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Show Your Sign Up in Calendar View Sync What You Signed Up For to Your Personal Calendar Sync an Entire Sign Up You Created"Calendar" on SignUpGenius actually means three different things, depending on what you're trying to do.
Sign ups default to a list view format, but if your sign up spans multiple dates, you can display it as a calendar instead. This gives participants a visual way to see availability across the month.
Don't See the Calendar View Option?
Calendar view is only available for multiple-date sign ups. If you don't see it as an option, you may need to turn it on in your global account settings first.
Once that's set, go back to the sign up you were working on and the option will be available.
Anyone who's signed up for a slot, not just organizers, can sync that commitment to their own digital calendar. There are a few ways to do it:
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If you're signed up for several shifts across different sign ups, Sync Everything is faster than adding each one individually, and it keeps future sign ups syncing automatically too.
Available to paid subscribers and sub-admins, Calendar Subscriptions lets you sync one or more sign ups you've created to your own calendar program, so new sign ups and changes appear automatically.
Once created, click the calendar icon under Subscribe to choose Sync to my Calendar, or click Calendar Help for details on syncing to specific calendar apps, or to find your webcal link.
What's the difference between Calendar View and calendar sync?
Calendar View changes how your sign up displays to participants, as a calendar instead of a list. Calendar sync is a separate feature that adds items to an external digital calendar, like Google Calendar or Outlook.
Do I need an account to sync what I signed up for?
No. The Thank You page and confirmation email both let you add your item to your personal calendar without an account. Having an account gives you the Signed Up tab option to sync everything at once.
Is Calendar Subscriptions a paid feature?
Yes. Calendar Subscriptions is available to paid subscribers and sub-admins assigned to the account.
Can participants sync a whole sign up, not just their own item?
Yes, if the organizer enables Link Sign Up when setting up Calendar Subscriptions. Otherwise, participants can only sync the individual items they signed up for.
Why don't I see the option to turn on Calendar View for my sign up?
Calendar view only applies to multiple-date sign ups, and it may need to be turned on in your global account settings first, under Settings on the Sign Ups tab.
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