With the introduction of Google apps to TSA, one of the apps that may be very useful to Corps and centres is the Google Calendar.
Did you know that within the Calendar you are able to create a publically shared calendar. This could be useful to Corps who wish to share the upcoming events to their congregation, but also really useful to set up for a team you may manage to share overall events that the team need to be aware of (eg. staff on leave).
To create this "shared" Calendar, simply:
- login to Google with your TSA account (ie. This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.) ;
- then in Google Drive, select the
icon on top right corner of window; - select Google Calendar
and your calendar will appear; - On the left hand side column you can select the drop down arrow next to "My calendars", then "Create a new calendar".
- Fill in the necessary information on screen and then "Create Calendar". If you are creating this to share with external emails (i.e. not TSA emails) then ensure when you select "Share this calendar with others" that the box marked "Make this calendar public" is ticked and that the selection is to "See all event details". This allows you to share it with
- Under "Share with specific people", you can then select who you wish to share the calendar with by typing their email address and selecting the appropriate permission settings.
You can always go back to share the calendar with more people if you wish to, or to manage any required removals etc.
