How to create an "add to calendar" link in Email Composer

What are iCalendar Files

iCalendar files are used to send meeting requests and Events to other Internet users. This is done by sharing a file with the extension .ics

 

How to create one

You can create an iCalendar file (.ics) that will add event details to most email browser calendars by following these steps:

  1. Go to: https://ical.marudot.com/
  2. Press [+ New] on the top left, then fill out all the details.



  3. Click Save and close, and the event should appear below.



  4. Select Event and click on Export Events
  5. Click 'I agree to terms of this site' and click 'Generate iCal'. It will initiate a download of the file. 

  6. Click here to view video for the steps. 

How to put the calendar invite into my Swift Digital document

After you have your file, upload it to your File Library and create a link to the file in your document . This link will act as an add to calendar function as downloading the .ics file will automatically open the Outlook calendar with the appropriate information. Follow this link here to add the file library link in. 

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