in Email

Finding CSV Files

On the "events" section of the website, look for the right menu, then locate "Outlook CSV..." for the year you would like to import.

Figure 1: My Groups - Calendars tab

Downloading and Importing CSV Files

After clicking on a calendar's Download link, your browser will prompt you to download the CSV file.

Figure 2: Download dialog box

Once you have downloaded the CSV file, you'll need to import it into your calendar application. This is useful in case your calendar application does not support subscriptions.

Importing .csv files into Microsoft Outlook

Figure 3: Importing a CSV file in Microsoft Outlook 2003 - Step 1

Figure 4: Importing a CSV file in Microsoft Outlook 2003 - Step 2

Figure 5: Importing a CSV file in Microsoft Outlook 2003 - Step 3

Figure 6: Importing a CSV file in Microsoft Outlook 2003 - Step 3

 

After downloading the CSV file and importing it into your desktop calendar application, your desktop calendar now contains events from the Penn-Del District events calendar. Microsoft Outlook 2003 is shown in Figure 7.

Figure 7: Outlook calendar view