How do I import Calendar entries from a file?

Instructors, Teaching Assistants, Site Owners, and Site Administrators can import calendar files into the Calendar tool. Calendar files can be exported from Microsoft Outlook, Meeting Maker, iCalendar, or other calendar tools and imported into UVACollab to share the events with site participants.

Go to Calendar.

Select the Calendar tool from the tool menu in your site.

Select Import Events.

Choose the import file format.

Select the type of calendar file you are importing (Microsoft Outlook, Meeting Maker, iCalendar, or Generic calendar import (comma-separate values), and then select Continue.

Choose your file.

Select Choose File to select the appropriate file on your computer, then select Continue.

Note that some file formats, such as iCalendar files, do not support recurring calendar events at this time.

Note: Some file formats, such as iCalendar files, do not support recurring calendar events at this time.

Preview items and import events.

You will now see a preview of the items to be imported. Verify that all the event information looks correct.

  1. Unselect any items you don't want to import.
  2. If you would like to import events for a specific group, select Import events for selected groups, then select the desired group.
  3. Select Import Events to complete the import.