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What is InstantCal? What can I do with InstantCal? What are some of the interactive features of InstantCal? Is there a Demo? |
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How do I use InstantCal? I do not have a calendar on the internet. How do I make one and publish it with InstantCal? How do I add (or publish, or embed) a calendar to a web page? |
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What format of calendar data can I use? How do I use an iCal calendar? How do I use a Webcal calendar? How do I "calendarize" an RSS feed? How do I use an internally hosted calendar? |
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How do I change the calendar theme? How do I change the calendar display format (or "View")? |
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The calendar does not display images in Firefox. How do I fix this? |
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How can I get help or a specific question answered? |
| What is InstantCal? |
| InstantCal is a web-based calendar system for displaying interactive calendars on web sites.
InstantCal may be used to embed any calendar to a web site. It is easy to use and customize.
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| What can I do with InstantCal? |
| InstantCal may be used to display, promote, and share all kinds of calendar information with web site visitors. Because it is interactive, InstantCal has an element of 'stickiness' to it and features beyond a simple 'published' calendar display. |
| What are some of the interactive features of InstantCal? |
Some of the interactive features of InstantCal are:
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| Is there a Demo? |
| Yes. Here is the Demo |
| How do I use InstantCal? |
| To use InstantCal, you need a calendar on the internet. If you have a calendar, use the InstantCal Demo to preview it, then follow the instructions on the Demo page to embed it on your website. Setup describes different embedding options. If you do not have have a calendar, create one by following the directions here. |
| I do not have a calendar on the internet. How do I make one and publish it with InstantCal? |
| Use any calendar application to build a calendar, then add the calendar file (in iCal format) to your web site. Enter the file URL into the InstantCal Demo page, then copy and paste the resulting HTML 'code' into your own web page. If you do not have a calendar application, ISCal may be used. |
| How do I add (or publish or embed) a calendar to a web page? |
| To add a calendar to a web page, see Setup |
| What format of calendar data can I use? |
| The calendar data formats currently supported are: iCal, RSS, Webcal, and internally hosted calendar format. |
| How do I use an iCal calendar? |
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An iCal calendar may be published by entering its URL, just like a web page address.
Example: http://instantcal.com/sample.ics
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| How do I use a Webcal calendar? |
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A Webcal calendar may be published by entering its URL just like a web page address, but replacing "http" with "webcal".
Example: webcal://instantcal.com/sample.ics
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| How do I "calendarize" an RSS feed? |
| An RSS feed may be "calendarized" (that is, displayed in a calendar format) by entering the feed URL just like a web page address. InstantCal will translate the RSS format into a form that may be displayed as a calendar. |
| How do I use an internally hosted calendar? |
| An internally hosted calendar may be used by entering the 'public' URL for that calendar. The calendar must also have public 'read' access. |
| How do I change the calendar theme? |
| The calendar theme can be changed by adding a theme option as described in the InstantCal API. |
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For example suppose the Link method is used to display the calendar. To change the default theme:
<a href='http://instantcal.com/isc/js/cv.js?file=http://instantcal.com/mycal.ics'>View Calendar</a>
to a 'red' theme, use this:
<a href='http://instantcal.com/isc/js/cv.js?file=http://instantcal.com/mycal.ics&theme=re'>View Calendar</a>
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| See the InstantCal API for more details. |
| How do I change the calendar display format? |
| The calendar display format (or "view") can be changed by adding an ntype or gtype option as described in the InstantCal API. |
| For example, suppose the Link method is used to display the calendar. A 'Date Picker' can be used as follows:
<a href='http://instantcal.com/isc/js/cv.js?file=http://instantcal.com/mycal.ics&ntype=datepicker'>View Calendar</a>
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| See the InstantCal API for more details. |
| The calendar does not display images in Firefox. How do I fix this? |
| Remote image loading must be enabled in Firefox (this is the default setting). Enter 'about:config' in Firefox and set 'permissions.default.image' to 1 (the default value). |
| How can I get a specific question answered? |
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To get help with InstantCal or to get answers to specific questions, please use the 'Contact' link at the top of the page. Although InstantCal is designed to be easy to install and use, we realize that it takes some time (even for webmasters) to get used to different web-based applications. |
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