If you’re like most people, you keep your calendar and to-do list in a safe place. But if something happens and you can’t access your calendar or to-do list, it can be difficult to get back on track. One way to help is to back up your calendar and to-do list. Backing up your calendar will help you keep track of what you need to do, and it will also help you if something happens and you can’t access your calendar or to-do list. To back up your calendar, open the Windows Control Panel and click on the Backup & Restore tab. Under Backup Types, select either a local hard drive or an online storage service. Click on the Back Up Now button. When the backup process is complete, open the Windows Control Panel again and click on the System tab. Under System Options, click on the Security tab. In the Security Settings dialog box, click on the General tab and then click on the Backup & Restore button. Under Backup Type, select either a local hard drive or an online storage service. Click on the Back Up Now button.
The first thing you will want to do is make sure you have all of your known appointments, meetings, and functions entered into the calendar. Now when you are ready to save click on File Export. This will bring you to the Export Dialog box. Just choose a location to store the *.ics file. ICS standard is a text standard developed by Apple for easy importing of calendar text data.
*Save the file on removable media such as a CD or Flash Drive and bring it to another computer to import to other calendar utilities!
Now we can import this file into many types of online calendar applications such as Yahoo or Google Calendar. As an example I will show you importing the saves Window’ into Google Calendar.
Navigate to your Google Calendar and click the Add dropdown box and Import Calendar. Enter in the location of the backup calendar and click Import.
Another thing to remember is the ICS file is a snapshot of the calendar. This means any changes you make will not automatically be saved to the file. If you rely on your calendar heavily make sure to back it up regularly.
