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With DAKboard adding your Calendars is easy. This article is to help you with setting up your iCloud Calendar with your account. See our article How to Add a Calendar Block to your DAKboard Screen for more details on navigating the new Calendar Block Editor.

From your iCloud Account:

Click on the sharing icon next to the calendar you want to add to DAKboard (below, circled in orange)
If the Public link checkbox is not toggled, toggle it, then click the Copy link button (also circled in orange):

Make sure you leave the Public Calendar toggle on or else the link will be unpublished. This will prevent any data from being shared with an external source like DAKboard.

Note: If the sidebar above showing your calendars is not already visible, click on the Show Calendars link at the bottom as seen below:

Now, log in to your DAKboard account and select the screen you would like the calendar to appear on. If it's a Predefined Screen, click the Calendar tab then paste your copied link in the iCal URL field. If it's a Custom Screen, click the Add a Block button, choose a Calendar type you wish to use, and then click the Edit button to edit the block. Next, select the Apple iCloud calendar type and paste the copied link into the iCal URL field:

Optionally give the calendar a name and choose a color to represent it on your Display.

NOTE: Color additions to the URLs are available only with Paid subscriptions Plans.

Click the Save Changes button and then view your screen to see the calendar.

From the iPhone/iPad:

If you have iOS 12 or above you can share your calendar from within the Calendars app. Note you still need an iCloud account to do this.

Open your Apple Calendar app and tap Calendars at the bottom:

Tap the Info button next to the iCloud calendar you want to share:

Turn on the Public Calendar:

Then tap Share Link to copy the URL for your calendar:

Now, log in to your DAKboard account and select the screen you would like the calendar to appear on. If it's a Predefined Screen, click the Calendar tab then paste your copied link in the iCal URL field. If it's a Custom Screen, click the Add a Block button, choose a Calendar type you wish to use, and then click the Edit button to edit the block. Next, select the ICS/iCal link option and paste the copied link into the iCal URL field:

From a Mac:

If you have MacOS 10.4 or above you can share your calendar from within the Calendars app itself. Note you'll still need an iCloud account set up.

Open the Calendar app on your Mac
Place the pointer over the calendar's name in the calendar list, then click the Share Calendar button
If you cannot see the calendar list on the left, choose View > Show Calendar List
Select Public Calendar
Click the Share button to get the unique calendar URL

Regenerate Your Apple iCal Link:

If your iCloud events disappeared from DAKboard and/or you are seeing an "Invalid" message or error icon next to your Apple/iCloud calendar URL, your URL could have been disabled and needs to be recreated.

Log in to your iCloud account at iCloud.com. Click on the Calendar icon, and click on the sharing icon (which looks like a WiFi icon, or may look like a little person in a Circle depending on how you access your iCloud Calendar) next to your calendar name in the left column:

If Public Calendar is checked, uncheck it then click OK to unpublish the old URL. Next, click on the sharing icon again and check the Public Calendar. This will generate a new URL. Click the Copy Link to copy it to your clipboard, and then paste this new URL into DAKboard. Make sure you leave the Public Calendar box checked or else the Link will be unpublished and will not work.

For more information please see our related article How to Add Your Apple iCloud Calendar to DAKboard. You can paste the calendar link into your browser for testing at any time, if it does not download an ICS file it is no longer valid. If you are missing events that are marked Private, see our article Calendar Layouts and Settings for details on how to add these events.

Frequently Asked Questions:

Below are the most Frequently Asked Questions about Apple Calendars and DAKboard.

Why does the WebCal Part of the URL Keep Changing to HTTPS?

You may notice that the WebCal header of your URL is being changed to HTTP or HTTPS. This is expected behavior as WebCal is Apple's name for this URL type. This change will not cause your Calendar to fail to load. If you are getting an Invalid Calendar alert when adding your URL post this change it is because the calendar permissions are incorrect, or the URL itself is invalid.

What do I do if my iCloud Calendar stopped displaying?

If your iCloud calendar stopped displaying, this may be due to your iCal URL being invalidated or broken due to changes from Apple. It can be fixed by regenerating the link. See the section above called Regenerate Your Apple iCal Link to see how to recreate your URL.

Why can't DAKboard View my Apple Family or Birthday Calendars?

At this time, Apple does not allow for the Family or Birthday Calendar type in your iCloud to be exported using ICS/iCal files. Because of this, DAKboard cannot access this Calendar type. This is a limitation placed on us by Apple. If they ever start allowing the exporting of the calendar using ICS/iCal, it should work.