Using “Share Out”

Share Out allows you to display your Homeschool Planet calendar within another calendar application (such as Google Calendar or Apple Calendar). You can share different versions of your calendar, each containing a different selection of events from your Homeschool Planet calendar.

To display events from Homeschool Planet in another calendar application, follow these steps:

Under the “Settings” menu, choose “Share”.
Select the “Share Out” tab, if it is not already selected.
Click on the “Share my Homeschool Planet calendar with others” link.
Give this calendar a name (for your reference).
Highlight the address displayed in the white box, and copy it using your browser’s “copy” function.
Click “Save”.

Important: You must save before continuing to step 7, or the address will not be activated.
Paste that address into the appropriate place in your other calendar application (see the Homeschool Planet help article “How To: Share my Homeschool Planet Calendar” specific to your application).
- Share my Homeschool Planet Calendar with Google
- Share my Homeschool Planet Calendar with Apple Calendar

Using “Share In”

Share In allows you to display a calendar from another Internet calendar application (such as Google calendar or Apple iCloud Calendar) on your Homeschool Planet calendar. You can add many such calendars, and for each you can choose which students will see that calendar when the student logs in.

To display events from another calendar inside Homeschool Planet, follow these steps:

Under the “Settings” menu, choose “Share”.
Select the “Share In” tab, if it is not already selected.
Click on the “Display scheduled events from another calendar in Homeschool Planet” link.
Copy the address for the iCal-formatted version of your calendar from your other calendar application (see the Homeschool Planet help article “How To: Finding the Share In Address” specific to your application):

Find the Share In Address for Google

Paste the address you copied in step 4 into the “URL for this Internet calendar” field.
Give the calendar a name (anything you like, for your reference only).
Choose a color for this calendar. Events from this Internet calendar will all display in your calendar in this color.
Choose which students will see this calendar when they log in.
Choose “Save”.

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How To: Share Calendars with Other Applications Using “Share Out” Share Out allows you to display your Homeschool Planet calendar within another calendar application (such as Google Calendar or Apple Calendar). You can share different versions of your calendar, each containing a different selection of events from your Homeschool Planet calendar. To display events from Homeschool Planet in another calendar application, follow these steps: Under the “Settings” menu, choose “Share”. Select the “Share Out” tab, if it is not already selected. Click on the “Share my Homeschool Planet calendar with others” link. Give this calendar a name (for your reference). Highlight the address displayed in the white box, and copy it using your browser’s “copy” function. Click “Save”. Important: You must save before continuing to step 7, or the address will not be activated. Paste that address into the appropriate place in your other calendar application (see the Homeschool Planet help article “How To: Share my Homeschool Planet Calendar” specific to your application). Share my Homeschool Planet Calendar with Google Share my Homeschool Planet Calendar with Apple Calendar Using “Share In” Share In allows you to display a calendar from another Internet calendar application (such as Google calendar or Apple iCloud Calendar) on your Homeschool Planet calendar. You can add many such calendars, and for each you can choose which students will see that calendar when the student logs in. To display events from another calendar inside Homeschool Planet, follow these steps: Under the “Settings” menu, choose “Share”. Select the “Share In” tab, if it is not already selected. Click on the “Display scheduled events from another calendar in Homeschool Planet” link. Copy the address for the iCal-formatted version of your calendar from your other calendar application (see the Homeschool Planet help article “How To: Finding the Share In Address” specific to your application): Find the Share In Address for Google Paste the address you copied in step 4 into the “URL for this Internet calendar” field. Give the calendar a name (anything you like, for your reference only). Choose a color for this calendar. Events from this Internet calendar will all display in your calendar in this color. Choose which students will see this calendar when they log in. Choose “Save”.	How To: Track Attendance To enable attendance tracking for a student, first open that student’s profile (see How To: Edit a Student’s Profile). Continue reading →
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Using “Share Out”

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