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How Do I Configure Zimbra?

Importing Shared Calendar

How do I copy over shared calendars into the new Zimbra system? 

Shared calendars are copied the same way as personal calendars with the exception, the owner of the calendar needs to export the calendar. 

  1. Open a web browser
  2. Type in the following web address in the url field: http://suncalendar.findlay.edu
  3. Click on Options
  4. Click on Export
  5. Select your personal calendar (displayed as your UFnet account name)
  6. Click the Add button
  7. In the Date Range fields, select the beginning date of January 1, 2009 and an end date that will cover all future scheduled calendar events (if you would like to import calendar events prior to January 1, 2009, please import one calendar year at a time ie: beginning date: January 1, 2008 and ending date: December 31, 2008)
  8. Click the Export button
  9. Click "Save this file‟ (we recommend saving to your desktop)
  10. Login to mail.findlay.edu
  11. Select the Preferences tab and then the Import / Export tab
  12. The following fields will be displayed on your screen
    1. In Type: select Calendar
    2. Destination field: click the Destination button and Select "New Calendar‟
    3. Name: Give the calendar a name
    4. Click OK
    5. Then select the calendar you just created in the Choose Folder box and click OK
    6. File: Click the Browse button and locate the file where you saved it
    7. Click Open
    8. Click the Import button

You should see a message displayed in a box "Import Started‟ and then "Import Successful‟ after the import is finished.

You can then view your calendar by click the Calendar tab located beside the Address Book tab.